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World Cup debutants Cape Verde stun Spain with 0-0 draw in Atlanta
One of the tournament favourites could find no way past the debutants and their keeper Vozinha
Britain Unveils Sweeping Ban On Social Media For Under-16s
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from NBC News: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a sweeping ban on social media use for those under 16, joining other countries around the world seeking to protect children online. “It’s a big step for our country,” Starmer said in a recorded video message released Monday. “Social media is making our children unhappy and unsafe,...
In case you missed it: Abdullah Ibrahim dead at 91 | WHO slams SA xenophobia | ‘The Polygamist’ review
Catch up on the biggest stories this Monday, 15 June 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Anthropic to meet with White House over AI tool suspension
The sudden meeting was called after Anthropic had to block users from just-released AI models.
How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages?
A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once.
Uganda: Bukedea Students Ask MP Okwere to Bring Anita Among Back During School Prom
[Nile Post] BUKEDEA — Excitement and celebration marked the annual prom party at Bukedea Comprehensive School as students gathered for an event aimed at motivating candidate classes ahead of their final examinations and transition to the next stage of education.
ActionSA accuses Ramaphosa of Stalingrad tactics to stall Parliament
Ramaphosa has filed an urgent court bid to halt impeachment probe pending review Section 89
Jazz Icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies
91-year-old Cape Town-born jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim was famous for songs like ‘Mannenburg’.
Bale forms new sports fund with club investment eyed
Gareth Bale has launched a new sports investment fund and has refused to rule out making a fresh move to purchase Championship side and hometown club Cardiff City.
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.
‘Young, Famous & African’ star Zari Hassan and husband split
Netflix reality star and business woman Zari Hassan and Shakib Cham Lutaaya have announced that they have ended their marriage.
GB’s Jones misses match points in Nottingham loss
Britain’s Francesca Jones misses two match points in a narrow defeat by Talia Gibson in the Nottingham Open first round.
Kennedy Seeks to Expedite Appeal of Ruling That Blocked His Vaccine Policies
The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.
Mpumalanga man gets life behind bars for raping great-granddaughter
The man has been sentenced by the KwaMhlanga Regional Court in Mpumalanga.
Raphaël Dubois knew why we walk anticlockwise | Letters
Readers respond to an report on experiments that have shown a left-turn bias among humans
It is not quite true to say that no one knows why people prefer to turn left and walk anticlockwise (Report, 10 June). Research by the French professor of physiology Raphaël Dubois in the 19th century revealed the existence of a phenomenon in the natural world that he called the “antikinetic gyratory...
DJ Zinhle’s taxi trip to Fourways Mall sparks debate over relatability and reality
DJ Zinhle has set social media abuzz after sharing a TikTok video of herself taking a taxi to Fourways Mall in Johannesburg.
Palace appoint Sage as head coach on three-year deal
Crystal Palace appoint Lens manager Pierre Sage as their head coach on a three-year contract to succeed Oliver Glasner.
Under-16s will be banned from social media from early 2027
Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.
Over 2,500 undocumented foreign nationals nabbed
This as police intensify their crackdown on illegal immigration.