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Still turning heads: Mercedes-Benz C Class

Today at 14:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Mercedes-Benz launched the new C-Class last week, but the current generation still turns some heads and boasts its presence

South Africa

Two officials arrested as Home Affairs crackdown on corruption continues

Today at 13:09 PM, via SAnews

Two officials arrested as Home Affairs crackdown on corruption continues

The Department of Home Affairs has made two more arrests of officials implicated in corruption as part of its ongoing internal crackdown, which has already led to 63 dismissals and several arrests.

In a statement on Friday, the department said the latest arrests form part of a broader anti-corruption campaign...

Sport

LIVE | Junior Springboks vs Australia + kick-off time

Today at 13:26 PM, via The South African

Junior Springboks head coach Kevin Foote has made several rotational changes to his matchday squad ahead of their second-round U20 Rugby Championship encounter against Australia.

Education

‘Go inside, he will kill you’: Israeli militants step up West Bank school attacks

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Education is being targeted across Palestine, with the murder of 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan only the latest in a spree of violence

The Israeli reservist shot 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan in the head just outside the western gate of the Mughayyir boys’ secondary school, where he was studying in ninth grade.

Aws collapsed instantly, bleeding heavily. More shots rang out as his friends ran to his...

Lifestyle

Chris Brown welcomes fourth baby

Today at 11:39 AM, via The South African

Chris Brown is a father to three older children from previous relationships.

Entertainment

Los Pumas lock open to lucrative Cape move

Today at 13:59 PM, via The Citizen

“Even though Lavanini has said no twice before, the Stormers are hoping there’s a chance to get him in the Cape, because there’s a chance that [JD] Schickerling will only be available in September.”

Science/Tech

Nasa brought crashing down to earth as budget threat follows lunar success

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Artemis II inspired the public but the Trump administration wants to slash the science underpinning human spaceflight

It should have been a victory lap for Jared Isaacman. The Nasa administrator was in Washington DC for what he surely hoped would be a celebration with lawmakers and the US president, little more than two weeks after the successful conclusion of the first human journey around the...

Science/Tech

Smuggled Starlink Terminals are Beating Iran’s Internet Blackout

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC:”If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it’s successful and it’s worth it,” says Sahand. The Iranian man is visibly anxious, speaking to the BBC outside Iran, as he carefully explains how he is part of a clandestine network smuggling satellite internet technology — which is illegal in Iran — into the country....

Motoring

Audi’s Formula 1 team off to a tough start

Today at 08:59 AM, via TopAuto

Audi’s F1 boss said entering the sport via a legacy team has proved more difficult than starting with a clean slate, as the German carmaker runs up against more established rivals.

Motoring

Trouble at South African Airways

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The sudden resignation of SAA’s CEO and reports of criminal syndicates stealing aircraft parts have cast doubts over the airline’s viability.