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Prince George joins Kate, King and Queen at Festival of Remembrance
The royals attended the annual event at the Royal Albert Hall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.
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The royals attended the annual event at the Royal Albert Hall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.

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Foreign minister says Budapest ‘obtained an indefinite exemption from the sanctions’ on Russian oil and gas shipments.

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England score four second-half tries to see off Fiji in their second autumn international.

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McLaren’s Lando Norris takes pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri fourth and Max Verstappen down in 16th.

South Africa
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a core business priority for South African companies, according to new research by Dell Technologies, but the country’s organisations are struggling to translate ambition into full-scale implementation due to persistent challenges in skills, infrastructure, and security. The findings, released at the Dell Technologies Forum South Africa held on 6...

South Africa
Business AI, a South African start-up backed by Mustek, has launched an AI marketplace designed to connect local enterprises with vetted, enterprise-ready artificial intelligence solutions and accredited service providers. The platform aims to simplify how African companies discover, evaluate, and deploy AI technologies while maintaining control over costs, data privacy, and AI sovereignty....

South Africa
The race to build next-generation AI-capable data centres is straining global and African supply chains, with power availability emerging as the single greatest obstacle to timely delivery, according to Turner & Townsend’s 2025–2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Index. The professional services firm says 2025 marks an inflection point for the global data centre industry, as […]

South Africa
African CEOs are showing renewed confidence and resilience amid global uncertainty, with generative AI, talent, ESG, and cybersecurity emerging as the top strategic priorities shaping business growth across the continent. According to the KPMG 2025 Africa CEO Outlook Survey, which gathered insights from 130 CEOs across Southern, East, and West Africa, 78% expressed strong confidence […]

World
In interviews in villages on Venezuela’s northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists.

World
On the surface, the Hungarian PM’s trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC’s Nick Thorpe.

World
Overnight, 25 locations including Kyiv were hit, leaving many areas without electricity and heating.

World
At least six people were killed and 437 injured in the twister, authorities said.

Africa
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Africa
The warlord remains at large but victims hope the ICC charges will renew efforts to capture him.

Africa
The blockade, imposed by jihadists, has upended daily life in the landlocked nation.

Africa
The reported strikes come as the military-led government says it would be wary of agreeing to a ceasefire.

Business
Parktown Boys’ alumni includes Bradley Carnell and Lyle Foster who are both making major marks in international soccer leagues.

Business
Employers in South Africa may be left with no option but to remove paid maternal leave policies due to new changes mandated by the Constitutional Court.

Business
There are eight cars from several brands that have reached the end of their production, as the brands have announced that they will be discontinued in 2025.

Business
Rotherham Council is offering payments of up to £250 to help with energy expenses.

Politics
The ANC says it maintains that Mchunu has not been charged in any court of law.

Politics
The party has described Reverend Maphatsoe as a man of deep conviction who guided with humility.

Politics
Gigaba was not arrested after reports that he had handed himself to the police.

Politics
The report on Mkhwanazi was expected to be released last Thursday.

Sport
Despite an ultimately comfortable win, a flat and sluggish start against Japan frustrates Ireland head coach Andy Farrell.

Sport
The FAI has approved a motion to call on Uefa to ban Israel from European club and international competitions.

Sport
Head coach Gregor Townsend hails an “outstanding” second-half display in the frustrating 25-17 loss to New Zealand, saying Scotland “showed who we are”.

Sport
Novak Djokovic claims his 101st title with victory over Lorenzo Musetti in Athens as Learner Tien beats Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Metz to win his first.
Education
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight.
Education
The email accounts of furloughed government workers had been commandeered to send partisan attacks against Democrats, a move that the ruling said had “added insult to injury.”
Education
Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.

Education
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests that organizers hope will culminate in large-scale students...

Lifestyle
A week after calling on government to ban BEE, golfer Gary Player has made another outspoken comment about the country he was born in..

Lifestyle
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi wore his heart on his sleeve during the rendition of the national anthem in France, marking his 100th test cap.

Lifestyle
Left no crumbs! Checkers have once again spoofed the Springboks opponents – France – with this cheeky social media post…

Lifestyle
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s peers and pals – including bestie Eben Etzebeth – have shared touching tributes on his 100th test cap.
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Science/Tech
The Associated Press reports that “For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — ‘to cure, prevent or manage all disease’ — if not in their lifetime, then in their children’s.” During that decade they also funded other initiatives (including underprivileged schools and immigration reform), according to the...

Science/Tech
The Labour Appeal Court ruled in favour of Eskom’s decision to exclude white males from a senior management level post.
Science/Tech
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from Marine Insight:The world’s largest cargo sailboat, Neoliner Origin, completed its first transatlantic voyage on 30 October despite damage to one of its sails during the journey. The 136-metre-long vessel had to rely partly on its auxiliary motor and its remaining sail after the aft sail was damaged in a storm shortly after departure…...
Science/Tech
“Internal documents have revealed that Meta has projected it earns billions from ignoring scam ads that its platforms then targeted to users most likely to click on them,” writes Ars Technica, citing a lengthy report from Reuters. Reuters reports that Meta “for at least three years failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads that exposed Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp’s billions of users...

Motoring
All-wheel drive hybrid will pack a punch with a combined output of up to 301kW of power.

Motoring
Self-charging hybrid is claimed to only sip 5.3 litres of petrol per 100km.

Motoring
Chinese manufacturer is likely to drop the Himla moniker it uses in its homeland.

Motoring
In his first five premier class seasons, Red Bull KTM star has never finished lower than 11th.
Health
The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.
Health
He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer.
Health
The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.
Health
“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.
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.