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Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed a roadmap for ending the United States-Israeli war on Iran as tensions escalate across the Middle East.Zarif’s plan was published by Foreign Affairs magazine on Friday and goes “beyond a temporary ceasefire”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe war, which erupted on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread across the Middle East and convulsed the global economy as Tehran attacked its neighbours, claiming to be targeting US assets there and restricting movement of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.Regional hostilities showed no signs of abating on Sunday,…

5 April 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? The Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. (Photo: ANA) The surviving baby of the conjoined twins who were recently successfully separated at the Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo has been transferred to a hospital in Pretoria. The twin boys were born on 28 January in the Maphutha Malatjie Hospital in Namakgale and shortly afterwards transferred to the Mankweng Hospital. The boys, who were attached to each other by their chests, were successfully separated from each other on March 17 after an operation lasting more than seven hours. However,…

Roebel Botha in 2022 with his dog, Queenie. (Photo: Facebook) A total of 27 years after a policeman was declared medically unfit, became paralyzed on his left side and had to numb persistent pain with over-the-counter pain pills, the Compensation Fund is going to compensate him with R67 950. However, this payment comes 30 months after Roebel Botha (59) died due to organ failure and septic shock due to a perforated colon. His wife, Charmaine, says a doctor at the time said it was caused by years of pain medication they bought over the counter. Roebel used it to “at…

ALTHOUGH mental enslavement, especially depression, can happen to anyone, but medical research indicates that women are more likely to be in this situation.A study by health experts indicates that women are twice as likely to suffer from depression, due to the various health conditions they face and the pressure caused by work, taking care of children and so on, which makes the burden on their shoulders very heavy.Mr. Murray Hewlett, the independent CEO of Affinity Health, commenting on this situation said: “The problem with this is that the state of mind of women and their slavery is often depressed, while…

5 April 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? Prisoners sit on the ground during an unscheduled raid at Pollsmoor Prison. (Photo: DKD/Facebook) Dozens of mobile phones, drugs, cash and even a frying pan were seized during an unscheduled raid at Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai in Cape Town on Saturday evening. Makgothi Thobakgale, national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), led the raid together with the DSC’s emergency support teams and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS). According to Thobakgale, among other things, drugs, mobile phones, cash, internet senders, digital accessories, sharp…

The appearance of prisoners fighting each other on social media, including appearing live on TikTok, and on other platforms is what drew them to Dalawane.To strengthen efforts to eliminate the importation of inappropriate material into correctional facilities across the country, prison officials have launched a surprise search operation for inmates.The National Commissioner of the Department of Corrections Mr. Makgothi Thobakgale led the search program at the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre, in Cape Town, on Saturday night.In a joint operation involving the DCS Emergency Support Team (EST) and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), officers recovered illegal items including mobile…

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5 April 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? Herman Mashaba during his interview with Maroela Media. (Photo: Maroela Media) Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA, says Dr. Nasiphi Moya, ActionSA’s mayor in Tshwane, has exceeded his wildest expectations since she took over from the DA’s Cilliers Brink in 2024 at Mashaba’s insistence. “Cilliers Brink has lost his mind,” claims Mashaba in a recent interview with Maroela Media. “It seems as if he thought mayorship was a God-given right. He is doing everything possible to cause instability in Tshwane.” Cilliers Brink (Photo: Provided) Maroela Media polled Mashaba…

THE END of Fifa’s international break means action is back in Europe’s biggest leagues this weekend.Although these league games and domestic competitions are important, the eight teams that will play in the first legs of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals next week cannot ignore this great competition.In England there is a big FA Cup quarterfinal match between Manchester City and Liverpool which will start at 1.45 at the Etihad Stadium this afternoon.Manchester City has won the Carabao Cup recently, and it is important for Liverpool to put themselves in a position to take the FA Cup since they are still…

A polygamous marriage involving the elderly in the Mthozela area, in the Eastern Cape, ended with the death of a 78-year-old man, when he was beaten to death by his 65-year-old ex-boyfriend on Friday. Information from the police revealed that the 78-year-old man was at his house sitting with his ex-girlfriend (65) drinking alcohol, when the event was spoiled by the arrival of the woman’s boyfriend (59).It is said that the boyfriend got angry and hit the deceased (78) with a stick and then stabbed him with many wounds on his body. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.…