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New boss Maresca is perfect for Man City – Gvardiol
New manager Enzo Maresca is a “perfect one” for Manchester City, says defender Josko Gvardiol.
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New manager Enzo Maresca is a “perfect one” for Manchester City, says defender Josko Gvardiol.

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US visas are becoming harder to access as Durban loses visa services. Find out what changes and where to apply from August 1.

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Executors demand records and apology as Madonsela challenges Foxton will

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An international investigation into the suicide of a Swiss teenager has led Hawks detectives to a Soweto man accused of helping move money for a sophisticated global sextortion syndicate that investigators say has claimed at least 52 victims worldwide

South Africa
The bodies were found at their home in Bedfordshire in the UK last month.

South Africa
Emergency services were called out to the scene of the crash at around 5o clock on Saturday.
South Africa
Team SA shines with 25-medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has congratulated Team South Africa on an outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where the team started Saturday with 25 medals.
“This team went to Glasgow and did us proud. They have given it their all, and every single one of them comes home...
South Africa
Team SA shines with medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has congratulated Team South Africa on an outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where the team started Saturday with 25 medals.
“This team went to Glasgow and did us proud. They have given it their all, and every single one of them comes home having...

World
The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford writes.

World
Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital roughly two weeks ago.

World
Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as they made their way through the city’s waterways.

World
The deadly blast took place in a venue near the centre of the city, but the cause is currently unclear.

Africa
Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution – some called the BBC to tell their stories.

Africa
The grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has caused controversy at the Commonwealth Games after being disqualified for headbutting his opponent.

Africa
The incident has sparked concern in Europe while Spain also faces a challenge in balancing its relations with neighbouring Morocco and Algeria.

Africa
Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb has visited the hospital where some of thoe injured have been taken.

Business
Parents take home school uniform for free at a pop-up that organisers hope can become a regular event.
Business

Business
The actual presentation of FIFA’s plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.
Business

Politics
IEC says voter registration started on a positive note on Saturday.

Politics
Provincial Electoral Officer Nkaro Mateta says 75 000 people registered in the province on Saturday.

Politics
Makatong is the second MEC to resign in a period of eight months.

Politics
Only twenty five people visited one of the voting stations in this area ton Saturday,

Sport
Great Britain win golds in the women’s synchronised 10m diving and artistic swimming mixed duet at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.

Sport
Work out the identity of today’s player in as few attempts as possible.

Sport
Alexandra Eala continues her strong season with an impressive victory over Naomi Osaka to reach the Washington Open final.

Sport
BBC Sport takes a look at some star players who were close to moving to the Premier League, only for the deals to fall through.

Education
A growing number of what the internet has dubbed “loneliness influencers” are spotlighting solo living without children or friends – and it’s spurring debate.

Education
Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism
When the superstar academic Jason Arday took to the stage at the British Sociological Association’s 75th anniversary conference earlier this year, he delivered a talk called Wanted Dead or Alive: the Playbook.
The youngest black professor in...

Education
A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?
What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or it will explode, but that’s about it. Once your kid hits school age, you have to decide (if you’re lucky) between public and private...
Education
Teaching kindergarten in South Central Los Angeles in the 1950s and ’60s, she realized that her students were not represented in the books they read. So she wrote her own.

Lifestyle
For the love of Mzansi: These All Blacks players have strong ties to South Africa – from birth, to parents to significant others…
Lifestyle
The brother of a Springbok player has responded to backlash of South Africans who support New Zealand’s All Blacks…
Lifestyle
Pensioners push back with a bigger number, arguing pensioners deserve far more than what’s currently on the table each month.
Lifestyle
Pensioners react to a SASSA story, laying out the exact rand figure they say would finally make survival possible each month.

Entertainment
Between February 2018 and October 2018, the woman submitted fraudulent VAT returns on behalf of her company.

Entertainment
The incident apparently happened in the first few minutes of the second half.

Entertainment
Calling GBV an urgent disaster is not useful until someone does something about it

Entertainment
Households need to review how their money is allocated.
Science/Tech
CNN tells the unfortunate tale of hedge fund Situational Awareness, “founded in 2024 by German-born Leopold Aschenbrenner when he was in his early 20s.” Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI employee, founded the hedge fund on the premise that “AI will be the dominant driver of global market returns over the next decade,” according to the firm’s site… Aschenbrenner managed to turn hundreds of millions...
Science/Tech
“A hardware wallet is supposed to be the safest place to keep Bitcoin,” writes The Street, since it never connects to the internet, its keys never leave the device, and “the whole point is that an attacker would need to physically hold it to steal anything.” The problem is that anyone who can reproduce the recovery seed doesn’t need to possess the COLDCAR, Nerds.xyz points out. More from The...
Science/Tech
The Washington Post looks at giant tech companies “feeding every available dollar into the cash-incinerating maw of AI machines.” They warn “Tech superstars that once had oodles of cash left over at the end of each year are now flipping into the red…”[While optimists expect] huge corporate profits and a society-wide boost to wealth and well-being…questions about that AI vision are now growing...
Science/Tech
“An itch.io game bundle put together by Necrosoft Games and The United Videogame Workers-CWA union is a new way gamers can show their support for developers who have been let go amidst the ongoing video game industry labor crisis,” writes Kotaku. Launched Thursday, it’s already raised $57,859 from 3,984 contributors. (Average contribution size: $14.52)The bundle is pay-what-you-want with a...

Motoring
Spacious six-seater proves you don’t need an new energy vehicle to save at the pumps.
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Health
Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.
Health
In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.
Health
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for a “High-T military” raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.
Health
A vote to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, who has publicly supported childhood vaccines, will take place in the full Senate.