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I have a picture for you! 29 November-05 December 2025
I have a picture for you! 29 November-05 December 2025
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I have a picture for you! 29 November-05 December 2025
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The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, which may lead to flooding, hail and strong winds in parts of the Free State, North West, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.

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Nathaniel Spencer of Birmingham is accused of sexually assaulting 38 patients, including a child.

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The chancellor has been accused of painting an overly-negative picture of the economy to justify tax rises.

South Africa
The Bloemfontein court has sentenced 52-year-old Sello Cedric Pinkoane to 14 years’ imprisonment

South Africa
CoGTA says strengthening South Africa’s disaster response systems requires clear legislation

South Africa
Limpopo Police Commissioner Lt General Hadebe says the rate of sexual offences and GBV has increased

South Africa
Cookhouse Police in the Eastern Cape are looking for suspects who escaped from police custody

World
There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.

World
In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What’s changed?

World
Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM’s stay in India.
World
Lawyers for the Chinese online platform Shein return to a Paris court on Friday for a hearing on the French government’s request to suspend the firm’s website for three months, after childlike sex dolls and banned weapons were discovered on its marketplace.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business
South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business
Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Business
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.

Business
The latest media sentiment report released by Press Pulse shows that Capitec and Standard Bank top the rankings, followed by FNB, Absa, and Nedbank.

Politics
Mchunu submitted a list of eight names, which he testified were the basis for his decision

Politics
Deployees and a provincial task team have been working at rebuilding the party in the province.

Politics
Mchunu testified that PKTT was meant to operate for only six months and not six years.

Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the Ordinary Session of the Presidential Climate Commission.

Sport
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks at the key factors that may decide where the 2025 drivers’ title is won and lost.

Sport
Watch the last USA World Cup draw that was Las Vegas in 1994 featuring famous faces like Robin Williams, Bill Clinton and more.

Sport
Rangers’ route to Scottish Premiership title success “is a long way but it’s not impossible”, says head coach Danny Rohl.

Sport
South Africa Women cruise to victory by 105 runs in their first Twenty20 international against Ireland Women in Cape Town.
Education
[SNA] Gezira University’s Investment Department Director, Dr. Abu Bakr Mohamed, met with Sudan Future Organization representatives to advance the implementation of buried pipe irrigation technology.
Education
[Premium Times] The union describing the governor as a visionary, exemplary, and teacher-friendly leader whose reforms have significantly elevated the state’s education sector
Education
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — THE Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI) has announced that 937,581 students have been selected to start Form One studies next year.
Education
[Leadership] A university don, Prof. Ochugudu Achoda Ipuele, has challenged former student activists now in public offices to practise what they fought for during their days on campus.
Lifestyle
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Lifestyle
Reality star Kandi Burruss resurrects wedding special footage in divorce fight with Todd Tucker.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Dada Morero will not be leading the ANC in Johannesburg in the local government elections next year.

Entertainment
Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus shared 176 runs for the second wicket – the highest partnership by a South African pairing in women’s T20 cricket.

Entertainment
A number of other local golfers are also still very much in the mix.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 6 December 2025.

Science/Tech
Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, the...
Science/Tech
On Dec. 2, QuickTime turned 34, and despite its origins in Apple’s chaotic 1990s (1991 to be exact), “it’s still the backbone of video on our devices,” writes Macworld’s Jason Snell. That includes MP4 and Apple’s immersive video formats for Vision Pro. From the report: By the late ’80s and early ’90s, digital audio had been thoroughly integrated into Macs. (PCs needed add-on cards to do much...

Science/Tech
AI startups say the promise of turning dazzling models into useful products is harder than anyone expected. Three founders discuss what it takes.
Science/Tech
Two Virginia brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, previously convicted of hacking the U.S. State Department, were rehired as federal contractors and are now charged with conspiring to steal sensitive data and destroy government databases after being fired. “Following the termination of their employment, the brothers allegedly sought to harm the company and its U.S. government customers by...
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
Health
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.
Health
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors.

Health
Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously, England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty says.

Health
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