SUNDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2024, 19:29
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President Cyril Ramaphosa spent his birthday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday by taking a stroll on the beach and attending several bilateral meetings with heads of state.
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England have lost again but they should not be criticised for their endeavour and playing style, writes Matt Dawson.
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Rory McIlroy hits a three-under-par 69 to win the season-ending DP World Tour Championship and clinch his sixth Race to Dubai title.
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A force announces it is looking for Pankaj Lamba after the body of Harshita Brella was found.
South Africa
Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run and deal with waste can get this figure down. But South Africa’s healthcare workers say regulations are stopping them from doing this – and so playing their part in slowing climate change.
South Africa
The national Department of Public Works will forge ahead with evicting residents who have illegally occupied two buildings in Cape Town.
South Africa
An amplified reliance on the South African National Defence Force for internal support to other government departments places significant strain on the force to maintain high levels of defence readiness.
South Africa
A 38-year-old shop owner who raped a 10-year-old girl, who bought items at his shop in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
World
The march was led by Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in February.
World
A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 in the Gaza Strip.
World
A powerful typhoon forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday.
World
Once confined to rectangular screens, chirpy plumber Mario and pointy-eared Princess Zelda are popping up in theme parks and toy stores as Nintendo goes all out to win non-gamer fans.
Africa
Chidimma Adetshina faced xenophobic abuse and trolling when she competed for Miss South Africa, where she was born.
Africa
“We used to hate elephants a lot,” Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree.
Africa
Businesses surveyed report that trading within Africa is easier than trading with the rest of the world
Africa
Sierra Leone forward Kei Kamara says Cameroon legend Roger Milla is the inspiration for his latest international comeback.
Business
Business
Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty- and quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Business
Fiscal rules, while perhaps valuable for promoting fiscal stability, do not inherently generate economic growth, says Johan Fourie.
Business
Small businesses say they feel “powerless” to get out of phone contracts amid claims of mis-selling.
Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to move his address to the nation to Friday evening because the government had been struggling to formulate a concrete response to the poisoned food crisis.
Politics
Spaza shops and other food handling facilities must be registered with municipalities in which they operate within 21 days or face closure.
Politics
Delegates to the SACP’s fifth Special National Congress will reassess its partnership with the ANC, citing declining electoral fortunes and growing voter discontent
Politics
The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
Sport
Here is the kick off time to take note of for the Springboks’ final Test of the year against Wales in Cardiff this Saturday.
Sport
Harlequins wing Cadan Murley scores twice as England A produce strong second-half performance to defeat Australia A at Twickenham Stoop.
Sport
England seal a comprehensive 55-47 victory in their second match against Jamaica in the Horizon series in Manchester.
Sport
News24 Sport’s Herman Mostert highlights five talking points after South Africa’s 29-20 win
Education
Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in the U.S. News rankings.
Education
Credited with designing the first eco-friendly office building, he never forgot the lessons he learned observing communes in the 1960s.
Education
Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms
Oxford University has been accused of relying on academics on “Deliveroo-style” and precarious fixed-term contracts to give the majority of its tutorials, after new research revealed just a third of lessons are taught by full-time professors.
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Education
Her unusual approach to building bridges between her wealthy campus and its beleaguered hometown led to a Supreme Court case and a faculty revolt.
Lifestyle
More than a title! Miss Universe runner-up Chidimma Adetshina has won an impressive list of prizes, including a year’s stay in New York.
Lifestyle
Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival sold out within 35 minutes on Sunday, with more than 200 000 people expected to attend.
Lifestyle
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi celebrated South Africa’s victory against England with his kids in Twickenham. But was wife Rachel there, too?
Lifestyle
TV and radio host Masechaba Ndlovu is officially off the market again following her separation from her former husband, Vusi Ndlovu, in 2018.
Entertainment
After all these years, front man Rzeznik said he still doesn’t entirely understand Iris’ lasting impact.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Mike Tyson is seemingly so locked into his fight with Jake Paul that he couldn’t entertain a young journalist in an interview.
Entertainment
In the latest episode of Podcast and Chill, MacG had a sit-down with Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Elon Musk.
Science/Tech
A reusable uncrewed spaceplane was unveiled this week for delivering and returning cargo from the Chinese Tiangong space station. It was built by the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute (part of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China). (See YouTube footage here…) Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes:Like the Sierra Space “Dream Chaser” [still under...
Science/Tech
The modular phone concept returns and it’s rather boring.
Science/Tech
Eskom is seeing long queues outside some of its offices thanks to the looming deadline for updating prepaid electricity meters in one week.
Science/Tech
Diving into virtual reality is easier than ever—but here are a few key things to know.
Motoring
“I started crying at the end, it was a very emotional race. It’s been a long journey, a lot of crashes, big injuries but finally we are here.”
Motoring
Along with new champions being crowned, the action remained red-hot from start to finish despite a late race downpour.
Motoring
Exchange rate challenges has been attributed to a quiet 2024 that saw projected models being withheld and completely withdrawn in the case of the long awaited Oroch bakkie.
Motoring
“Job done for today but tomorrow we need to repeat what we did.”
Health
A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot.
Health
The unidentified patient had recently returned from Africa, where the virus has caused a deadly epidemic, health officials said.
Health
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for health secretary opposes fluoride in water, promotes unproven Covid therapies and has threatened to prosecute medical journals.
Health
The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows.
Nature
Governments around the globe are ploughing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher energy costs, but that comes at a fiscal burden, creates inefficiencies.
Nature
At its core, climate finance is about how we pay for climate action – both reducing emissions and adapting to climate impacts. But this isn’t just about distant financial transactions. Climate finance affects our daily lives in countless ways, say the authors.
Nature
Children from East Africa, where heatwaves and floods have shuttered schools in recent months, are pushing for world leaders to protect their education – and their future – at the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan.
Nature
Climate change is a silent killer, and the WHO has warned that urgent action is “a matter of life and death”.