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NewsFeedVideo from Gaza City shows flames rising after an Israeli strike targeted a group of civilians near Al-Jalaa Roundabout in the Al-Oyoun area in northern Gaza City.Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Col. Adéle Myburgh confirmed that the N14 has been officially closed to traffic since Thursday afternoon at 15:00. (Photo: Oshebeng Alpheus Koonyaditse/X) The N14 between Vryburg and Kuruman is still closed to traffic while water levels continue to rise on this important route. Motorists and truck drivers have been warned not to underestimate the dangerous conditions, as several vehicles have already become stuck in the floodwaters. Col. Adéle Myburgh confirmed that the N14 has been officially closed to traffic since Thursday afternoon at 15:00 because parts of the road are completely flooded. “The N14 road between Vryburg and Kuruman is…
Neels van Jaarsveld and Gerna Peterson are married. (Photo: Neels van Jaarsveld/Instagram) The popular actor Neels van Jaarsveld and Gerna Peterson, his fiancée of the past year, got married on Saturday. The couple shared a series of wedding photos on social media with a message that read: “Die Van Jaarsvelds. 02.05.2026.” Neels, known for his roles in, among others Fine print, Apples and tea, For the birds, Blood brothers, The Bang Bang Club in Domesticsyears ago as kykNET’s very first On my demand!-acted bachelor. Celebrities such as Brendan Peyper, Francois Jacobs and most recently JP Smith have since followed in…
Photo for illustration. (Photo: Hush Naidoo Jade/Unsplash) The Board of Health Care Financiers (BHF) will argue before the Constitutional Court on Tuesday that the parliamentary process that led to the adoption of the National Health Insurance Act (NHI) in 2023 was unconstitutional. According to the council, parliament failed to fulfill its constitutional obligation to facilitate “meaningful public participation” before the law was passed. The BHF consequently asks that the law be declared invalid and set aside. The council emphasizes that its court case is not opposed to the principle of universal health care. The case is also not about opposing…
(Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) Diesel will become even more expensive on Wednesday; more than R6 per liter more expensive. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced the new fuel prices on Monday and, as expected, the price of diesel rose sharply again. The increases will take effect at midnight on Wednesday. The price of diesel (0.05% and 0.005% sulfur content) will then shoot up by R6.19 per litre. The price of petrol is also rising, but at least not as sharply as diesel. The department says the price of 93-octane and 95-octane petrol will rise by R3.27/litre on Wednesday.…
Deaths due to gang violence included people hit by stray bullets, cases of mistaken identity by the shooter, and relatives of targeted gang members.Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings in Sweden over the past three years, according to statistics that highlight the country’s battle to rein in violent crime.Sweden has struggled for more than a decade to contain gang violence linked primarily to score-settling and battles to control the drug market. The innocent victims include people hit by stray bullets, cases of mistaken identity, and relatives of targeted…
Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister of Public Service and Administration. (Photo: X/CPSI South Africa) The DA has requested the chairman of the parliamentary portfolio committee on public service and administration to urgently summon Mzamo Buthelezi, minister of public service and administration, to account for the “shocking misuse of public funds”. This follows media reports that around R800 million of taxpayers’ money is spent annually on the salaries of hundreds of suspended civil servants. Many of them have been sitting at home for years while their cases languish unfinished. Sunday Times reported earlier that a deputy director in the department of women, youth…
(Photo: Provided) The state insists on control, but lacks the capacity to carry it out. The breakout points to that gap. Farmers are the first line of defence, but are treated as spectators in a crisis they are supposed to manage. FMD spreads quickly; bureaucracy does not – and South Africa pays the price. This is no longer just an agricultural crisis, but a test of whether the state can act quickly, with trust and shared responsibility. South Africa’s struggle to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) points to a deeper problem than just the outbreak itself: It points…
THE Roman Catholic Church has mourned the death of Father Sipho Petros Kunene, 58 (OMI), one of the church’s pastors.It is a country At the weekend found out that Father Kunene had an accident on his way from Pietermaritzburg to Durban last week.Father Kunene had been under the organization of this church called The Missionary Mary Immaculate (OMI).This is a movement that focuses on Maria. According to the findings of this newspaper, the party is very scared about these news.Ever since the news of his death was heard, there has been a lot of mourning, especially among the members of…
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to Pres. Emmerson Mnangagwa from Zimbabwe’s farm. (Photo: Presidency/X)Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s unofficial visit to Pres. Emmerson Mnangagwa from Zimbabwe’s private residence over the weekend raised eyebrows. Mnangagwa received Ramaphosa on Sunday at his farm in Zimbabwe.The visit comes amid the controversial proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Mnangagwa to serve longer as president of Zimbabwe – longer than the Zimbabwean constitution currently allows.The DA also condemned Ramaphosa’s visit to a “dictator”.”As a member of the Government of National Unity (GNE), the DA rejects the ANC’s attempts to openly fraternize with neighboring dictators and deny…