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‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election
‘When all the money the politicians promise reaches our bank accounts, that’s when I will believe them,’ she says.
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‘When all the money the politicians promise reaches our bank accounts, that’s when I will believe them,’ she says.
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A Durban woman has asked the court to jail the 18-year-old schoolboy who killed her 15-year-old son over a girlfriend.
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Since it was leaked that author and publisher Melinda Ferguson was releasing a book on the tragic love story of Anele and AKA, both families have distanced themselves from it and public backlash was swift. Ferguson invites Muhammad Hussain to a video chat as she addresses some of the critiques and criticisms about the book and takes him through this rollercoaster journey.
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Last month, the Hawks raided SAFA House in Nasrec and seized a laptop, documents, external hard drives and a USB memory stick.
South Africa
An exciting day for a matric pupil, anticipating a braai with his schoolmates, took a harrowing turn when he was allegedly lured into a trap by his “trusted” teacher, who has since been charged with rape.
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.
World
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
World
Watch: Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns green for indigenous day
World
The United Autoworkers Union took a risk in a Republican – and often anti-union – part of the US.
World
The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now.
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
The world of chocolate is facing such immense cocoa shortages that trading has gone wild, and prices are surging.
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.
Politics
Some residents in Ekurhuleni believe DA leader Steenhuisen will help rescue South Africa.
Politics
Given the opportunity to govern South Africa, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party pledges to streamline governance by consolidating the current nine provinces into four.
Politics
Fight for control of the second biggest voting province goes to the wires this weekend.
Politics
News24’s month-long On The Road tour has come to an end. Throughout all the conversations, one prevailing theme emerged: South Africans demonstrate unwavering commitment to their, villages, towns, cities, and country, writes Siyamtanda Capa.
Sport
Reports say Kaizer Chiefs caching hunt has a leading candidate: Rui Vitoria. Let’s have a quick look at his achievements.
Sport
Dave Lock is running his 25th London Marathon for the Samaritans this year, a cause that has taken on further significance for him after the death of his brother, Steven, in 2023.
Sport
Orlando Pirates will be strengthened further when they take on AmaZulu at the Orlando Stadium this evening, the club has confirmed.
Sport
The Kaizer Chiefs coach hunt continues. According to the latest reports, three of the new targets are CAF Champions League coaches.
Education
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 May
The University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.
The Los...
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...
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
Online spending is growing rapidly in South Africa. However, many still prefer visiting shopping malls.
Science/Tech
Earlier this week, Netflix found itself embroiled in an AI scandal when Futurism spotted AI-generated images used in the Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did.. The movie’s credits do not mention any uses of AI, causing critics to call out the filmmakers for “potentially embellishing a movie that’s supposed to be based on real-life events,” reports Ars Technica. An executive producer of the...
Science/Tech
Ben Schoon reports via 9to5Google: Google’s Arif Dikici confirmed on LinkedIn this week that Android is now using VideoLAN’s (the makers of VLC) “dav1d” software decoder to allow AV1 to work on more devices. This is now available on all devices running Android 12 or higher via a software update. Mishaal Rahman points out that this started to roll out with the March 2024 Google Play system...
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...
Motoring
Despite its rich heritage in South Africa, not a single small bakkie in on sale anymore
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Motoring
KTM rider Brad Binder reveals that having mates over in abundance affords him the luxury of overseeing things.
Health
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.
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.
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.