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‘Netflix seals $85bn Warner Bros deal’ and ‘One L of a draw’
The Fifa World Cup 2026 draw features on several Saturday editions.
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The Fifa World Cup 2026 draw features on several Saturday editions.

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Former friends Chrishell Stause and Emma Hernan have argued on and off-camera in the Netflix reality show.

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Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.

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Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.

South Africa
Police have confirmed that a witness from Madlanga Commission has been shot dead in Brakpan

South Africa
Umalusi has confirmed that the 2025 matric results will be released on the 12th of January 2026

South Africa
South Africa is commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

South Africa
Equal Education approached the Western Cape High Court in April.

World
In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

World
India gave Russia’s leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India’s defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

World
Donald Trump’s controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.

World
Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business
It might seem like a simple merger deal, but it’s got all the ingredients of a Hollywood drama.

Business
South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business
Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Business
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.

Politics
Afrika Mayibuye Movement will hold its first national convention this weekend to outline its policy

Politics
COSATU marks 40 years and will use its anniversary to assert relevance amongst the working class

Politics
Mchunu says he met with Ramaphosa in January to inform him about the disbandment of PKTT.

Politics
Secretary of ANC in Greater Jhb region Sasabona Manganye rejects the notion of two centres power

Sport
Former Liverpool and Italy forward Fabio Borini scores for Salford City as they beat Leyton Orient 4-0 to reach the third round of the FA Cup.

Sport
At least 12 clubs want Kobbie Mainoo on loan, Nottingham Forest set to increase Elliot Anderson price, Saudi clubs confident of cut-price Mohamed Salah deal, plus more.

Sport
Manchester City midfielder Rodri is “suffering” and “struggling” as he wants to make a return to action from a hamstring injury, says manager Pep Guardiola.

Sport
YMCA, Donald Trump and Kylian Mbappe v Erling Haaland – BBC Sport runs through the best bits from the World Cup draw.
Education
The secretary of education is barnstorming the country, talking to schoolchildren about civics and promoting patriotism. Critics claim the lessons have been crafted by partisan and religious groups.
Education
The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federal court ruled that moves to dismantle the agency were unlawful.
Education
Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.
Education
[This Day] Kwara Varsity closes Ilesha-Baruba campus

Lifestyle
Who wore it best? Convicted fraudster Thabo Bester seemingly one-upped his Kgosi Mampuri inmate Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in the fashion department.
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Entertainment
The Stormers survived playing with a man less for 30 minutes in the second half, to emerge with a good win over Bayonne in the end.

Entertainment
The shooting happened on Friday evening.

Entertainment
‘It will be nice to play the host nation even though the whole nation will be behind them,’ Williams told SuperSport.

Entertainment
Bafana will also face South Korea and one of four European sides in Group A.
Science/Tech
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. […] In this case, the Cornell researchers dyed a white merino wool knit fabric with a synthetic melanin polymer called polydopamine. Then, they placed the material in a plasma chamber,...
Science/Tech
Despite predictions that AI would replace radiologists, healthcare systems worldwide are hiring more of them because AI tools enhance their work, create new oversight tasks, and increase imaging volumes rather than reducing workloads. “Put all that together with the context of an aging population and growing demand for imaging of all kinds, and you can see why Offiah and the Royal College of...
Science/Tech
sinij shares news of the Trump administration surprising the auto industry by granting approval for “tiny cars” to be built in the United States. Bloomberg reports: President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the U.S., despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven...
Science/Tech
U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies say Chinese-linked actors deployed “Brickstorm” malware to infiltrate critical infrastructure and maintain long-term access for potential sabotage. Reuters reports: The Chinese-linked hacking operations are the latest example of Chinese hackers targeting critical infrastructure, infiltrating sensitive networks and “embedding themselves to enable...
Motoring
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Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
Health
The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.
Health
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.
Health
A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.

Health
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.