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Global wars and fuel shocks are putting pregnant women at greater risk of dying in childbirth
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
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As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
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Jason Day says Tiger Woods was “a little bit selfish” to drive under the influence and “put other people in harm’s way” when he crashed his car in Florida last month.

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Kenny Fihla is turning Absa’s fortunes around after years of leadership instability, with an intense focus on disciplined execution, stronger client segments, African expansion, and modernisation.

South Africa
Police have arrested 2 suspects for being in possession of firearms & ammunition on the Cape Flats

South Africa
They are calling for faster police response to reported crimes.

South Africa
Four members of the same family who died in a crash on the N1 set to be laid to rest on Saturday

South Africa
The launch marks the implementation of housing support for TRC-identified victims.

World
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about how much the U.S. has spent on the Iran war.

World
NPR’s A Martinez talks to international law expert Asli Bali of Yale Law School about President Trump’s threats to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, which could amount to a war crime.

World
Vice President JD Vance is in Budapest to join an election rally for incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election.

World
Cheng Li-wun said she “gladly accepted” Xi Jinping’s invitation and hopes to be a “bridge for peace”.

Africa
Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

Africa
There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.

Africa
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

Africa
A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.

Business
Tax experts warn that a proposed 20% tax on gambling in South Africa could end up blowing up in the government’s face.

Business
SARS Commissioner-designate Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu says that the R3 per litre fuel tax relief offered to consumers in April will have to be repaid in one way or another.
Business

Business
Two new laws for South Africa are waiting for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signature, with huge changes for the nation’s water infrastructure management and immigration.

Politics
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is probing political Interference in the criminal justice system.

Politics
The appointment of EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as Gauteng Finance MEC has drawn criticism from SANCO.

Politics
Cosatu Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks says this is a reckless decision.

Politics
Mbalula says that the ANC will hold a special NWC and NEC meeting to discuss this matter.

Sport
Seven Kaizer Chiefs players have contracts ending on 30 June. Which of them should stay, and who should bid farewell to the staff at Naturena?

Sport
Al-Ettifaq and former Orlando Pirates star Mohau Nkota has caused a major stir in social media after appearing in a Kaizer Chiefs jersey.

Sport
Hull FC head coach John Cartwright will leave the club at the end of the year, after two seasons in the position.

Sport
With less than a month of the season remaining, BBC Sport assesses the key contenders battling for promotion from Women’s Super League 2.
Education
Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation’s largest Republican led state.
Education
[Leadership] Zamfara State supervisory commissioner for Education, Mallam Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, has lauded the reforms of Governor Dauda Lawal in education stressing that the number of out-of-school children was being reduced drastically.
Education
[Daily Trust] The Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has banned signing-out carnivals and related activities in schools across the state.

Education
Headteacher Julia Polley says students get quicker and more detailed feedback, without teacher bias.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Rapper Offset is in hospital after the Hollywood, Florida shooting.

Lifestyle
Cape Town advances plans for a mixed-use precinct in Green Point, including housing and retail, despite growing public concerns.
Lifestyle
Entertainment

Entertainment
The 17 different packages and ‘complex’ add-ons in SA are not ‘what consumers want’

Entertainment
Auditions for season 12 of Tropika Island of Treasure are now open, and hopefuls from all over South Africa are getting their entries ready.

Entertainment
South Africa has missed more than 10 analogue switch-off dates so far

Science/Tech
Endeavor South Africa has announced the close of Harvest Fund III at R230 million. This venture fund brings together both entrepreneurs and institutional investors focused on backing and scaling the next generation of high-growth technology businesses across South Africa – and paying their successes forward. Harvest Fund III is a rules-based co-investment fund that invests […]

Science/Tech
The bulk of capital is earmarked for later-stage rounds, where South African venture funding has long been thinnest.
Science/Tech
The company’s A.I.-generated answers look authoritative, but they draw on an array of sources, from trustworthy sites to Facebook posts.

Science/Tech
Americans flocked to prediction markets last year. Now, it’s time to pay taxes on winnings. How do you do that? Great question.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Jaguar Land Rover has recalled over 100 SUVs in South Africa over safety concerns.
Motoring
Health
A pill that lets men keep their hair is rewriting the rules of masculinity.
Health
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen.
Health
Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

Health
Stuart Sims says he feels let down after a cardiology appointment was cancelled due to the action.