# The Department of Correctional Services has suspended eight G4S officials, including the director of operations, following the death of an inmate during a raid at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, Free State, last month. Mangaung officials said Mpho Makhubeni had an asthma attack. However, the post-mortem revealed that he died from succumbing to […]
# Soccer: Arsenal are through to the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 and only the third time in their history after knocking out holders Real Madrid. The Gunners took a 3-0 lead into the second leg of the quarterfinals before winning 2-1 at the Bernabeu to seal a 5-1 aggregate triumph. […]
# The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says recent developments in the government of national unity regarding the budget impasse will not affect the coalition in the province. The ANC, DA, and IFP are collectively running the province. However, some concerns should the GNU collapse, there would be a risk of handing the province to the MK […]
# The World Trade Organisation has warned that US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs will reverse international trade this year. A baseline tariff of ten-percent on almost all imports to the US kicked in on April 5th, although some countries and goods are exempt. The WTO previously expected global goods trade to expand by […]
# The Presidency says it has not received any communication from US president Donald Trump’s administration objecting to the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as special envoy to America. In 2020, the former deputy minister of Finance labelled Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic. Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says comments made by Jonas about Trump were made […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, has confirmed that the young man who was shot and killed at Walter Sisulu University’s Mthatha campus was indeed a student at the institution. This comes after the university released a statement saying Sisonke Mbolekwa was not a registered student or a staff member at the institution. […]
# TIME Magazine has released its annual list of 100 most influential people for 2025, spotlighting the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. This issue has five global covers featuring actress Demi Moore, tennis legend Serena Williams, rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, musician Ed Sheeran and Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis. Others […]
# Die Cape Leopard Trust het ‘n kamera-opname in die Piketberg- en Olifanstsrivierberge afgehandel en 31 wilde soogdierspesies opgespoor. Dit sluit in Kaapse jakkalse, swartrug-jakkalse en die Afrika-slangmuishond. Die opname het ook sku luiperds by 54 van 74 plekke aangemeld. Die opname wat meer as 154-duisend foto’s geneem het, bied lewensbelangrike insigte in die voorkoms […]
# Soccer: Midfielder Jude Bellingham says the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal is a night made for Real Madrid. The reigning European champions will aim to overturn a 3-0 deficit at the Bernabéu Stadium this evening. Madrid has only come back from a three-goal first-leg deficit once in their history, when […]
