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The Papers: ‘World waits on Iran’ and Sunak gets tough on benefits
The newspapers join the world in watching and wondering how Israel and Iran will respond to each other’s attacks.
SATURDAY, 20 APRIL 2024, 02:50
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The newspapers join the world in watching and wondering how Israel and Iran will respond to each other’s attacks.
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President Daniel Noboa aims to rally support for a military crackdown on gang violence as he considers reelection.
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A police clerk who accepted a R3 500 bribe to destroy the docket in a culpable homicide case was sentenced to an effective eight years in prison by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court.
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The Scottish Greens have called an EGM after the Scottish government ditched key climate change targets.
South Africa
Residents are frustrated and worried they may spend the weekend without electricity,
South Africa
Three suspects have been arrested by police in connection with the murders of Rand Water executive.
South Africa
Mashatile says government intends to provide internet connection to more households.
South Africa
Minister Dr Phaahla announced that his department has found a solution to the current difficulty.
World
The five women and seven men make up a highly educated group who will deliberate on the case.
World
Juleus Ghunta is a published children’s author and award-winning poet. But growing up in rural Jamaica, he could barely read. When he was about 12, a young teacher-in-training arrived at his school.
World
Under the glare of the lights in New York’s Time Square, a Nigerian chess master makes his bid to break the world record for the longest continuous chess game to raise money for children back home.
World
China’s feared state security ministry has been more public and more powerful in its quest to suppress internal dissent and monitor foreign activity.
Africa
The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.
Africa
Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.
Africa
Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.
Africa
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.
Business
An app to ease predicted queues under a new EU border system won’t be ready in time, says Eurostar boss.
Business
Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.
Business
Euribor underpins trillions of euros in loans and tracks the rate banks pay to borrow cash from each other.
Business
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Politics
Ramaphosa says government is working flat out to address the water crisis in some parts of KZN.
Politics
Minister Thandi Modise has received a request from Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for legal assistance.
Politics
Steenhuisen made the comments in Springs today.
Politics
Ramaphosa says the governing party has the upper hand in the province.
Sport
Zinedine Zidane would prefer taking over at Manchester United rather than Bayern Munich, Bruno Guimaraes could be set to stay at Newcastle – plus more.
Sport
Glasgow Warriors ran out 21-10 winners over the Sharks in their United Rugby Championship clash in Scotland on Sunday.
Sport
Boss Nuno Espirito Santo says the uncertainty over Nottingham Forest’s Premier League fate is having a detrimental impact on his players.
Sport
Mary Cholhok scores 65 goals as Loughborough Lightning beat Saracens Mavericks to keep pressure on Netball Super League leaders Manchester Thunder.
Education
Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’
Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week...
Education
Protesters into seventh day of hunger strike in support of Palestinians and in effort to demand university divestment
A group of students at Yale University were on Friday into the seventh day of a hunger strike in support of Palestinians in Gaza and in a protest to pressure the university to divest from any weapons manufacturing companies potentially supplying the Israeli military.
The group...
Education
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would allow young Britons to live, study and work in EU
Rishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the bloc for up to four years.
The prime minister declined the European Commission’s surprise proposal of a youth mobility scheme for people aged between 18 and 30...
Education
[The Herald] The liberation war was fought and Independence won in 1980 but some subversive elements continue to undermine the gains of the struggle.
Lifestyle
Virgin Active SA announced it would allow transgender members to choose a change room according to their ‘gender identity’.
Lifestyle
GBV activists Women For Change have backed author Melinda Ferguson’s new book about Anele Tembe and the circumstances around her death.
Lifestyle
New #RHODurban additions Ameigh Thompson and Zama Ngcobo have taken their on-screen feud off the reality TV series.
Lifestyle
Amapiano King, Kabza De Small took to social media to announce the new Scorpion Kings album amid fallout rumours with DJ Maphorisa.
Entertainment
Entertainment
The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.
Entertainment
President Ya Straata’s new single Pressure is aptly titled because it highlights the attitude of overcoming constraints to perform at your best as artists and athletes.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: Mozilla has announced Firefox Nightly for ARM64. This release will cater to the growing demand for support on ARM64 platforms, commonly referred to as AArch64. Feedback from the community has led Mozilla to expand the availability of Firefox Nightly. Users can now access the browser as both .tar archives and .deb packages, depending on their...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should stop using Facebook as long as it is unclear what happens with personal data of users of the government’s Facebook pages. “People that visit a government’s page need to be able to trust that their personal and sensitive data is in safe hands,”...
Science/Tech
Ashley Capoot reports via CNBC: Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andMe, is considering a proposal to take the genetic testing company private after its stock price tumbled more than 95% from its 2021 highs. A late Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wojcicki is working with advisors and plans to speak with possible financing sources and partners. She “wishes to maintain...
Science/Tech
Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
KTM rider Brad Binder reveals that having mates over in abundance affords him the luxury of overseeing things.
Motoring
Health
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was thought to be confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may have changed all that.
Health
Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling.
Health
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.
Health
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.
Nature
Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.
Nature
Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.
Nature
Industry stakeholders requested guidelines be put in place for up to Stage 16 of load shedding in order to reduce the risk of human error in an emergency situation, says Vally Padayachee.
Nature
While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.