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Norris takes control of title race with Sao Paulo win
McLaren’s Lando Norris extends his championship lead over team-mate Oscar Piastri to 24 points with a dominant victory in Sao Paulo.
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McLaren’s Lando Norris extends his championship lead over team-mate Oscar Piastri to 24 points with a dominant victory in Sao Paulo.

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The mystery youth in the photo turns out to be Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, a 15-year-old detective fan.

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Emergency services have warned tourists and locals to keep away from coastal paths due to rough sea conditions.
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South Africa
Health authorities say 48 typhoid cases have been reported in the Tshwane since start of the year.
South Africa
It is set to be a groundbreaking event, addressing critical water and sanitation challenges.

South Africa
Police say nine suspects were apprehended on charges for possession of presumed stolen alcohol.

South Africa
The destruction includes the newly installed G20 Summit signage along the R55 route near Nasrec.

World
The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

World
US lawmakers are working over the weekend as they seek a bipartisan deal to end the shutdown, which is now on day 40.

World
Hadar Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect ending that year’s war between Israel and Hamas.

World
Malaysian authorities are looking for more survivors after the vessel capsized near the resort of Langkawi.

Africa
The manner of Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-election has earned the country a rare rebuke from the African Union.

Africa
South African Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, accused of stoking deadly protests, denies the charges.

Africa
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Africa
The warlord remains at large but victims hope the ICC charges will renew efforts to capture him.

Business
Food Lover’s Market, one of the most recognisable names in South Africa today, began as a single fresh produce shop run by two brothers, Brian and Mike Coppin.

Business
St Alban’s College in Pretoria was founded in 1963, and had all-rounder Anton Murray serving as its first headmaster for 20 years.

Business
The tax body had used travel data to conclude that thousands of parents had left the country permanently but many say they just went on holiday.

Business
The Gautrain is a world-class mode of transport, but there are several drawbacks to using the system instead of driving.

Politics
Botha passed away at an East London hospital on Saturday after a long illness.

Politics
The ANC says it maintains that Mchunu has not been charged in any court of law.

Politics
The party has described Reverend Maphatsoe as a man of deep conviction who guided with humility.

Politics
Gigaba was not arrested after reports that he had handed himself to the police.

Sport
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has praised 23-year-old Yanela Mbuthuma for bouncing back from heartbreak to heroics in just one week.

Sport
Khadija Shaw says Manchester City have had a “mentality shift” this season, after moving top of the Women’s Super League.

Sport
Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Kgaogelo Sekgota has opened up on his rehab journey and his comeback with Tubatse United.

Sport
Newbridge have beaten Madden to reach the Ulster Club semi-final at the Athletic Grounds.
Education
Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now.
Education
Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel’s international isolation over its conduct in Gaza.

Education
More than 150 psychiatrists sign letter condemning contract to host exams in country with well-documented human rights abuses
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.
The college has signed a contract with the state-owned Hamad Medical Corporation to host international exams in Doha, enabling...
Education
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight.

Lifestyle
Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie mingled with South African expats at a French bar ahead of the Springboks game against Les Bleus…

Lifestyle
EFF’s Carl Niehaus has put golfer Gary Player on blast again over his ‘tone deaf’ social media post, he claims features ‘racial undertones’.

Lifestyle
Alette Winckler, wife of pop singer-turned-preacher Heinz Winckler – is accused of promoting a Christian ‘cult-like’ weight loss programme.

Lifestyle
A new cocktail lounge has opened its doors in London, serving South African-inspired drinks and a selection of complementary bar snacks.
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Science/Tech
“A tape-based piece of unique Unix history may have been lying quietly in storage at the University of Utah for 50+ years,” reports The Register. And the software librarian at Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum, Al Kossow of Bitsavers, believes the tape “has a pretty good chance of being recoverable.”Long-time Slashdot reader bobdevine says the tape will be analyzed at the Computer...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:Neurodiverse professionals may see unique benefits from artificial intelligence tools and agents, research suggests. With AI agent creation booming in 2025, people with conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia and more report a more level playing field in the workplace thanks to generative AI. A recent study from the UK’s Department for Business...
Science/Tech
UPDATE (11/9): America’s Federal Aviation Administration has now grounded all U.S. MD-11 and MD-11F aircrafts after Tuesday’s crash “because the agency has determined the unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design,” according to an emergency airworthiness directive obtained by CBS News. American multinational freight company UPS had already...
Science/Tech
A maintainer of Debian’s Advanced Package Tool (APT) “has announced plans to introduce hard Rust dependencies into APT starting May 2026,” reports the blog It’s FOSS.The integration targets critical areas like parsing .deb, .ar, and tar files plus HTTP signature verification using Sequoia. [APT maintainer Julian Andres Klode] said these components “would strongly benefit from memory safe...

Motoring
Events saw a number of red flags, deployment of the safety car and close if sometime too close racing.

Motoring
An announcement regarding the Atto 2 could be made soon. Should approval be given, expect it to arrive in 2026.

Motoring
“So, I’m happy. We’ve been on very good form. The team have given me a great car, so I’ve always got to thank them.“

Motoring
Aging off-roader still has the charm, versatility and added practicality for seven to rival its more rugged sibling, but at a cost.
Health
Health agencies asked caregivers to stop using two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after they found an increase in cases of infant botulism.
Health
The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.
Health
He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer.
Health
The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.