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The Papers: Chancellor ‘warns’ supermarkets and ‘own goal’

Young guns for hire – the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe

Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali

World

Why Uganda seems to be winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR Congo

Crowds line Amsterdam’s canals for Pride boat parade

Three killed in Moscow restaurant explosion

Africa

Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC

Idi Amin’s grandson fights at Commonwealth Games

Influx of migrants to Ceuta gives Spain diplomatic headache

Business

African Rainbow Minerals greenlights multi-billion rand Bokoni Project to bolster PGM production

Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa’s World Cup plan never stacked up

How digital tools are transforming agricultural practices in South Africa

Politics

IEC in Limpopo urges more registrations on Sunday

EFF blames ANC for MEC Makatong’s resignation in Northern Cape

Some Dunoon residents show little interest in voter registration

Sport

Chamberlain stuns O’Leary with knockout win in Dublin

Saturday night scrap in Glasgow ends with emotional Kerr winning fight

Sawyers puts heartbreak behind her to claim gold

Education

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid | Dave Schilling

Mildred Pitts Walter, Author of Books for Black Children, Dies at 103

Lifestyle

All Blacks players with strong ties to South Africa

Springbok’s brother responds to South Africans who support the All Blacks

‘We should be getting R10 000’: Pensioners compare SA pensions to other countries

Entertainment

Highs and lows, as Team SA bag three more medals at Commonwealth Games

Daily Lotto results: Saturday, 1 August 2026

‘Madlanga doesn’t play games’ – Ramaphosa takes aim at ‘hospitalised’ witnesses

Science/Tech

150-Game Discount Bundle Raises $57,000 for Videogame Workers ‘Hardship Fund’

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers a Field of Honeycomb Textures

Apple’s Stock Drops Nearly 10%. How Will It Respond to Memory Shortage?

Motoring

Fuel economy adds to Suzuki XL6’s bang-for-your buck appeal

Did common sense finally win? Inside South Africa’s shift to 10-year driving licences

South Africa’s best-selling double-cab bakkie in the first half of 2026 was not a Hilux!

Health

How to advocate for your health

Fauci, Assailed by Republicans, Took the Fifth. Here’s What We Know.

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression