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Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses
Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.
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Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.
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Gary van Niekerk has rejected the State’s plea deal and will return to court for his cyber fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act trial in December.
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South Africa foiled Ghana’s bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid‑year agenda, pushing instead for a continent‑wide migration summit.
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Intimate WhatsApp messages between former Idac boss Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan were submitted as evidence before the Madlanga Commission, laying bare a relationship that appeared to exceed professional boundaries.

South Africa
Police have arrested two suspects, aged 19 and 20, in connection with the case.

South Africa
SAPS says there are enough trained personnel acros to administer the rape evidence kits

South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal CoGTA says disaster management teams are on high alert.

South Africa
Huawei has launched a Partner Joint Industry Solution with four of South Africa’s largest IT services companies — CoCre8 Technology Solutions, Gijima, Altron and BCX — at Huawei South Africa Connect 2026 in Sandton, formalising a partner-ecosystem play the Chinese ICT vendor plans to extend as its template for African expansion. Huawei said its local […]

World
Authorities have been trying to contain the wildfires, which have been burning for days.

World
Jay Clayton’s confirmation comes after the US president’s original choice was rejected by lawmakers due to lack of relevant experience

World
From “delulu” to “FOMO”, Gen Z slang has made an unlikely journey from Instagram to parliament.

World
At least 13 people have been killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday.

Africa
The massive outage has left homes, businesses and some essential services severely disrupted.

Africa
After the men’s success at the World Cup, Cape Verde should not be underestimated on their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut, forward Sandra Martins warns.

Africa
Nigeria face Malawi, Zambia and Egypt at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, looking to defend their crown and claim an 11th title.

Africa
Initial reports from a post-mortem said he had “abrasions on his back and chest”, investigators say.

Business
Britain’s weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China’s robotics firms.

Business
Low-income households will benefit from blackberries being collected, a community group says.

Business
Security fears saw CAF Bank, which serves 14,000 UK charities, suspend its online banking portal.

Business
The Federal Reserve’s decision, which was broadly expected, means rates remain between the 3.5% and 3.75%.

Politics
The DA is challenging Tshwane’s decision to reinstate the municipality’s Group CFO, Gareth Mnisi.

Politics
The messages reveal that Khan referred to Johnson as “gorgeous”.

Politics
BBBEE report shows an improvement in transformation compliance between 2013 to 2023.

Politics
The Impeachment Committee has decided to appeal the Western Cape High Court’s decision.

Sport
Team Northern Ireland heptathlete Kate O’Connor tells BBC Sport NI of her joy at winning the event at the Commonwealth Games as she collects her first senior outdoor gold medal.

Sport
Host nations Scotland win eight medals in the space of five chaotic hours on Wednesday – two of the gold – to take their Commonwealth Games tally in Glasgow to 23.

Sport
The daily schedule for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Sport
Lhuan-dre Pretorius recovers from a heavy collision in the field to hit 64 as London Spirit beat MI London by seven wickets for their first win in this season’s Hundred.
Education
A Times’s analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] A Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Smile Gavua Dzisi, has called on school heads in the country to strictly enforce all the necessary disciplinary measures to stem the increasing spate of indiscipline among students.
Education
[Nyasa Times] Maranatha Academy’s education scholarship initiative remains central to the institution’s mission of supporting academically gifted but financially disadvantaged students across Malawi, according to the school’s managing director, Dr Ernest Kaonga.

Education
The DfE says it is working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency.
Lifestyle
Former Springbok Derick Hougaard has shared a GoFundMe account, which was created to raise funds for the retired rugby star…
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Entertainment
After seven days of competition, the SA team are seventh in the overall table with 22 medals (six gold, eight silver and eight bronze).

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
MotoGP star to join his former Red Bull KTM team-mate Miguel Oliveira in Superbikes.

Entertainment
A R480 000 jackpot is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto results for 29 July 2026.
Science/Tech
Google has dismantled the original AlphaFold team, according to Financial Times (paywalled), reassigning many researchers to Gemini and Isomorphic Labs. Several other key members, including Nobel laureate John Jumper, left for Anthropic. Engadget reports: AlphaFold is an AI program that can accurately predict three-dimensional structures of proteins from their amino acid sequences in minutes...

Science/Tech
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta intends to sell for the first time AI tools to other companies
Science/Tech
For a year now, the AI safety testing firm Andon Labs has been evaluating how frontier AI models behave as long-running autonomous agents by assigning them simulated real-world tasks, such as operating a vending machine business for a year without human supervision. In the latest installment, the research startup found that frontier AI models, including Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, and Kimi K3,...

Science/Tech
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.
Motoring
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Motoring

Health
As Andy Burnham outlines his aim to overhaul social care, BBC News speaks to the families caring for loved ones.

Health
The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England.
Health
The Kentucky Republican has accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding research that triggered the Covid pandemic and lying about it to Congress — charges Dr. Fauci denies.

Health
In a speech, the PM is expected to say finding common ground across party lines will be key to fixing social care.