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Jamie’s Italian to return six years after collapse
Jamie Oliver is relaunching his casual dining brand in the UK backed by the people behind Prezzo.
FRIDAY, 05 DECEMBER 2025, 20:32

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Jamie Oliver is relaunching his casual dining brand in the UK backed by the people behind Prezzo.

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It comes after the deputy prime minister said countries in a customs union with the EU see benefits.

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England and Scotland have secured their place at the 2026 World Cup and this is all you need to know about next summer’s tournament.

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Arsenal fear Cristhian Mosquera will miss at least six weeks, with the defender set to undergo further tests to establish the full extent of his ankle injury.

South Africa
The Bloemfontein court has sentenced 52-year-old Sello Cedric Pinkoane to 14 years’ imprisonment

South Africa
CoGTA says strengthening South Africa’s disaster response systems requires clear legislation

South Africa
Limpopo Police Commissioner Lt General Hadebe says the rate of sexual offences and GBV has increased

South Africa
Cookhouse Police in the Eastern Cape are looking for suspects who escaped from police custody

World
The fines were due to the platform’s misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.

World
The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

World
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

World
There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business
South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business
Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Business
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
Business

Politics
Secretary of ANC in Greater Jhb region Sasabona Manganye rejects the notion of two centres power

Politics
Mchunu submitted a list of eight names, which he testified were the basis for his decision

Politics
Deployees and a provincial task team have been working at rebuilding the party in the province.

Politics
Mchunu testified that PKTT was meant to operate for only six months and not six years.

Sport
President of the United States Donald Trump has been awarded the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize ahead of the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Sport
Watch the moment US president receives the first ever Fifa Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw.

Sport
Track the latest team news announcements and line-ups as the 2025-26 Champions Cup gets under way.

Sport
Justin Tipuric is frustrated by the uncertainty over the future of Ospreys under the WRU’s plans for the professional game.
Education
Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.
Education
[This Day] Kwara Varsity closes Ilesha-Baruba campus
Education
[This Day] Abuja — The Nigerian military has assured families of the abducted students still in captivity that it is committed to rescuing and returning them unharmed.
Education
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the country rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
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Lifestyle
Reality star Kandi Burruss resurrects wedding special footage in divorce fight with Todd Tucker.

Entertainment
R83 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 5 December 2025.

Entertainment
Dada Morero will not be leading the ANC in Johannesburg in the local government elections next year.

Entertainment
Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus shared 176 runs for the second wicket – the highest partnership by a South African pairing in women’s T20 cricket.

Entertainment
A number of other local golfers are also still very much in the mix.
Science/Tech
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery in an $82.7 billion deal that gives it HBO, iconic franchises, and major studio infrastructure. “Warner Bros. shareholders will receive $27.75 a share in cash and stock in Netflix,” notes Bloomberg. “The total equity value of the deal is $72 billion, while the enterprise value of the deal is about $82.7 billion.” From the report: Prior to the closing of...

Science/Tech
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, the...
Science/Tech
On Dec. 2, QuickTime turned 34, and despite its origins in Apple’s chaotic 1990s (1991 to be exact), “it’s still the backbone of video on our devices,” writes Macworld’s Jason Snell. That includes MP4 and Apple’s immersive video formats for Vision Pro. From the report: By the late ’80s and early ’90s, digital audio had been thoroughly integrated into Macs. (PCs needed add-on cards to do much...

Science/Tech
AI startups say the promise of turning dazzling models into useful products is harder than anyone expected. Three founders discuss what it takes.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
Health
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.
Health
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors.

Health
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.

Health
Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously, England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty says.