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Countries gather to thrash out deal on ‘plastic crisis’

Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say

Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’

South Africa

“Case against Limpopo trio accused of insurance fraud is weak”

Four killed in Pietermaritzburg taxi crash

Mthatha court postpones Lusikisiki mass murder trial until Wednesday

World

State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 for entry

‘I’m upset, angry and disgusted,’ Epstein accuser tells BBC

Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: The BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb

Africa

‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season

Farmer accused of feeding women to pigs faces trial in South Africa

‘Trailblazing’ Ugandan player joins women’s rugby team

Business

Trump attacks ‘woke’ Jaguar as firm appoints new boss

BP says it makes biggest oil and gas find in 25 years

Why Donald Trump is talking about actress Sydney Sweeney

Politics

SACP’s decision to contest LGE 2026 will have implications: Ramaphosa

Apartheid victims challenge State’s request to stall reparations

Ramaphosa defends GNU as ‘right move’ amid criticism

Sport

Monday Night Club: Pivotal season for Spurs, no more egos at Rangers & Man Utd pre-season success

Newcastle reignite Guehi interest – Tuesday’s gossip

Feyenoord make £15.6m bid for Sheff Utd’s Ahmedhodzic

Education

Nigeria: WAEC Records Worst Results in 5 Years

South Africa: South African Learners Struggle With Reading Comprehension – Study Reveals a Gap Between Policy and Classroom Practice

Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations

Lifestyle

Domestic helper arrested after stealing designer items in viral video

Gayton’s family diamond mine plummets: ‘No longer profitable’

Women in sea rescue honoured this August

Science/Tech

Summer picks: what is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm? – podcast

US To Expedite Plan For Nuclear Reactor On the Moon

Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes

Motoring

Ford partners with Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund to boost community outreach efforts

Land Rover Defender 130 D350 review: where off-road muscle meets modern luxury

Norris shines as McLaren tighten grip on both titles ahead of summer break

Health

Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report

A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice.

Artists help pupils and centre users create murals

Nature

News24 Business | Joburg power cut threat: Eskom and City still talking, Ramokgopa pushes for payment plan

News24 Business | Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

News24 Business | International Partners Group | Backing SA’s green future with over R2bn for just transition projects