Russia and France swap jailed researcher for detained basketball player

Moscow has conducted a prisoner swap with Paris, exchanging jailed French national Laurent Vinatier for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced. Kasatkin, a point

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Botha downplays Joburg altitude factor

Arno Botha has urged his Lyon teammates not to become fixated on the Ellis Park altitude ahead of Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash against the Lions. With Lyon set to

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Iran shuts down internet amid protest groundswell

A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, global monitoring group NetBlocks said. Protests have been erupting across the country since late December, prompted by hyperinflation and an

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Marcello Hernández: American Boy | Official Trailer | Netflix

Marcello Hernández discusses his childhood, mental health, relationship with his mother, and more in his first stand-up special American Boy, now playing on Netflix. Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81775183 About Netflix:

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INVESTIGATION | Illegal guns, systemic failures and lethal violence: SA’s shadow firearms economy

South Africa’s violent crime crisis is being fuelled by a hidden market in illegal firearms. This is a trade driven not by foreign smuggling but by guns lost, stolen or

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‘Haashim’s always ready to take his chance’

Haashim Pead’s former schoolboy coach has explained why the scrumhalf keeps improving even when not playing regularly. The 20-year-old scrumhalf is one of South Africa’s brightest young talents, yet his

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Battle over ANC-branded bakkie now forms part of police probe

FORMER ANC provincial secretary Neville Delport has denied that he is still in possession of one of the party’s branded bakkies after his former colleagues lodged a criminal complaint against

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Naledi Pandor appointed chancellor of Nelson Mandela University

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has congratulated former Cabinet minister Dr Naledi Pandor, chairperson of the foundation’s board, on her appointment as chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, effective April 1, 2026.

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Bulls gore Bears, Stormers stay unbeaten

The Vodacom Bulls end a six-match losing run while the Stormers keep winning, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions CupCastres vs Bath (Friday, 10pm)Juandre Joubert: Bath by 6Simon Borchardt:

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