Thu 07 May 2026: The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says there has been a significant decline in fraudulent learner licence passes, following the introduction of computerised testing systems at licensing centres across South Africa. The computerised learner licence testing system, introduced in 2021, was implemented to combat widespread fraud and corruption in the issuing […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter those with extraordinary minds who glance once at a page, a room or a face – and later recreate every detail with surgical precision. […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A French aircraft carrier is heading south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a possible mission aimed at restoring “confidence among shipowners” operating in the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically critical waterway that has been effectively blocked amid the US-Israel war on Iran. The French […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Russia on Wednesday urged foreign countries to evacuate their diplomats and other personnel from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv due to possible “retaliatory strikes” if Ukraine carries out an attack amid Victory Day celebrations on May 9. In a statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a note was sent […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: French university canteens this week began offering €1 ($1.18) meals to all students as part of a nationwide effort to ease mounting financial pressure on young people. The subsidized meal program, which includes a starter, main course, and dessert, had previously been limited to low-income students or those receiving financial aid. […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: “It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.” Epstein, the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker, was found dead in his […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Voters are headed to the polls Thursday in Scotland and Wales to elect representatives to their devolved legislatures, while people in England are casting ballots for some 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in the UK’s biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election. About 5,000 seats across 136 local […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A newly emerging “orange line” inside the Gaza Strip is reshaping realities on the ground, as Israeli forces expand control beyond the limits set by a ceasefire that took effect in October 2025. The shift comes as Israel moves beyond the so-called Yellow Line, which had defined the extent of its […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ South Africans are not a xenophobic people: “You also have the reality that the issue of immigration is a pressure point, not only here in South Africa but throughout the world where protests are held on these issues. “What is important from our […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa expects law enforcement to take action against violent protesters, while emphasising that South Africans are not xenophobic. The remarks come as demonstrations against undocumented immigrants have spread across several major cities in South Africa. At a media briefing on Wednesday, Magwenya said the […]
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