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SOWETAN | Pandor robbery shows no one is safe in SA
On Saturday morning, South Africans awoke to the disturbing news that former minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, had fallen victim to crime.
MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026, 07:00

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On Saturday morning, South Africans awoke to the disturbing news that former minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, had fallen victim to crime.

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Corruption and poor implementation undermine SA’s transformation agenda, writes Itshokeng Kekana

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Consumers are battling a 4.0% inflation jump, but one specific staple is quietly devastating household budgets across South Africa.

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More than R314mn has already been spent by Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni alone on outsourced water tanker services over the past three financial years, as Gauteng municipalities grapple with deepening water shortages, failing infrastructure and mounting pre

South Africa
NSDF wants accountable governance and urgent intervention in the affairs of the Mangaung Metro.

South Africa
Preliminary information indicates that the fire originated in the magistrate’s office.

South Africa
Those who worked closely with him say, he was a leader who believed in truth.

South Africa
The urgent meeting will be attended by all the security cluster Ministers and senior officials

World
U.S. and Iran are nearing a tentative deal to end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and curb Tehran’s uranium stockpile — though major details remain unresolved.

World
As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. will likely come out weaker than before the war.

World
New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry.

World
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

Africa
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.

Africa
Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Africa
Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Africa
The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Business
Young South Africans are increasingly dropping out of medical aid schemes, putting serious financial pressure on remaining members.

Business
More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.

Business
The UK’s brewery scene is shrinking as pubs close, costs rise and drinking habits change.

Business
Trump said on Saturday that a deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

Politics
The EFF says concerns remain over the salary structure of the parliament’s secretary George Xolile.

Politics
The ANC NEC in between the conference, met to deliberate on a number of issues

Politics
A Provincial Task Team has been appointed in the province as the term of the PEC has expired.

Politics
The party is holding its provincial congress in Polokwane this Saturday.

Sport
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Canadian Grand Prix.

Sport
The finals day of the World Surf League’s New Zealand Pro event is halted after a photographer is attacked in the water by a sea creature.

Sport
Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney praise Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins on his “unbelievable” hot streak since he was left out of the England squad in March.

Sport
Second division side Torreense stun holders Sporting to win the Portuguese Cup with a penalty in extra time sealing a 2-1 victory.

Education
Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to poll
Vice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at universities continue.
The anonymous poll of leaders by Universities UK (UUK) revealed the...

Education
Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunities
Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will...

Education
Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours.
Phillipson has written to the Competition and...

Education
As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move
Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way.
It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the...

Lifestyle
Award-winning brand influencer, Amanda Jingela, has wrapped up her vibrant girls’ trip to the breathtaking Bali in Indonesia.

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi or Francois Pienaar? Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reveals his favourite Springbok captain…

Lifestyle
Gayton McKenzie praised world-renowned artist Jonathan Butler – who recently received a National Order – for being positive role model.

Lifestyle
Springbok and Stormers star Siya Kolisi reunited with his ‘girls’ in a sweet Instagram post following his return to Cape Town…

Entertainment
Reportedly chased out of their homes, scores of foreign nationals, including refugees and children, gathered at the Durban Central Police Station

Entertainment
MK veteran urges protesters to direct anger at ‘leaders who’ve failed these people’

Entertainment
The ANC missed Parliament’s Phala Phala deadline amid internal clashes.

Entertainment
The proposed law is intended to stabilise coalition governments in local councils
Science/Tech
Thursday California’s governor issued an executive order “directing state agencies to prepare workers and businesses for AI-driven workforce disruption,” reports San Francisco’s KQED. In a statement the governor said “This moment demands that we reimagine the entire system — how we work, how we govern, how we prepare people for the future.”The order mandates agencies to explore a range of...
Science/Tech
AI “crashed the party” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The festival exposed “the fault lines reshaping cinema,” their article argues, including how “AI is here — and the industry has stopped pretending otherwise.”A humanoid robot spotted marching up and down the Croisette seemed to sum up the worst AI fears of the film industry — the machines have arrived...
Science/Tech
Phoronix reports on a presentation about trying FreeBSD on modern Framework laptop from last week’s Open Source Summit hosted by the Linux Foundation:With FreeBSD having worked on improving its laptop support over the past two years with some big changes and ongoing efforts for making a nice KDE desktop experience on FreeBSD, FreeBSD Foundation’s Executive Director has been trying to daily...
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“Canonical says Ubuntu Pastebin will be decommissioned at the end of May 2026,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, “as part of an infrastructure modernization effort.”The announcement only appeared this week, giving the Linux community barely any warning before a service that has been tied to Ubuntu support culture for years suddenly disappears. Ubuntu Pastebin has long been used for sharing...

Motoring
For the first time, the 1 Series will have combustion and full electric powerplants, the latter likely to be called i1 and revert to rear-wheel drive.
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Health
The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.
Health
Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.
Health
A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.

Health
Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.