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Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja among 10 dead in avalanche in Pakistan

Man admits killing British woman found in suitcase, Greek police say

Female bomber kills at least three, injures 21 near Moscow restaurant

World

Helicopters fighting Greece wildfires collide in mid-air

At least eight killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal

Washington state wildfires trigger evacuations

Africa

Oshoala revives Nigeria’s Wafcon and World Cup bid

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

Idi Amin’s grandson fights at Commonwealth Games

Business

Tokyo and Washington took joint action to support yen

Farmers increasingly embrace digital platforms to boost efficiency, says Nedbank

Operation Vulindlela reports progress on electricity, logistics and visa reforms

Politics

Ga-Chokoe community in Limpopo boycott voter registration

Dukwana urges ANC to restore party’s dignity in honour of Nxangisa

Gauteng police report largely peaceful voter registration weekend

Sport

Finucane creates Games history with fourth gold

Trump beats Wilson to clinch second Shanghai crown

Rockets see off late fightback to beat Sunrisers

Education

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

Lifestyle

‘My pension is R2400, my rent is R3700’: Pensioner’s SASSA struggle exposed

Meet the South African All Blacks fan who changed his name

‘Easily increase the old-age grant’: South Africans push for SASSA trade-off

Entertainment

Currie Cup result: Pumas beat Boland to revive campaign

Shannon Esra unmasked as Protea on The Masked Singer South Africa

N1 Free State bus crash death toll rises, three dead in KZN taxi-car collision

Science/Tech

In a First, ‘Super-Earth’ Planet Shows It Could Have an Atmosphere

Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America

Are Return-to-Office Mandates Killing Workers’ Trust in Workplaces?

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

Self-Help Influencer Nicole LePera Faces Litigation

U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

How to advocate for your health