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Who are the Bondi shooting victims?

Today at 07:08 AM, via BBC News

Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

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The crisis in South Africa worse than loadshedding

Today at 07:02 AM, via Newsday

While years of rolling power outages in South Africa contributed to bringing the country’s economy to its knees, a much bigger crisis is emerging as load shedding eases.

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2025 has been the UK’s sunniest year on record

Today at 06:58 AM, via BBC News

Sunshine amounts across the UK in 2025 have beaten the previous record set in 2003. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at reasons behind this record-breaking weather.

Education

Ghana: Journalists Schooled in Green Mining for Responsible Reporting

Today at 01:53 AM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has urged journalists to uphold ethical standards in reporting on issues surrounding illegal mining activities. That, he explained, was the only way the devastating nature of the illegal activity could be clearly understood by communities for them to take collective action against the menace.

Lifestyle

Tributes pour in for DJ Warras

Yesterday at 20:33 PM, via The South African

Fans, friends and colleagues have posted messages and tributes after DJ Warras was shot and killed in Johannesburg CBD.

Entertainment

OPINION | Business as usual for the ANC

Today at 05:05 AM, via The Citizen

“What should concern voters is that it is the same old comrades who are leading these factions,” writes Sydney Majoko

Science/Tech

Breach At South Korea’s Equivalent of Amazon Exposed Data of Almost Every Adult

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: The alleged perpetrator had improper access to virtually every South Korean adult’s personal information: names, phone numbers and even the keycode to enter residential buildings. It was one of the biggest data breaches of recent years and it has sent the company it targeted — Coupang, South Korea’s equivalent of Amazon —...

Science/Tech

EU Moves To Ease 2035 Ban On Internal Combustion Cars

Today at 03:30 AM, via Slashdot

The EU is moving to soften its planned 2035 ban on internal combustion cars by allowing a small share of low-emission engines. “The less stringent limit would leave room for automakers to continue selling some plug-in hybrids, which have both electric and internal combustion engines and can use the combustion engine to recharge the battery without the need to find a charging station,” reports...

Science/Tech

Meta Tolerates Rampant Ad Fraud From China To Safeguard Billions In Revenue

Today at 02:50 AM, via Slashdot

A Reuters investigation found that Meta knowingly tolerated large volumes of scam and illegal ads from China worth billions in revenue. Reuters reports: Though China’s authoritarian government bans use of Meta social media by its citizens, Beijing lets Chinese companies advertise to foreign consumers on the globe-spanning platforms. As a result, Meta’s advertising business was thriving in...

Motoring

Major airport in ruins in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The once-bustling Thaba ‘Nchu Airport, opened in 1988 as one of Bophuthatswana’s flagship infrastructure projects, now stands as a stark symbol of a local economy that has long since stalled.

Motoring

Good news for European carmakers

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The European Union is preparing to relax its impending ban on combustion engine vehicles, a decision that will influence the cars made by brands like BMW, Mercedes, and VW.