Lions hopeful of injury returns, feeling fully prepared for Leinster
The Lions have lost a number of key players ahead of their play-off against Leinster but they hope to have three back for the knockout match.
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News24 | Joburg’s sharp tariff hikes; DA, ATM push for impeachment process: Today’s top 7 stories
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Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump’s Ballroom Has Turned Toxic
“Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee. The votes, though, may simply not be there.
Company Behind School Bus AI Cameras Wants To Share Footage With Police
joshuark writes: BusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras in tens of thousands of school buses around the U.S., now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), capturing the location of every vehicle the buses drive past, and give that data to law enforcement, 404 Media has learned. BusPatrol has already taken steps to share the collected data...
Petrol stations considering closing at night in South Africa
Fuel price shocks are forcing petrol stations to reconsider their operating hours in South Africa.
Family of mum, 30, shot dead outside Sheffield bar pay tribute to ‘beautiful soul’
Shanice Brookes, 30, worked for a charity and was studying for a university degree, her family say.
Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air
Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.
Why are resident doctors striking and how much are they paid?
In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.
‘It’s a bit weird’: Mixed reactions as Gabrielle Union buries father’s ashes at Cape Town wine farm
The actress’ father died in April this year at the age of 81 following a battle with dementia.
Shota cites unemployment as estranged wife, Phumeza, seeks maintenance
Talented musician Mnqobi ‘Shota’ Mdabe has cited unemployment as his estranged wife, Phumeza Mdabe, seeks spousal and child maintenance.
Burnham accuses Blair of ignoring inequality as he hits back at ex-PM
The Labour mayor and by-election candidate rejects the former PM’s call to embrace the “radical centre”.
Palestinians use recycling as Israel’s restrictions trigger a trash crisis
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.
DRENCHED: Ceres’ record-breaking storm fuels agriculture fears in Western Cape
The latest long-range forecast for the southwestern and southern coastal regions of South Africa predicts below-average rainfall over the winter wet season in those parts, and a drought may indeed follow this deluge.
COMBATING HATE OP-ED: Ending xenophobia in SA requires ending impunity for the crime
While the South African government has condemned the most recent wave of xenophobia, this was not accompanied by what could have been its strongest message: the criminalisation of hate speech.
Hiking interest rates does not solve the problem, says analyst
Inflation is driven higher by fuel, electricity, logistics and other administered or imported costs.
The country we throw away: SA has a litter crisis, but its dirty secret isn’t rubbish
South Africa has a litter problem, but the real crisis is not environmental. It is civic. And beneath the civic, it is political.
WATCH: Nonku Williams shows off her new look after a ‘virtual lift’
Nonku said she’s already noticing changes, just a day after the procedure.
JUDICIAL REMEDIES OP-ED: The Constitutional Court’s workload is crippling — there are ways to fix this
The apex court’s ever-increasing workload is negatively affecting its capacity and this needs to be addressed urgently. The scale of the challenge requires that ambitious and far-reaching solutions are seriously considered.
Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK
At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways
Water safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a spike in drownings as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other bodies of water.
In recent days, emergency services have reported at least seven deaths because...