Cecilia Hume
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Anxiety clashes with anticipation as one-month countdown to 2026 World Cup begins amid soaring tickets, Trump tensions and Iran war.
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Five suspects died in a shootout with police on the R618 Road in Hluhluwe after intelligence suggested they were targeting a KZN game reserve.
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Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East crisis have delayed South Africa’s annual relief mission to Marion Island by several weeks.
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Iran confirms 2026 World Cup participation but sets 10 conditions, including visa guarantees for players with IRGC military ties.
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Britain is sending HMS Dragon to the Middle East ahead of a Hormuz mission. Iran stalls on a US ceasefire proposal amid fresh Gulf clashes.
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Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Canary Islands where passengers will be evacuated and flown to their home countries. WHO warns ‘this is not another Covid’.
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Elon Musk has unleashed a foul-mouthed attack on French prosecutors probing X for Holocaust denial, deepfakes and child abuse material.
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Pierre Chambon, the French molecular biologist who authored nearly 1 000 scientific papers on gene research, has died aged 95.
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South African karateka strike gold at historic Karate One Youth League Harare 2026, the first of its kind hosted in Africa.
