The 200 best songs of The 1980s, New Zealand gets new government, Reserve Bank holds interest rates, WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness, and Is sex work in SA a step closer to being legalised?
Penthouse magazine model sues Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours, Planes sent off course with unprecedented navigation system attacks, Ferrari car owner, City of Cape Town in damages spat, and Anatoli Restaurant closes its doors after 40 years.
MPs vote to close Israeli embassy in SA, Aspiring lawyer sues Elon Musk for amplifying neo-Nazi conspiracy, Locally-directed animation wins International Emmy, Commercial flights are experiencing ‘unthinkable’ GPS attacks, and Mark Knopfler’s bonkers guitar collection is up for Auction.
South African rugby player Hannes Strydom killed in accident, OpenAI employees threaten to quit, WHO declares loneliness a ‘global health concern’, Red-wine headache explained, and Cape Town dubbed leading African city for climate action.
‘Chaos’ at Durban port, Government welcomes S&P’s decision to keep SA credit rating unchanged, Woolies removes Israeli products from shelves after receiving threats, Sam Altman Out at OpenAI, Hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million, and The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Proteas out! SA fail to break World Cup curse, Dr Esther Mahlangu’s historic ‘Art Car’ is cruising home, Gift of the Givers office head in Gaza killed, Snoop Dogg says he’s giving up smoking, Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights, and How much money ‘Big Brother’ contestants made back in the day.
Brawl leads to gunfire at plush Pretoria estate, Cape Town adds more new jobs than all other metros combined, Where is ‘wife killer’ Shrien Dewani now, National Assembly finally gives Cannabis Bill the green light, and ‘World’s Sexiest Bald Man’ 2023 announced.
Webb Ellis safe after SA Rugby break-in, Mozambicans arrested by SA border management with 52 stolen street lights, Stolen radioactive canister recovered at scrapyard, SA reacts to foreign-owned shop selling Woolies milk, and ‘Napoleon’ review.
Rescuing Hout Bay harbour seals, the Panama Papers of the drug world, WCG hopes to establish its own company to buy cheaper power, Hollywood actors are back and busy, and China is using the world’s largest known online disinformation operation.
Pro-Israel protest disrupted in Cape Town, An entire US state’s population just had its data stolen, Iceland braces for volcanic eruption, Woman robbed, shot and pushed from e-hailing vehicle, and Trump flipped off by Bill Burr’s wife.
Eskom launches big battery storage project, The world’s first eye transplant, Caster Semenya case set for final ruling, 100 Cruise passengers injured as ship hits fierce storm on way to U.K., Elon Musk’s ‘GrokAI’ Is generating cringe, and Robert De Niro’s ex-assistant wins $1.2M lawsuit.
Japan gets a new island after undersea volcano erupts, Hollywood actors reach deal with studios to end strike, Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box, ‘The Simpsons’ no longer includes gag of Homer strangling Bart, and MPs shrug off scathing UCT report.
National state of disaster declared for Western and Eastern Cape, 6 signs you’re a ‘borderline alcoholic’, Nintendo is making a live-action Zelda movie, Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny’s aide, and Transport Minister, bodyguards robbed on N3.
MrBeast builds 100 wells in Africa, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog hits back at Angelina Jolie, Springboks have a new head coach, Human skull found in Florida charity shop, and NFT owners partying at ‘ApeFest’ report vision injuries.
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’, Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade, R38 million on South Africa’s “most expensive shack”, What Loch Ness monster hunters found after biggest search in 50 years, and South Africa has turned its back on government.
Cape farmer kills Knysna lawyer, fellow farmer, Former All Blacks coach calls for TMO to be sacked, Listen to the last new Beatles’ song, David Beckham’s ‘ultimate dig’ to Prince Harry and Meghan, and Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of seven counts of fraud.
‘Uphill battle’ to evict homeless people living outside the Castle of Good Hope, Godongwana’s ‘bleak’ mini-budget, SAA takes off on very first intercontinental Brazil flight, How Phakeng used race to divide, abuse at UCT, and One of Steve McQueen’s most beloved motorcycles has been reborn.
Four Southern African Short Films take home awards, The thousand-year-old deep-sea coral reefs untouched by humans, Cops take no prisoners as ‘criminal’ body count piles up, and ’Unexpected’ origin story of Egypt’s Great Sphinx.
Ramaphosa declares public holiday, Pick n Pay brings iconic fish paste brands back, Gaza on verge of ‘catastrophe, Grumpy Robert De Niro testifies in sensational showdown with ex-assistant, and Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or.
Ramaphosa lauds Springboks, Mob storms Dagestan Airport in search of Jewish passengers, ‘Friends’ cast ‘reeling’ from Matthew Perry’s ‘devastating’ death, Six more nature reserves in the pipeline for City Of Cape Town, and SA will be penniless by April 2024.
Landmark decision for housing in Cape Town, The Crown season 6 trailer confronts Diana’s complicated final days, World Bank grants SA $1bn loan, Big drop in petrol and diesel prices coming next week, and High Court rules any parent is entitled to four months parental leave.
Robin Williams’ whimsical San Francisco mansion, At least 22 killed in Maine shootings, Kurt Cobain’s daughter marries Tony Hawk’s son, Huge drone made in South Africa takes flight, and The world’s first wireless TV.
1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered, The deadly reason some old glass bottles are textured, Three weird questions all South Africans will know, Exercise found to be nearly as good as Viagra, and from teaching violin to creating a luxury hotel empire.
Mbonambi uncertainty leaves Boks holding breath, ‘Super fog’ causes 158-vehicle pile-up, Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, 644 Hemp and cannabis farmers in KZN to receive permits, and It’s time to tax billionaires.
Eight Cape Town City beaches awarded Blue Flag status, Tom Curry accuses Bok’s Mbonambi of using ‘racial slur’, Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead, Max Verstappen wins US F1 GP, and The Rugby World Cup final nobody knew they needed.
SA Rugby raises red flag over Cobus Reinach death threats, The comedian, the painting, and the $5 million question, MTV Europe Music Awards called off due to security concerns, Canada to legalize assisted dying for people addicted to drugs.
V&A restaurant wins Africa’s Best New Restaurant award, The real reason Tom Cruise fell out with the Beckhams, Reasons why men and women go back for breakup sex, Police find R70 million worth of cocaine, and Conflicting claims about Gaza hospital blast.
Top FIVE budget-friendly SA cities to live in, Fake food flooding SA’s townships, Pandor kicks off a (very quiet) diplomatic storm, Treasury straddling hiking taxes or borrowing money, and Pepper X is named world’s spiciest.
Kloof Road to remain closed for up to 18 months, Canadian cannabis market struggles, Italian Priest wanted for murder and torture, and Busisiwe Mkhwebane joins the EFF.
Netflix documentary has people throwing out their vapes, Airbnb crackdown in South Africa, Springbok Women’s Sevens secure Olympic Games spot, and Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss.’