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With half of the NFL season in the books we look at what we learned from the first nine weeks, who the biggest surprises and disappointments are and how the play-off picture is shaping up

Villagers in Kunar province brace for harsh winter without proper shelter or clothing following devastating earthquakes.

US Treasury accuses Pyongyang of stealing $3bn in digital assets for its nuclear weapons programme over three years.

LA Lakers, playing without injured Austin Reaves and LeBron James, move to 7-2 on the season after San Antonio victory.

The accused allegedly stole several firearms from the police station and targeted other businesses

Western Cape police say the majority of the suspects are known gang members.

Accused number one Muzi Sibiya appeared at the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.

In July 2023, a video emerged showing police officers allegedly assaulting occupants of a vehicle.

The deployment comes following a surge of bear attacks in Japan’s northern Akita prefecture.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and more than 100 missing in central provinces.

More than 74 million people in Bihar are eligible to vote in a key election that kicks off on Thursday.

Morocco suffer a blow before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as their captain Achraf Hakimi injures an ankle injury playing for PSG.

Operation Dudula has been picketing clinics and hospital, turning away those without South African papers.

Morocco controls much of Western Sahara, although part of it is controlled by a pro-independence movement.

A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.

Kenneth Makate is set to earn hundreds of millions after reaching an out-of-court settlement with Vodacom.

David Buckham is the founder and CEO of Monocle Solutions and the co-author of the highly anticipated book, The Spell: The Story of Human Progress and How the West Lost Its Soul.

As South African companies wrap up the financial year, CTU Training Solutions warns that many still treat Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reports as compliance tasks instead of strategic workforce tools.

An extra 1,300 children will benefit as more families are automatically enrolled for free meals.

Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga Commission he informed Mchunu and Masemola about Sibiya.

Hlophe won’t be active in Parliament or in the Party.

Khumalo said the engineer’s appointment was justified as she is the best candidate for the job.

Khumalo also adds that he did not consider complying with a directive to disband the PKTT.

Big moves by the Buccaneers.

Manchester City players including Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Lauren Hemp share their confessions including things they got away with growing up, mid-game thoughts and what football rule they would change.

Nicky Smith says Wales’ players will not ‘bury heads in the sand’ over the prospect of a professional club being cut.

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino tells BBC Sport that he is “missing” the Premier League and would like to return in the future.

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming​?

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Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted

UK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure from Beijing, prompting calls for a fresh look at the sector’s dependence on tuition fee income from Chinese students.

The academics spoke out...

Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures

Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

One of South Africa’s most iconic television shows, Top Billing, is making a long-awaited comeback to screens in Mzansi.

Former Miss SA Natasha Vermaak has revealed the gender of her baby in a cute cake-cutting video with husband Enrico.

Birdwatchers of a feather, flock together at Kruger National Park to catch a glimpse of these famous ‘Big Six’ birds.

Local software company, Netgen Custom Software, is proud to announce that it turns 25 years old this year. Since first being registered by co-founders Grant Scheffel and Hardy Esterhuizen in October 2000, Netgen has grown into an established organisation with offices in two South African cities and a global footprint. “We recently celebrated this milestone […]

Vodacom’s revised expected earnings after settling a 17-year court battle with the man it credited for proposing its Please Call Me service provide an indication of how much it paid Makate.

The platform integrates advanced service tracking, streamlined navigation and enhanced customer support tools.

HMailPlus by HOSTAFRICA gives African founders secure, reliable and professional e-mail hosting without the complexity.

Final event of the Extreme Festival series promises to be an entertainment spectacle of note.

Treacherous weather forced the penultimate round of this year’s series to be stopped, but not before a podium finish for Variawa and Cazalet.

The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.