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Messi shines as Inter Miami finally win at new stadium
20+ min ago (360+ words) MIAMI - Lionel Messi's goal and dazzling assist finally earned Inter Miami a first win at their new stadium Sunday, beating the Portland Timbers 2-0. The 38-year-old Argentine icon confounded the Timbers' defence all night long in a timely reminder of the…...
Solidarity claims NHI victory
1+ hour ago (111+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Solidarity has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling on the Certificate of Need. The union calls the judgment a major victory for healthcare practitioners and the public. The court struck down sections of the National Health Act linked to the…...
Mogotsi fears for his life, says lawyer
42+ min ago (200+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Brown Mogotsi fears for his life and is not comfortable eating while in police custody, according to his attorney Makau William Sekgatja. The alleged political fixer made a brief appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday." The case…...
New forum targets corruption in SA water sector
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (238+ words) JOHANNESBURG - A new forum has been launched to tackle corruption in South Africa's water sector. The initiative, led by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Water and Sanitation, aims to address corruption, sabotage, and fraud across the…...
Trump says 'clock ticking' for Iran as peace negotiations stall
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (501+ words) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened "there won't be anything left" of Iran if no peace deal is reached, as their truce came under further strain with drone attacks on US allies in the Gulf. Washington, locked in a war with…...
WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (656+ words) GENEVA - World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva on Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship…...
World Cup duo Ghana, Cape Verde not among AFCON top seeds
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (416+ words) CAIRO - Ghana and Cape Verde have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, but neither team will be among the top seeds for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw in Cairo on Tuesday. Both the Black Stars and the Blue Sharks…...
Brown Mogotsi to remain in custody until 25 May
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (192+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi cut a lonely figure as he made his first court appearance on Monday following his arrest last week. Mogotsi who spent the weekend in police custody made a brief appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrate's…...
Jury to decide fate of Musk's blockbuster suit against Open AI
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (510+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - Deliberations begin on Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant Open AI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission. The three-week trial in Oakland, outside San Francisco,…...
No end in sight yet for Gauteng's water woes
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (350+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng government admits it can't set a deadline to end the province's water crisis." The South African Human Rights Commission is now gearing up to investigate. It's launching an inquiry this week into recurring water outages and poor…...