
Top Stories
Delays and shortages in UK’s F-35 jet fleet, watchdog says
Delays and personnel shortages are “undermining the armed forces’ warfighting capability”, a report says.
FRIDAY, 11 JULY 2025, 06:13
Top Stories
Delays and personnel shortages are “undermining the armed forces’ warfighting capability”, a report says.
Top Stories
The court says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe claims of war crimes in western Sudan.
Top Stories
Made in Palestine is a documentary short set inside the Hirbawi textile factory.
Top Stories
The agency said the six unnamed individuals face punishments ranging from ’10- to 42-day suspensions without pay’.
South Africa
Nyuswa could not confirm as to how many of these cases led to successful prosecution.
South Africa
New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa have reduced by 56%
South Africa
At times learners would have their funding cancelled in the middle of the academic year.
South Africa
This reflects a calculated pattern of grooming young, vulnerable girls under the pretext of support.
World
People watch on as a blaze rips through the deck of a yacht moored in the French Riviera.
World
While communities in Sarajevo mark three decades since the massacre, denial of the genocide in on the rise.
World
The Maharashtra government has backtracked on a move to make Hindi mandatory in schools, but tensions continue.
World
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.
Africa
Nigeria net a late winner against Botswana to become the first side to book a place in the quarter-finals at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Africa
Liberia was founded by freed slaves and the country has long-standing historical ties with the US.
Africa
A woman tells the BBC about her anxieties after a US-funded clinic that gave her medication closed.
Africa
Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak scores a fine hat-trick to ensure her team does not slip up against DR Congo at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Business
Trump also threatened blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most trade partners, and said he will soon announce new tariffs on the EU.
Business
Start-up firms and researchers are working on lenses that can change their focus.
Business
The US president has reset the tariffs clock again, leaving Asia’s export-driven economies in limbo.
Business
Package holidays from the UK to popular destinations are more expensive but there are ways to cut costs.
Politics
Former Deputy President David Mabuza’s memorial service was held in Mpumalanga yesterday.
Politics
Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister
Politics
ActionSA is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
Politics
Some of them say they have been without food for days with no money to take their children to school
Sport
Tito Maswanganyi just dropped a new look in Spain. The 27-year-old revealed his new hair was inspired by an American rapper.
Sport
Arsene Wenger responds to Jurgen Klopp’s claims that the Club World Cup is “the worst idea ever invented”, saying teams are in favour of the “fantastic competition”.
Sport
Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing a deal with Chelsea to sign winger Noni Madueke for just over £50m.
Sport
Signe Gaupset and Frida Maanum both score twice as Norway survive a late Iceland fightback to extend their 100% winning start at Euro 2025.
Education
Education
Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, in a highly unusual use of the tool.
Education
[Leadership] Public primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will return to classrooms on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) suspended its nearly four-month-old strike.
Education
[Leadership] A total of 104 young Nigerians have been awarded the European Union (EU)-funded postgraduate scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic session.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Good days and very bad days: Rachel Kolisi – the former wife of Siya Kolisi – broke down in tears in this emotional social media post.
Lifestyle
From assassins to serial rapists and fraudsters: Kgosi Mampuru’s C-Max is home to South Africa’s most dangerous criminals…
Lifestyle
Value for money? The MK Party is offering the public a chance to golf with Jacob Zuma and MPs like Papa Penny for a hefty tag…
Entertainment
Former rugby player Ruan Smith is up for grabs in the upcoming season of kykNET’s popular dating series ‘Op my Eish’.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Mörda Bongz says he wants to give people what they seem to yearn for when requesting gospel ditties at groove.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growing
Standing more than three metres (10ft) high, the giant moa is the tallest bird known to have walked on Earth. For thousands of years, the wingless herbivore patrolled New Zealand, feasting on trees and shrubs, until the arrival of humans. Today,...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help. The robot surgeons were schooled on video footage of human medics conducting operations using organs taken from dead pigs. In...
Science/Tech
The city of Centerville, Ohio has deployed AI-enabled garbage trucks that scan residents’ trash and send personalized postcards scolding them for improper recycling. Dayton Daily News reports: “Reducing contamination in our recycling system lowers processing costs and improves the overall efficiency of our collection,” City Manager Wayne Davis said in a statement regarding the AI pilot program....
Science/Tech
Action cameras are perfect for travel, social media vlogging, and careening around the lake on a jet ski. Upgrade your action camera with one of these great Prime Day deals.
Motoring
Motoring
New flagship models bring the total Tourneo Custom range to four variants.
Motoring
Motoring
First new generation CX-5 in nearly a decade will be offered with petrol and hybrid powerunits, but no diesel.
Health
The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.
Health
The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster.
Health
Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.
Health
A mum from Surrey calls for more organ donors, as the waiting list reaches an all-time high.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.