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Legendary architect Frank Gehry dead aged 96
Gehry was known for his experimental metallic designs.
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Gehry was known for his experimental metallic designs.

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A similar request was rejected earlier this year, but a law passed by Congress last month overrides it.
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A witness in the Madlanga Commission has been shot and killed in Brakpan on Friday evening.

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It follows an investigation by the party into racist content on social media.

South Africa
Police have confirmed that a witness from Madlanga Commission has been shot dead in Brakpan

South Africa
Umalusi has confirmed that the 2025 matric results will be released on the 12th of January 2026

South Africa
South Africa is commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

South Africa
Equal Education approached the Western Cape High Court in April.

World
India gave Russia’s leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India’s defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

World
Donald Trump’s controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.

World
Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.

World
The fines were due to the platform’s misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business
South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business
Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Business
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
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Politics
Afrika Mayibuye Movement will hold its first national convention this weekend to outline its policy

Politics
COSATU marks 40 years and will use its anniversary to assert relevance amongst the working class

Politics
Mchunu says he met with Ramaphosa in January to inform him about the disbandment of PKTT.

Politics
Secretary of ANC in Greater Jhb region Sasabona Manganye rejects the notion of two centres power

Sport
World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel reacts to England’s ‘difficult’ group after draw

Sport
BBC Sport looks back at England’s 6-1 win over Panama in 2018, after the two sides are drawn in the same group for the 2026 World Cup.

Sport
England will begin their World Cup 2026 campaign against Croatia, while Scotland have been drawn in the same group as Brazil for next summer’s tournament.

Sport
Northern Ireland will face hosts Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B of the World Cup if they come through March’s tricky play-off.
Education
The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federal court ruled that moves to dismantle the agency were unlawful.
Education
Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.
Education
[This Day] Kwara Varsity closes Ilesha-Baruba campus
Education
[This Day] Abuja — The Nigerian military has assured families of the abducted students still in captivity that it is committed to rescuing and returning them unharmed.

Lifestyle
Who wore it best? Convicted fraudster Thabo Bester seemingly one-upped his Kgosi Mampuri inmate Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in the fashion department.
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Entertainment
The shooting happened on Friday evening.

Entertainment
‘It will be nice to play the host nation even though the whole nation will be behind them,’ Williams told SuperSport.

Entertainment
Bafana will also face South Korea and one of four European sides in Group A.

Entertainment
A total of R850 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 5 December 2025.
Science/Tech
The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement, accusing the AI startup of repackaging its paywalled reporting without permission. TechCrunch reports: The Times joins several media outlets suing Perplexity, including the Chicago Tribune, which also filed suit this week. The Times’ suit claims that “Perplexity provides commercial products to its own users that substitute” for...
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Cloudflare says it blocked 416 billion AI scraping attempts in five months and warns that AI is reshaping the internet’s economic model — with Google’s combined crawler creating a monopoly-style dilemma where opting out of AI means disappearing from search altogether. Tom’s Hardware reports: “The business model of the internet has always been to generate content that drive traffic and then sell...

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For a few more days, you can save on mattresses and bed frames from one of our favorite makers.
Science/Tech
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery in an $82.7 billion deal that gives it HBO, iconic franchises, and major studio infrastructure. “Warner Bros. shareholders will receive $27.75 a share in cash and stock in Netflix,” notes Bloomberg. “The total equity value of the deal is $72 billion, while the enterprise value of the deal is about $82.7 billion.” From the report: Prior to the closing of...
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Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
Health
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.
Health
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.
Health
Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors.

Health
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.