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Tension high as Bangladesh tribunal convicts ex-PM Hasina
Hasina – currently in exile in India – convicted over 2024 crackdown on protests that killed hundreds.
MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2025, 11:55

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Hasina – currently in exile in India – convicted over 2024 crackdown on protests that killed hundreds.

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The Twickenham finale of next year’s new Nations Championship event will pit the north and south of global rugby against each other.
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A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s Dhaka has found former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity

South Africa
SABC is the official broadcaster of the G20 Summit 2025 in South Africa.

South Africa
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.

South Africa
Three other people were injured and taken to the Botshabelo Hospital following the crash.

South Africa
Modack and 14 others face charges, including murder and attempted murder.

World
“Serial intruder” Johnson Wen was given nine days in jail for being a public nuisance.
World
US President Donald Trump said he backed lawmakers’ efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure.

World
Rajwinder Singh denies stabbing the 24-year-old to death in October 2019.
World
At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to officials, after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding.

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.

Africa
The opposition says that hundreds of people were killed during the unrest but there is no official death toll.

Africa
It is not clear who chartered the plane carrying the Palestinians from Kenya to South Africa.

Business
Jubilee Metals Group has received the go-ahead from the Competition Tribunal to sell its Chrome and PGM businesses in South Africa.

Business
For South African SMEs navigating a digital-first economy, Zoho provides a significant advantage: seamless mobility.

Business
Markets have largely shrugged off South Africa’s rating upgrade and has turned its focus to the next interest rate move later this week.

Business
MTN has seen a massive improvement in its largest market, Nigeria, which has returned to a positive net equity position

Politics
ACDP Deputy President Wayne Thring has lamented what he refers to as lax immigration laws.

Politics
Probing criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system.

Politics
Willie Aucamp and Alexandra Abrahams will be sworn at the Union Buildings.

Politics
Last week, witnesses concluded their evidence on the EMPD at the Madlanga Commission.

Sport
Rassie Erasmus is expected to once again shuffle his selections for this Saturday’s blockbuster Test against Ireland in Dublin.

Sport
Former Scotland strikers Billy Dodds and James McFadden assess the chances of defeating Denmark in Tuesday’s World Cup qualification showdown at Hampden.

Sport
Draymond Green says he confronted a supporter for “calling me a woman” during the Golden State Warriors’ win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Sport
The World Rugby Nations Cup is set to launch in July 2026 in the first step towards ‘transforming’ the international calendar.
Education
[New Zimbabwe] Rhodes University postdoctoral fellow and Zimbabwean journalist and media activist, Dr. Garikai Chaunza, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the African University Seminar Series – South Africa (AUSS-SA), a flagship programme of the Social Science Research Council’s APDD initiative.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] University administrators have been urged to remain focused on the core mandate for which universities were established so they can become catalysts for national transformation, and not merely centres of instruction.
Education
[Bhekisisa] A teacher yanked her son’s hearing aid out of his ear, mistaking it for an earbud. It was a harsh lesson for one mom who learned first hand what happens when schools fail our kids with disabilities.

Education
Unions say school managers are failing to deal with persistent “disruptive behaviour”.

Lifestyle
Of all the constellations adorning the sky, Crux – or the ‘Southern Cross’ – is arguably the most recognisable in South Africa.

Lifestyle
The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled that an energy drink commercial sends a dangerously mixed message about drinking and driving.
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Science/Tech
Starlink could be years behind its rivals in launching LEO satellite broadband services in South Africa, a top ICT lawyer has said.

Science/Tech
Huawei used AfricaCom to showcase how its Fibre to the Room (FTTR) solutions are reshaping broadband into a full digital platform for homes and small businesses across Africa. FTTR extends fibre from the front door into every room, supporting consistent high-speed Wi-Fi, smart-home applications and value-added services that operators can build into simple, managed offerings. […]
Science/Tech
Called Project Prometheus, the company is focusing on artificial intelligence for the engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles and spacecraft.

Science/Tech
South African motorists reporting dangerous driving from Checkers Sixty60 delivery riders have said in several comments posted online that they are “worse than taxis”.

Motoring
Red Bull KTM rider fails to finish inside top 10 for the first time since his rookie season.

Motoring
Rival for the Kia Carnival and Mercedes-Benz V-Class takes over from the GWM Tank 500 as the most expensive Chinese-made vehicle now sold in South Africa.

Motoring
Big all-electric SUV is not only seriously fast. but also returns excellent “fuel” economy.

Motoring
The ongoing shunning of sedans in favour of SUVs means the replacement for the A4 now has bespoke appeal similar to its also once mainstream rivals, the 3 Series and C-Class.

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.

Health
Health bosses says the UK often mirrors Australia a few months later.
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.