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Smeed takes Somerset past Hampshire to win T20 Blast
Will Smeed’s magnificent 94 helps Somerset to their third T20 Blast title with a six-wicket victory over Hampshire.
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Will Smeed’s magnificent 94 helps Somerset to their third T20 Blast title with a six-wicket victory over Hampshire.
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Twenty five tram driving teams from all over the world battle it out in Vienna.
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Two defeats, eight goals conceded and just the solitary goal scored on home soil makes miserable reading for Graham Potter that is only going to increase the pressure he is under at West Ham.
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Right-wing activists are targeting teachers, workers for critical remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death.
South Africa
The robbers have stolen three air conditioners, two solar batteries and an inverter.
South Africa
Xhakaza suspended the fee in July and directed that there be proper consultations with residents
South Africa
Children playing in Heidedal, Free State, were left traumatised after discovering the floating body of a decapitated woman.
South Africa
Mfuleni ranks among the most dangerous police precincts in the Western Cape.
World
A child injured in an airstrike in Gaza gave a reporter the words to express the full impact of war.
World
The US president has repeatedly threatened tougher measures against Moscow, but has so far failed to take action.
World
The dead included 12 children, according to Shifa Hospital. Israel in recent days has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings and accused Hamas of putting surveillance equipment in them.
World
The House of Representatives was dissolved by the country’s president, following deadly anti-corruption protests.
Africa
Seen as a martyr in the struggle against white-minority rule, Steve Biko died in police custody in 1977.
Africa
The World Anti-Doping Agency alleges Kenya is non-compliant with its code and will face consequences next month unless certain conditions are met.
Africa
Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme on African sprinting, why he adopted Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres ‘mask’ celebration and his ambitions at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Africa
But African travellers will be required to submit an online application for verification, a minister says.
Business
Nonkululeko Nyembezi is the current chair of Standard Bank, bringing with her four decades of experience across industries.
Business
Data from Lightstone shows which of South Africa biggest townships are the wealthiest in the country based on income and property values.
Business
Business
South Africa has seen a massive rise in betting and gambling, leading to louder calls for stricter regulations.
Politics
The two-day meeting was called to discuss the state of local government
Politics
ANCYL urges President Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle youth unemployment that is currently at over 40%
Politics
Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture
Politics
ANC is hosting a Special NEC to discuss the state of local government with several mayors and MMCs
Sport
Watch Premier League highlights as Fabio Carvalho scores an injury-time equaliser for Brentford to earn a 2-2 draw with West London rivals Chelsea.
Sport
Watch Premier League highlights as Tottenham take advantage of Tomas Soucek’s red card as Thomas Frank’s side cruise to a comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham at the London Stadium.
Sport
Martin Zubimendi scores two goals in his Arsenal debut to help beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Emirates Stadium.
Sport
Nick Woltemade scores on his debut for Newcastle United win a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’ Park.
Education
Union condemns racial abuse and threats George Abaraonye suffered after ‘inappropriate remarks’ celebrating shooting
• Charlie Kirk’s US campus tour will continue despite his death, widow says – US politics live
The president-elect of the Oxford Union will face disciplinary proceedings for making “inappropriate remarks” celebrating the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the union has announced...
Education
We can condemn his assassination without mythologizing him.
Education
Three years after leak led to claims of social media spying, city authorities have agreed to independent investigation
“I’ve realised how damaging the whole thing’s been because, you know, you can’t trust people,” Jen Smith says from her home in Bristol.
Smith is one of a number of parents of children with special education needs and disabilities (Send) who allege Bristol city council spied...
Education
Artificial intelligence is changing how students learn and the world they’ll graduate into. Experts reveal how applicants can get ahead
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently told a US podcast that if he was graduating today, “I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history.”
Altman, whose company developed and released ChatGPT in November 2022, believes the transformative power of AI offers...
Lifestyle
President Cyril Ramaphosa shocked South Africans when his official X account posted inappropriate images of young women…
Lifestyle
Actress Pearl Thusi has revealed exactly what happened when she encountered a knife-wielding Thabo Bester in 2011…
Lifestyle
Kate Middleton will make her first joint appearance with U.S. First Lady Melania Trump during Donald Trump’s state visit to the U.K.
Lifestyle
Olandria Carthen, a fan favourite from ‘Love Island’ USA season 7, made her New York Fashion Week debut for celebrated designer Sergio Hudson.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Benjamin Jephta’s upcoming album Homecoming Re-visited is expected to be released on Friday, 19 September.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Johannesburg is buzzing with culture, music, and heritage events this weekend.
Science/Tech
Finland’s second-largest university has announced new research suggesting that heart attacks could be an infectious disease. [T]he research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbor a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from both the patient’s...
Science/Tech
It was “little more than empty fields” five years ago — but it’s now “a vast, heavily guarded complex stretching for 210 hectares (520 acres),” reports the Guardian, “the frontline of a multibillion-dollar criminal fraud industry fuelled by human trafficking and brutal violence.”Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have in recent years become havens for transnational crime syndicates running scam...
Science/Tech
“The United Arab Emirates wants to compete with the U.S. and China in AI,” writes Gizmodo, “and a new open source model may be its strongest contender yet. “An Emirati AI lab called the Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) released K2 Think on Tuesday, a model that researchers say rivals OpenAI’s ChatGPT and China’s DeepSeek in standard benchmark tests.””With just 32 billion parameters, it...
Science/Tech
The Washington Post notes that past research “indicates that exercise helps some cancer survivors avoid recurrence of their disease.” But a new study “offers an explanation of how, showing that exercise changes the inner workings of our muscles and cells, although more study is still needed…”The study, published last month, involved 32 women who’d survived breast cancer. After a single session...
Motoring
John Cooper Works model is much cheaper than its hatchback rival from Volkswagen.
Motoring
Automated manual transmission not doing justice to the peppy 1.2-litre engine.
Motoring
Latest version of the king of hot hatches costs R54k more than outgoing Mk 8 model.
Motoring
Lightly-used, low-mileage options are plenty in the pre-owned R200-R240k price bracket.
Health
Emma Simmonds says she will never return to the hospital, this week rated England’s worst.
Health
After climbing in the business world, she received a dire diagnosis, spurring her to found leading nonprofit groups to promote early detection and research.
Health
Regulators sent about 100 warning letters this week to drug advertisers, including to Hims & Hers, a major online provider of weight-loss drugs.
Health
She co-founded the organization after she was outraged to learn that children were starving after World War I, when the British blocked aid to several countries.
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.