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Leon’s PR drive ‘included Tshwane and Joburg metros’
Mmusi Maimane and a former Tshwane official say that about 10 years ago the former DA leader approached the party’s mayors of Tshwane and Joburg to promote his PR firm Resolve
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Mmusi Maimane and a former Tshwane official say that about 10 years ago the former DA leader approached the party’s mayors of Tshwane and Joburg to promote his PR firm Resolve

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Khamenei’s funeral is another reminder of the change Iran has seen, but what does its new leadership want?

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Justice minister, the chair of cabinet committee on migration, believes Israel has a hand on March on March on protests.

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For the third time in three months, Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will meet – but this time for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

South Africa
The study’s findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

South Africa
More than 100 Malawian nationals are stranded outside the Malawian Embassy in Pretoria.

South Africa
Police Search and Rescue Team Divers were dispatched to search the Wemer Pan Dam for two days.

South Africa
SA’s first-ever National Science Month launches at Vaal University of Technology

World
The Zion Church founder’s release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.

World
Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.

World
Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

World
The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating.

Africa
Cape Verde fans said they were “proud” of their team despite a 3-2 defeat to Argentina that ended their World Cup hopes.

Africa
More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

Africa
Six fans of the Black Stars are living proof of how football can drive supporters to extreme lengths to follow their team.

Africa
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter says he would have supported “proper immigration management and secured borders”.
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Politics
ActionSA in KZN has expressed its condolences after the death of ANC KZN MPL Ntuthuko Mahlaba.

Politics
His death was confirmed a short while ago in a statement issued by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal.

Politics
ActionSA President says his party wants to become the kingmaker in eThekwini Municipality after LGE

Politics
BOSA’s Roger Solomons says he wants opportunities to be experienced right across Cape Town

Sport
Will you get today’s tennis player in as few attempts as possible?

Sport
Wales’ Nations Championship travelling campaign will begin when they jet off for matches against Argentina and South Africa.

Sport
Will you get today’s player in as few attempts as possible?

Sport
How much do you know about major women’s sporting events held in England?

Education
Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham
Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners.
An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to...

Education
Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers
A third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary school unable to read well enough to access the secondary curriculum, leading to disengagement and school absence, according to new research.
The findings were published days after an independent inquiry into white...
Education
For all that’s good about our financial lives, there are distinctly American things that are decidedly suboptimal. Please, can the 1040 fit on a postcard?

Education
The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts
A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.
The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE),...

Lifestyle
Johann Rupert is spreading his wealth, literally, one title deed at a time, as his recapitalised Khaya Lam land-reform project hits new heights …

Lifestyle
What divorce? EFF leader Julius Malema and his wife enjoyed flaunted fashion and plenty of PDA at the Durban July…

Lifestyle
Springbok WAG Anlia Etzebeth – the wife of Eben Etzebeth – sang the national anthem at the Durban July. Watch her performance…

Lifestyle
Springboks sweet victory: Ellis Park rang out with the beautiful sounds of the South African national anthem, sang by Jodi Fredericks.

Entertainment
‘The way we played today showed that we’re not just a team that knows how to play attacking football,’ said the France striker.

Entertainment
‘Under a Blood Red Sky’ shares the story of author Annemarie van Niekerk’s life through apartheid, violence and forbidden love

Entertainment
“I just try to move on. I mean, I lost so many times. I’m sure I’m still going to keep losing. It’s impossible to win everything.”

Entertainment
Matongoni Youth Employment is suing Makgale Travel and Tours for an alleged breach of their agreement.

Science/Tech
Every successful cryptocurrency once reached a moment where only a small number of people knew its name. Bitcoin had its early adopters. Ethereum attracted developers before smart contracts became mainstream. Solana was once viewed as another ambitious Layer-1 blockchain, while XRP quietly built its reputation around global payments long before becoming one of crypto’s most […]

Science/Tech
Australian Space Agency working to confirm origin of objects as space archaeologist says they may be connected to a rocket launch
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Six pieces of suspected space debris found washed up on north Queensland beaches could be “space balls” that are often left over from rocket launches, according to one expert.
The Australian Space Agency...
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An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch:Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a new commercial from Google asks: What if the Founding Fathers had access to Google Workspace? With the tagline “Group project, but make it 1776,” the ad depicts a largely unseen Thomas Jefferson mid-draft when he gets a nagging text from Ben Franklin,...
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Subsea cables. Ukrainian power stations. Russian oil refineries. Even airports, water-desalination plants and Amazon data centers. They’ve all become targets in wartime, notes the Wall Street Journal, and around the world now arguments “are already brewing between companies and governments over new regulations and potential costs.”In Germany, powerful associations representing private companies...
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Health
Sandra Champkins was symptom-free but a CT scan at Banbury’s Tesco car park detected she had cancer.

Health
The update will be available to all users in England by April 2028, the health service says.

Health
What are heart palpitations and when should you be concerned?

Health
A doctors’ group says it “borders on madness” that patients will have to obtain the note in person.