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Wardley to be world champion as Usyk gives up belt
Britain’s Fabio Wardley is expected to be elevated to WBO heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk decides to relinquish his title.
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2025, 00:28

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Britain’s Fabio Wardley is expected to be elevated to WBO heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk decides to relinquish his title.

Top Stories
England will beat Australia “quite comfortably” in the Ashes if captain Ben Stokes is fit enough to play all five Tests, says ex-batter Mark Ramprakash.

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Boxing expert Steve Bunce says Anthony Joshua was given an “offer he simply couldn’t refuse” to fight Jake Paul.

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Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites offering tickets at several times face value.

South Africa
The State told the court that Killian had several code names for Modack.

South Africa
Legendary ZCC gospel group, Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo, may not be dropping the mic after all.

South Africa
The foundation is among many roleplayers attending the Gaming Regulators Africa Forum’s conference.

South Africa
Mulaudzi says residents should avoid unnecessary trips.

World
Germany’s Culture Minister calls the discovery a “great moment for the world of music”.

World
President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a “historic” deal aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defences against deadly Russian air attacks.

World
Some sellers were found to be luring viewers to their personal pages on adult platforms such as OnlyFans.
World
A US judge on Monday found evidence of “government misconduct” in how a prosecutor aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey’s defence team.

Africa
Israel says South Africa had previously agreed to receive the 153 Palestinians who arrived last week.

Africa
The structure fell after panicked miners reportedly fled from military gunfire.

Africa
Tens of thousands of people’s personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.

Africa
“There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action,” says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Business
Shareholders in the Aberdeen-based company overwhelmingly voted to back the takeover offer from Sidara.

Business
A charity that supports foodbanks says “thousands” will go hungry this Christmas without help.
Business
Business

Politics
These revised rules are aimed at improving the capacity of its councillors.

Politics
The North West businessman has been placed in the centre of allegations of criminality

Politics
She clarified the origin of videos and images posted by Zuma-Sambudla on social media.

Politics
The party’s top seven officials will handle the selection after the rules were tightened

Sport
BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team looks at who has qualified for next year’s Fifa World Cup.

Sport
Women’s Super League referee Lisa Benn tells an employment tribunal she lost her role as an international official after complaining about a referee coach “manhandling” her.

Sport
England manager Thomas Tuchel says he will video call or visit every player left out of his squad to explain his choices and what they need to do to make next summer’s World Cup.

Sport
Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a £65m release clause in his contract that can be activated during the first two weeks of the January transfer window.
Education
Readers react to developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Also: A teacher’s suspension.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has announced a new programme that will allow Ghanaian students to use the Gemini App free of charge for 12 months.
Education
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko/Wasagu district of Kebbi State in the early morning hours of November 17. After killing the school’s deputy principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, who had...
Education
[Liberian Observer] The Executive Director of the Burphy Cares Foundation, Richlue O. Burphy, is calling for greater prioritization of youth-focused programs and initiatives in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 draft budget, which was recently submitted by President Joseph Boakai to the legislature for scrutiny.

Lifestyle
A clip of a crowded Clifton beach has gone viral on TikTok. Here’s what South Africans had to say about the scenes…

Lifestyle
Errol Musk – the father of Elon Musk – courted controversy with his comments about the dwindling white population in the US and South Africa.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
A luxury new coastal estate in Durban North has reportedly garnered over R600 million in sales within just two days of its launch.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment

Science/Tech
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, guest Brian Merchant walks us through a historical framework he used to analyze whether AI fits the classic signs of an economic bubble—and what that means for all of us.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure, and Alphabet’s Google Cloud risk being dragged into the scope of the European Union’s crackdown on Big Tech as antitrust watchdogs prepare to study the platforms’ market power. The European Commission wants to decide if any of the trio should face a raft of new restrictions under the bloc’s Digital...
Science/Tech
A Trump administration pilot program aims for three nuclear startups to reach a key milestone by July 4, 2026. Valar Atomics says it’s the first to do so—but it had some help.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: When Nigel Morris tells you he’s worried about the economy, you listen. As industry observers know, Morris co-founded Capital One and pioneered lending to subprime borrowers, building an empire on understanding exactly how much financial stress the average American can handle. Now, as an early investor in Klarna and other buy-now-pay-later companies like...
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
T1 range spans four models, two engine options, a single transmission and front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.

Motoring
Pricing for the range-opening Vortex derivative starts at special launch offer of R369 900.
Health
The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.

Health
A former Team GB athlete is calling for free sports bras and fittings for secondary school girls.

Health
Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her “traumatic” hysteroscopy.

Health
Alex Allan says she feels “sad” that treatment for the condition has not moved forward in that time.
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.