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Too hot to handle: Are we doing enough to protect children from extreme heat?
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Africa’s children are being failed by the hospitals they depend on — a wake-up call

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Heavy rainfall in southern Thailand has caused flooding that left thousands stranded and at least 33 people dead.

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem determines it is safe for Haitians to return home, despite widespread gang violence.

South Africa
Minister Steenhuisen announces fast nationwide cattle FMD vaccinations starting early next year

South Africa
Minister Motshekga says they are trying their best to resolve it.

South Africa
Drivers are urged to renew their licenses by the end of November.

South Africa
Cape Town seeks urgent court order as group tries to force out security at MyCiTi depots.

World
Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.

World
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state TV saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace.
World
Israel’s military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor told AFP that Israeli forces had raided several towns.

World
The Trump administration seems serious about reaching a deal despite all the apparent chaos around its efforts.

Africa
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

Africa
The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.

Africa
India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid” volcanic ash affected areas.

Africa
Everton’s Idrissa Gueye is sent off for striking team-mate Michael Keane during their Premier League victory at Manchester United.

Business
This is about buying breathing space, politically and economically. The two factors are now inseparable.

Business
Electric vehicle drivers will soon face a pay-per-mile tax as 2030 deadline to phase out petrol and diesel cars looms.

Business
Mum-of-three Lucy Burns says removing the cap is going to “make a huge difference to my household”.

Business
Billionaire businessman Christo Wiese said Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, slated Africa, but did not see South Africa as part of the continent.

Politics
The claims that were brought forward to the Public Protector by the official opposition, MKP.

Politics
COSATU has added its voice to growing calls for action to be taken against former RAF CEO Letsoalo.

Politics
Matlala has exposed more of his alleged dealings with the former Police Minister Bheki Cele.

Politics
Mothusi Montwedi has refuted the testimony that was made by the Mayor of the Naledi Municipality.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs defender Bradley Cross has been a regular left-back for the club under Khalil Ben Youseff and Cedric Kazer.

Sport
A British athlete crowned world’s strongest woman says she was “robbed” of her winning moment after it emerged the original champion was a transgender woman who was ineligible to compete.

Sport
Three-time Commonwealth swimming champion Duncan Scott says he cannot wait to compete in front of a home crowd next summer when Glasgow hosts the Games, after the city stepped in to replace Australian state Victoria.

Sport
Orlando Pirates striker Boitumelo Radiopane has missed 18 straight matches, his agent has insisted injury, not form, kept him out.
Education
The school, one of several to face pressure campaigns from the Trump administration, would pay a $75 million fine and have its research funding restored under terms of the agreement being discussed.
Education
[Liberian Investigator] The Noble Second Floor (NSF) of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law (LAGSL) successfully hosted its Annual Charity Fundraising Dinner on Friday, November 21, 2025. The elegant evening attracted strong support from the Executive and Legislative branches of government, showing a united commitment to improving legal education and access to justice in Liberia.

Education
It can feel wrong to encourage young people to shoot for the stars – yet if no one did, our world would be empty of the artists, actors, athletes and visionaries who give it so much pleasure and meaning
Who wants to crush a kid’s dreams? Not me. But what to say when asked by a teenager about a career in the media? With tens of thousands of media, journalism and other graduates crowding into...
Education
[Namibian] One of the most important political decisions taken this year is that there will be free tertiary education from 2026.

Lifestyle
The husband of Afrikaner refugee Thea van Straten claims she left him behind, and ‘lied’ about being a victim of farm attacks…
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Lifestyle
Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Season 3 has officially started production in Cape Town, returning to the city’s locations for the live-action series.
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Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group, Baidu and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according to a letter to Congress sent roughly three weeks before Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a broad trade truce. Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg informed lawmakers of the conclusion in the Oct. 7 letter, a copy...

Science/Tech
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
Science/Tech
OpenAI will need to raise at least $207 billion in new funding by 2030 to sustain operations while continuing to lose money, according to a new analysis from HSBC that models the company’s cloud computing commitments against projected revenue. The bank’s US software team updated its forecasts after OpenAI announced a $250 billion cloud compute rental deal with Microsoft in late October and a...
Science/Tech
European manufacturers are facing a two-front assault from China that has German industry associations warning of deindustrialisation: on one side, artificially cheap Chinese goods are flooding into Europe, and on the other, Beijing has demonstrated its willingness to abruptly cut off access to critical inputs like rare earths and semiconductors. The alarm intensified in October when China...

Motoring
Returning after a 22-year hiatus, the Sierra, for now, has not been approved for South Africa.

Motoring
Factory backed team will have a three-team entry for Dakar, led by 14-times winner, Stéphane Peterhansel.
Motoring

Motoring
As with the Ranger, the Everest loses the bi-turbodiesel engine, but gains the 2.3 EcoBoost petrol while also reverting to a single-turbo oil-burning option.
Health
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

Health
Transplant donor says “anyone with a heart would give something to keep someone else alive”.
Health
The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.
Health
By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers.
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.