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He became my shadow and my light when I needed it most, writes Jonathan Ancer.  

Police have completed their investigation into the attempted murder of senior advocate Coreth Naudé, who represented SARS in a tax inquiry involving controversial businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize, and no further arrests have been made.

Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill reckons Kagiso Rabada is in need of more net time after the South African pacer was omitted for Tuesday’s IPL match against the Mumbai Indians following his return from a drug ban.

SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says anti-constitutionalism and populism threaten the country’s democracy and accountability ecosystems.

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule’s legal team has accused the State of “prosecutorial interference” in the R255-million asbestos removal “scam” case.

The DA has submitted a motion of no confidence in Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero and Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu.

Ghana’s inflation rate fell to an eight-month low in April as the West African nation’s world-beating currency helped rein in import costs.

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s advocate has not disputed he used fruit and vegetable emojis as a sex code in WhatsApp communication with a High Court secretary, arguing the emojis she sent him could be interpreted as flirtatious.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government warned India and Pakistan on Wednesday that further escalation was not “in the interest of the region” after they exchanged artillery fire along their contested frontier.

The Al-Azhar Masjid in District Six, Cape Town, has been placed on high alert after receiving a message over the weekend warning of a planned bomb attack on the city’s second oldest mosque.

Britain’s trade minister on Wednesday defended a contentious tax break for some Indian workers agreed as part of a landmark free trade agreement with India, saying the idea that he had undercut British workers was “absolute nonsense”.

There are several barriers to attracting private capital to fund climate adaptation measures, but collaboration by the private sector, governments, climate funds and multilateral development banks could plug finance gaps, writes Nigel Beck.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said in a written reply to a parliamentary question by EFF MP Omphile Maotwe that an investigation into bank charges has been initiated.

WeightWatchers has faced mounting debt as it struggled to keep pace with competition, including weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.

A multi-million-dollar US warplane failed to land on the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea, the US military said, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.

A female police officer at the Kabega Park police station in the Eastern Cape has been arrested for fraud and money laundering.

The US and Yemen’s Houthis have agreed a ceasefire, mediators announced on Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure “freedom of navigation” in the Red Sea where the Iran-backed rebels have attacked shipping for months.

At 14:09 on Monday, 6 May 2024, 6 000 tonnes of concrete came crashing down on 62 people working at the site of a five-storey building under construction in George. The incident resulted in an 11-day rescue-and-recovery operation and left 34 people dead.

I love to make a roast chicken and then re-imagine it during the week for lunch.

In stores now, SPAR’s MyJoziMySPAR campaign is more than a celebration; it’s a tribute to the unwavering spirit of SPAR stores that tirelessly serve their communities, keeping shoppers happy while remaining an integral part of the city’s dynamic pulse.