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Watch: Celtic v St Mirren extended highlights on Sportscene

Yesterday at 20:44 PM, via BBC News

Highlights of the Scottish Cup semi-final between Celtic and St Mirren at Hampden Park.

Emfuleni workers rake in R24m while sitting at home

Yesterday at 20:42 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Emfuleni municipality has so far spend almost R24m paying salaries of suspended staffers.

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Express kidnappings skyrocket: Steven Gruzd murder raises alarm over increase in abductions

Yesterday at 20:41 PM, via Daily Maverick

Killing of international relations expert Steven Gruzd highlights the 264% increase in kidnappings over a decade, despite the launch of specialised police units.

GAMBLING NATION: Betting on probability — the growing stakes of gamifying finance

Yesterday at 20:38 PM, via Daily Maverick

In South Africa, the gamification of finance is gaining momentum, with innovations like FinMaster leading efforts to improve financial literacy among young investors.

Cape Town water outages this week: Full suburb-by-suburb guide

Yesterday at 20:36 PM, via The South African

Cape Town’s water outages this week: See all the affected suburbs, shut-off times, low-pressure zones and impacted streets.

Pancreatic Cancer MRNA Vaccine Shows Lasting Results In Early Trial

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

NBC News reports on a 16-person clinical trial of “personalized messenger RNA vaccines” which use the immune system to fight cancer cells. “The goal is not to eliminate existing tumors, but instead to stamp out lingering, undetected cancer cells, and later any new cells that form before they can cause a recurrence.”Patients still have surgery to remove tumors. After that, the mRNA vaccines are...

‘Racist’: Elon Musk on criticism he won’t follow SA laws

Yesterday at 20:32 PM, via The South African

A livid Elon Musk responded to criticism accusing him of pushing a false narrative of South Africa and its transformative laws…

Arteta rues missed Arsenal chances in loss at Man City

Yesterday at 20:28 PM, via BBC News

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his side had “the best chances in the game” against Manchester City.

News24 | Eight children dead in US domestic violence shooting

Yesterday at 20:25 PM, via News24

Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early on Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.

‘We’re not top yet’ – Guardiola cautious despite win

Yesterday at 20:23 PM, via BBC News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side are still not top of the league and their remaining fixtures are going to be “so difficult” after The Blues beat league leaders Arsenal to go three points behind with a game in hand.

GBV alert: ‘Losing more lives than conflict zones’: Crisis warning as rape-murder trial begins

Yesterday at 20:21 PM, via Daily Maverick

With the trial set to start for four Nelson Mandela Bay men accused of raping and murdering two school girls last year, experts still believe too little is being done to combat gender-based violence in South Africa.

Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US

Yesterday at 20:13 PM, via BBC News

A series of strong winds has torn through the midwestern US, ripping roofs off homes and leaving roads obstructed.

Orlando Pirates news: Mofokeng, Ouaddou, R20 million, Makhaula

Yesterday at 20:12 PM, via The South African

Orlando Pirates have five league games remaining and will need to win all of them to stay in the title race. Will Sundowns drop points?

BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Space satellite rivalry intensifies as Amazon-Musk battle of the billionaires unfolds

Yesterday at 20:11 PM, via Daily Maverick

With its Globalstar purchase, Amazon aims to step into the satellite arena against SpaceX’s Starlink. But does it have the infrastructure and strategy to truly compete?