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Trump says US may strike Mexican drug cartels next, after boat attacks
US President Donald Trump says he has been speaking with Mexico about a potential military intervention.
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2025, 07:58

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US President Donald Trump says he has been speaking with Mexico about a potential military intervention.

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Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google’s models.

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The AI boom has been an “extraordinary moment” but a subsequent bust would affect every company, CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC.

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A handful of opposition abstentions allowed Carney to advance a deficit-boosting budget aimed at countering US tariffs.

South Africa
The State told the court that Killian had several code names for Modack.

South Africa
Legendary ZCC gospel group, Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo, may not be dropping the mic after all.
South Africa
The collapse of the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant project should have been the end of CMS Water Engineering. But it was not. While the company was collapsing, Rudolf Schoeman Jnr was extracting one last contract from government: a R368-million deal to maintain “the most important bulk water supply system in the country”.

South Africa
The foundation is among many roleplayers attending the Gaming Regulators Africa Forum’s conference.
World
The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution mandating a transitional administration and an International Stabilization Force in Gaza that envisions a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood.

World
The former US treasury secretary says he is “ashamed” of his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.

World
Cash transfers, often directed towards women, have become a popular election-winning strategy for politicians.

World
The approval of the fiscal plan – the second largest in Canada’s history – allows the prime minister’s minority government to avert an early election.

Africa
Israel says South Africa had previously agreed to receive the 153 Palestinians who arrived last week.

Africa
The structure fell after panicked miners reportedly fled from military gunfire.

Africa
Tens of thousands of people’s personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.

Africa
“There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action,” says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Business
Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Tuesday, 18 November 2025.

Business
Living with diabetes does not mean giving up the life you enjoy. It means learning how to balance your choices.

Business
Investec chief executive Fani Titi says South Africa’s economy could be worth R12 trillion instead of R7.5 trillion, with higher employment and a broader tax base.

Business
Delayed releases include Cells at Work! and Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Chinese state media said.

Politics
The US says it will not attend the summit over its claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Politics
These revised rules are aimed at improving the capacity of its councillors.

Politics
The North West businessman has been placed in the centre of allegations of criminality

Politics
She clarified the origin of videos and images posted by Zuma-Sambudla on social media.

Sport
The Springboks are waiting to hear if Franco Mostert will be suspended for a controversial red card, but they are not remaining silent.
Sport
Wales lock Gwen Crabb has had four knee surgeries but nothing has hit her as hard as endometriosis and she is determined to help other sufferers.

Sport
You can’t accuse South Africans of lacking a sense of humour.

Sport
Funding agency Sport England says inactivity is costing £20bn a year as it calls for more investment in sport.
Education
[Leadership] Parents of Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Scheme have raised fresh concerns over what they described as unbearable hardship caused by the federal government’s failure to pay stipends for nearly three years.
Education
[Premium Times] But beyond the immediate tragedy, the Maga school attack fits into a widening pattern of coordinated bandit incursions spreading across the North-west.
Education
[Premium Times] “Our security and intelligence agencies have been issued clear directives to locate, rescue, and safely return the students, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice.”
Education
[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Government has stated that the armed forces and intelligence agencies had been issued clear mandate to locate, rescue and safely return the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
A clip of a crowded Clifton beach has gone viral on TikTok. Here’s what South Africans had to say about the scenes…

Lifestyle
Errol Musk – the father of Elon Musk – courted controversy with his comments about the dwindling white population in the US and South Africa.
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Science/Tech
SABC board chair Khathutshelo Ramukumba says relying on TV licence fees is unsustainable and the funding mechanism must be replaced.

Science/Tech
Codehesion is South Africa’s leading mobile app development company, and will take care of all your Android and iOS app development needs.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of North America, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as far away as Ontario all the way to their overwintering colonies in central Mexico. This long-sought achievement could provide crucial insights into the poorly...
Science/Tech
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A new study from researchers in Australia reveals that the people who never forget faces look “smarter, not harder.” In other words, they naturally focus on a person’s most distinguishing facial features. “Their skill isn’t something you can learn like a trick,” explains lead author James Dunn, a psychology researcher at the University of New...

Motoring
Boxy Defender 110-styled T2 has a choice of three derivatives, but with the same powertrain options as the step down T1.
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Motoring
T1 range spans four models, two engine options, a single transmission and front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
Health
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Health
The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.

Health
A former Team GB athlete is calling for free sports bras and fittings for secondary school girls.

Health
Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her “traumatic” hysteroscopy.
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.