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Top Stories

South African homeowners’ R3,700 win

Today at 12:30 PM, via Daily Investor

South African homeowners are paying a lot less on their monthly home loan repayments in December 2025 compared to 2024, with more interest rate relief expected in the coming years.

Top Stories

From Italy, with love

Today at 12:23 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Catch a case of summer lovin’ as Casa Bella’s romance-inspiring menu calls for sharable plates and al-fresco dining.

South Africa

JMPD arrests more than 200 for drunk driving

Today at 11:36 AM, via SAnews

JMPD arrests more than 200 for drunk driving

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has arrested some 227 motorists for drunk driving.

This after JMPD officers conducted roadblocks, patrols and operations across the city over the past week.

JMPD Chief of Police, Patrick Jaca, emphasised that the arrests are aimed at averting road accidents caused by drivers under the...

Africa

Malawian state’s rhetoric belies reality

Friday at 04:24 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Communities grapple daily with failing health services, entrenched corruption and gender inequality, leaving women and girls literally walking for survival

Sport

Who’s leading the race for the Golden Shoe?

Today at 11:18 AM, via BBC News

As the halfway mark of the 2025/26 campaign approaches, BBC Sport takes a look at the frontrunners for this season’s European Golden Shoe award.

Education

Nigeria: Remaining 130 Abducted Niger Pupils Released

Today at 08:11 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, following the freedom of the final group of 130 victims, bringing the total number of rescued pupils to 230.

Science/Tech

Apple Developer’s Account Restored After Compromised Gift Card Incident

Today at 12:34 PM, via Slashdot

“It’s all fixed,” says that Apple developer who was locked out of his Apple Account after redeeming a compromised Apple Gift Card.”A lovely man from Singapore, working for Apple Executive Relations, who has been calling me every so often for a couple of days, has let me know it’s all fixed. It looks like the gift card I tried to redeem, which did not work for me, and did not credit my account,...

Health

Living and Light

Yesterday at 19:40 PM, via BBC News

Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.

Health

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.