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At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in bear attacks across Japan since April.

Officials confirmed that at least 12 people died. Kentucky’s governor warned that the death toll is expected to rise.

Seven in 10 climate researchers expect China’s carbon emissions to peak by the end of the decade, survey shows.

Western Cape police say the majority of the suspects are known gang members.

Accused number one Muzi Sibiya appeared at the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.

In July 2023, a video emerged showing police officers allegedly assaulting occupants of a vehicle.

Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande are two of the accused in the AKA, Tibz murder case.

The deployment comes following a surge of bear attacks in Japan’s northern Akita prefecture.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and more than 100 missing in central provinces.

More than 74 million people in Bihar are eligible to vote in a key election that kicks off on Thursday.

Kalmaegi left the Philippines on Thursday morning and is currently moving toward central Vietnam.

Morocco suffer a blow before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as their captain Achraf Hakimi injures an ankle injury playing for PSG.

Operation Dudula has been picketing clinics and hospital, turning away those without South African papers.

Morocco controls much of Western Sahara, although part of it is controlled by a pro-independence movement.

A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.

An extra 1,300 children will benefit as more families are automatically enrolled for free meals.

Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Thursday, 6 November 2025.

Growing your kasi business doesn’t require a big budget, you need just the right approach, strong community ties, and smart tools that work as hard as you do.

The highly-complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga Commission he informed Mchunu and Masemola about Sibiya.

Hlophe won’t be active in Parliament or in the Party.

Khumalo said the engineer’s appointment was justified as she is the best candidate for the job.

Khumalo also adds that he did not consider complying with a directive to disband the PKTT.

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino tells BBC Sport that he is “missing” the Premier League and would like to return in the future.

Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey says he “doesn’t want to be second choice” as he vies with Jamison Gibson-Park for a starting berth.

Sean Williams has ended his international cricket career and entered rehab for drug addiction, with Zimbabwe Cricket citing concerns…

Ex-Orlando Pirates skipper Innocent Maela has laid down two reasons the Buccaneers will snatch Mamelodi Sundowns’ Betway Premiership crown.

Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted

UK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure from Beijing, prompting calls for a fresh look at the sector’s dependence on tuition fee income from Chinese students.

The academics spoke out...

Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures

Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded education

Societies evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an...

Former Miss SA Natasha Vermaak has revealed the gender of her baby in a cute cake-cutting video with husband Enrico.

Birdwatchers of a feather, flock together at Kruger National Park to catch a glimpse of these famous ‘Big Six’ birds.

Black Friday 2025 is nearly upon us, but latest research says the big day is mostly a masterclass in discount deception …

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Unlike many of South Africa’s other current richest people, Bekker is a self-made billionaire.

Apple reportedly plans to use a 1.2 trillion-parameter AI model from Google to help power a revamp of its Siri voice assistant.

Final event of the Extreme Festival series promises to be an entertainment spectacle of note.

Treacherous weather forced the penultimate round of this year’s series to be stopped, but not before a podium finish for Variawa and Cazalet.

The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.