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Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is fastest in the only practice session for the Miami Grand Prix.

Emma Raducanu has linked up again with Andrew Richardson, who coached her to the US Open title as a teenage qualifier.

The 66-year-old was arrested under the Terrorism Act on Tuesday 28 April in the Dunmurry area.

The Spokesperson for the Provincial Department of Community Safety says villages are unreachable

FEDUSA president stresses that while AI is reshaping workplaces, it cannot replace humans

COSATU says the alliance has played a crucial role in workers rights in the country.

A global community built around AI-assisted software development has expanded into Nigeria, with the inaugural Lagos edition of Café Cursor connecting local developers to an international network that now spans more than 50 cities. Café Cursor is a city-based meetup format built around users of Cursor, an increasingly popular AI code editor that helps developers […]

Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.

Congress has ended the record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And, May Day demonstrations across the U.S. are expected to draw crowds protesting the Trump administration.

A tech worker in eastern China’s Hangzhou city was dismissed after his job was replaced by AI. An appeals court in the city has ruled the dismissal unlawful.

The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as “piracy”, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the flotilla a “PR stunt”.

Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings

The blockade comes days after Mali’s defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks.

Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes.

The current level of tariffs charged on goods entering the US from the EU is 15%, under a deal negotiated last July.

Jamestown residents, a close-knit community with a rich heritage on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, are unhappy with how they are treated by the municipality.

This is the most expensive major city in South Africa to buy food in as of the end of April 2026.

People should stop using the products immediately and keep out of the reach of children, the government says.

The MK party alleges that the IEC interfered with a live Election Results System

Thambo says despite the area’s vast mineral wealth, many surrounding communities remain impoverished

Hlabisa moves to fast-track Coalition Bill before local government elections.

Mashatile says the ANC is confident of victory in the upcoming local government elections.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are “on the right side” when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking time at the London Marathon.

World number one Jannik Sinner remains on course for a record fifth consecutive Masters 1,000 title after reaching the Madrid Open final with a straight-set win over Arthur Fils.

The SPFL have not mandated Celtic to provide away tickets to Rangers for this month’s final Old Firm derby of the season but say the visitors should receive a “reasonable allocation” of five per cent of seats.

Ipswich Town, Millwall and Middlesbrough battle for promotion to the Premier League on the final day of the season.

NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoring

School leaders are being pressurised “to the point of destruction”, the head of a teaching union has said, as he put the education establishment “on notice”.

During a speech to the union’s annual conference in Belfast, Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National...

Josh Groban and Natalie McQueen have been together for over three years.

Singer and songwriter Josh Groban is next to join the privileged few who make it to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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New York, USA — As of mid-2026, the European blockchain entertainment market has decisively transitioned from a phase of experimental launches to a fully-fledged, high-performance economic vertical. This tectonic shift was driven by the full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). While the world watched the initial steps of regulation back in 2024, […]

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Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

The entry price of electric vehicles has fallen dramatically over the last year.

For around the same price as a VW Polo, South Africans can have a double-cab bakkie instead.

Vicky Pattison talks about trying to get help for pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder.

Bryony Gordon talks about her struggles with her mental health.

The scheme encourages staff and families to seek an urgent second opinion if they fear a patient’s condition is worsening.