Karen Bass offers a status quo budget — with an ironic surprise You might think that LA had no wildfires, no homeless problem, and no Olympic Games to stage, given how uninspiring Mayor Karen Bass’s 2026-27 budget proposal was on Monday. Bass’ $15 billion budget was described as maintaining the status quo, or “treading water.” Bass offered a…
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0 claims checkedEastern Cape-born kwaito artist Mfundo Nomavutha, known as Stevovoh SA, will release his latest single, Thulu Bheke, on April 24. The house track, featuring vocalist Kyvahs and produced by Mr Luu and…
A dramatic two-hour lightning storm lit up the KuGompo City coastline on Sunday night, enthralling residents who watched the intense display unfold. Bolts of lightning shot across the sky in rapid…
Foreign nationals in Nompumelelo, Beacon Bay, say they are living in fear after residents gave them seven days to leave the area. The warning was issued during a protest over an alleged assault —…
Two former ANC ward councillors in the Buffalo City Metro, who resigned from their party and council to join the Patriotic Alliance, are hoping to make a return to council by June. Eastern Cape…
Elusive ‘cloud jaguar’ caught on film for first time in decade, prowling in fabled mountain range A legendary, ultra-rare jaguar was spotted in the wild for the first time in a decade, according to a…
Chemists stabilize rare three‑atom metal ring, revealing new form of aromaticity Gaby Clark scientific editor Robert Egan associate editor In a world first, the team, led by Professor Stephen Liddle,…
World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone Lisa Lock scientific editor Robert Egan associate editor Every year, the countries competing in the International…
Quantum gas resists heating under periodic kicks, revealing many-body localization mechanism Lisa Lock scientific editor Robert Egan associate editor A joint theoretical study by the University of…