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‘Fast-spreading’ measles outbreak hits several schools in London
A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
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A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.

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Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze chalked up Saturday’s catastrophic 2-1 loss to Egyptian side Zamalek in their last Caf Confederation Cup Group D fixture to “wrong attitude”, saying they unnecessarily gave the Egyptians too much respect
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As the world scrambles for critical minerals, mining companies are chasing the goal to scale production while slashing emissions and waste. The technology exists, but so do the obstacles.
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South Africa
Bolana has been accorded a Special Provincial Official Category 2 funeral.

South Africa
SAFTU and NUPSAW say 3 000 health workers were given permanent contracts

South Africa
GASBOC chairperson Jabulani Khumalo has welcomed the department’s intervention.

South Africa
A study FoodForward SA shows that millions of households in the country are food incecure.

World
Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.

World
Samantha Guthrie’s fame has helped turn her mother’s abduction into a national obsession.

World
The theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.

World
The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Africa
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Africa
Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Africa
Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.
Business
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Business
Environmental Minister Willie Aucamp announces draft export quotas for hunting trophies of elephants, black rhinos, and leopards.

Politics
Mokgosi appeared before the North West Ad Hoc committee on Saturday to conclude his testimony.

Politics
Jacob Zuma who is the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party, was expelled from the ANC in July 2024.

Politics
Sithole says her re-election to the leadership position shows confidence and renewal of the mandate.

Politics
She has been accorded a Special Provincial Official Funeral, Category 2.

Sport
American Anthony Kim says it is “overwhelming” after winning his first tournament since ending a 12-year absence from golf during which he battled drug and alcohol addiction.

Sport
Cormac Izuchukwu says his Six Nations debut in the 20-13 win over Italy was “unbelievable” amidst an injury-hit season for the Ulster lock.

Sport
As his team prepare to face his old club Arsenal, Wigan midfielder Matt Smith tells BBC Sport about his FA Cup final winners’ medal and the advice Mikel Arteta gave him before he left.

Sport
Former Pirates winger Lebogang Mokoena believes stiff competition under Abdeslam Ouaddou could see two long-serving players shown the door.

Education
Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools
The “little pieces of Sunderland” produced by the city’s glassmaking factory for more than a century can be traced back to an even older story that began in the seventh century, when English glassmaking...
Education
Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.
Education
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
Education
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

Lifestyle
When Rachel John returned to Amsterdam, many were speculating whether she and Siya Kolisi are still together. Here’s what we know…

Lifestyle
American singer Jacquees reflected on his time in Durban after embracing the culture of the coastal city during his stay. Take a look…

Lifestyle
When does Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence expire? And will he be remembered as more than just the man who murdered Reeva Steenkamp?
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Johannesburg, a city of about 6 million people and the country’s economic hub, residents are still in the dark about the water crisis.

Entertainment
Kaizer Chiefs co-head coach Cedric Kaze said his team paid Zamalek far too much respect in their 2-1 defeat on…

Entertainment
“We have tough questions ahead but they are beautiful ones,” said Cardoso.

Entertainment
“We’re not here to play circus, we’re here to compete,” said Ouaddou.
Science/Tech
This week Apple patched iOS and macOS against what it called “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Security Week reports that the bugs “could be exploited for information exposure, denial-of-service (DoS), arbitrary file write, privilege escalation, network traffic interception, sandbox escape, and code execution.”Tracked as CVE-2026-20700, the zero-day...
Science/Tech
“Research published in the World Journal of Men’s Health found evidence that drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may also help with heart disease, stroke risk and diabetes,” reports the Telegraph, “as well as enlarged prostate and urinary problems.”Researchers found evidence that the same mechanism may benefit other organs, including the heart, brain, lungs and urinary system. The paper reviewed a...
Science/Tech
“ChatGPT is getting more social,” reports PC Magazine, “with a new feature that allows you to sync your contacts to see if any of your friends are using the chatbot or any other OpenAI product…”It’s “completely optional,” [OpenAI] says. However, even if you don’t opt in, anyone with your number who syncs their contacts are giving OpenAI your digits. “OpenAI may process your phone number if...
Science/Tech
Recently a small crowd paid to watch robots boxing, reports Rest of World. (Almost 3,000 people have now watched the match’s 83-minute webcast.)The match was organized by Rek, a San Francisco-based company, and drew hundreds of spectators who had paid about $60-$80 for a ticket to watch modified G1 robots go at each other. Made by Unitree, the dominant Chinese robot maker, they weighed in at...
Motoring

Motoring
VW is facing the law more than a decade after its emissions scandal.

Motoring
A prominent logistics expert has warned that the R120-billion Gautrain expansion won’t serve the areas that need it the most.
Motoring

Health
A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.
Health
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.

Health
Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears.

Health
The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.