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SUNDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2025, 15:02

World

9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting

Today at 12:57 PM, via NPR

Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub. The incident occurred early Sunday in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg.

Africa

Malawian state’s rhetoric belies reality

Friday at 04:24 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Communities grapple daily with failing health services, entrenched corruption and gender inequality, leaving women and girls literally walking for survival

Sport

EPL star out of the Bafana AFCON clash

Today at 14:02 PM, via The South African

Wolverhampton midfielder Marshall Munetsi and two other Zimbabwe stars will miss the AFCON tournament due to injuries.

Education

A Lifeline for New York’s Working Families

Today at 08:00 AM, via New York Times

Children’s Aid provides free after-school programs for low-income New Yorkers that students love and parents see as a solution.

Education

Scott C. Beardsley Named University of Virginia’s New President

Friday at 22:26 PM, via New York Times

The selection of Scott Beardsley by the G.O.P.-appointed board comes after the previous president resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. A new Democratic-appointed board could try to overturn the choice.

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 21 December 2025

Today at 14:46 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

There’s a new space race – will the billionaires win?

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

The commercialisation of the cosmos is already underway, and our current laws aren’t fit for purpose

If there is one thing we can rely on in this world, it is human hubris, and space and astronomy are no exception.

The ancients believed that everything revolved around Earth. In the 16th century, Copernicus and his peers overturned that view with the heliocentric model. Since then, telescopes...

Science/Tech

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

Today at 14:00 PM, via Wired

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.

Motoring

South Africa’s vehicle recall crisis

Today at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The increasing pattern of vehicle recalls across many different manufacturers and models shows that there is an inherent system weakness in the pre-market testing process, production oversight, and regulatory verification.

Health

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.

Health

Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

Friday at 21:28 PM, via New York Times

The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.