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Newspaper review: ‘Commons showdown’ and ‘Starmer fights for future’

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

South Africa

Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Mkhwanazi to appear in court

Bheki Cele accused of interfering in police investigations

Zimbabwe moves to regulate social media and digital platforms

Africa

Millions listen to Ethiopian star’s song criticising government

Zimbabwe’s iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they’re all back home

Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon – in pictures

Business

Oil prices jump as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate

Tiny South African municipality in the desert where the average person makes over R500,000

United States issues final warning

Politics

PA unveils Cheslyn Steenberg as Cape Town mayoral candidate

EFF Gauteng demands release of Tshwane maladministration report

NFP guilty verdict puts Mbali Shinga’s career at risk: Analyst

Sport

How Haaland and Gabriel went head-to-head in an ‘old school battle’

How Liverpool’s creative play improved for the Merseyside Derby

How Gibbs-White made a ‘huge difference’ in Forest’s win against Burnley

Education

Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 92

The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | Editorial

3 University of Iowa Students Injured During a Shooting Near Campus

Lifestyle

‘Voets*k!’: EFF clip becomes a viral song [watch]

Rise Mzansi leader slams Elon Musk: ‘Starlink must go elsewhere’

Leon Schuster health update: Bed-bound and living on pain meds

Entertainment

Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Sunday, 19 April 2026

In case you missed it: Suspended Mpumalanga commissioner alleges interference | Senior Ekurhuleni official arrested | Joburg highway closed

Haaland gives Man City edge over Arsenal in title showdown

Science/Tech

Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Predicts Humankind Won’t Survive Another 50 Years

Is the Iran War Driving a Surge of Interest in Electric Cars?

Motoring

10 most fuel-efficient crossovers in South Africa

Make a statement in pre-owned Range Rover, 7 Series or S-Class

The salary you need to afford the new Kia Tasman in South Africa

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Trump Expected to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs

New PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V.