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US soldier caught with grenades arrested at Tanzanian boarder
A US soldier caught with grenades at the Tanzania-Kenya boarder has raised questions about security, foreign troops and regional trust.
MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2025, 12:50

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A US soldier caught with grenades at the Tanzania-Kenya boarder has raised questions about security, foreign troops and regional trust.

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England have won 10 games in a row for the first time since 2016 – select your best starting XV from the two squads.
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South Africa
The JMPD says traffic is being diverted at the Kliprivier Drive off-ramp.
South Africa
South Africa has the world’s largest population of people living with HIV, which both heightens the risk of anal cancers and their severity. However, neither the collection of data nor the efforts for prevention and screening are in line with the likely impact.

South Africa
Flood-hit regions in South Africa expected to see improving weather as warnings ease.

South Africa
SABC is the official broadcaster of the G20 Summit 2025 in South Africa.

World
Hasina has called the court’s decision “biased and politically motivated” in a statement released after the verdict.

World
The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.

World
Forty-five people were killed in the accident, while one survivor is in hospital, an Indian official said.

World
“Serial intruder” Johnson Wen was given nine days in jail for being a public nuisance.

Africa
Tens of thousands of people’s personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.

Africa
“There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action,” says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Africa
The opposition says that hundreds of people were killed during the unrest but there is no official death toll.

Africa
It is not clear who chartered the plane carrying the Palestinians from Kenya to South Africa.

Business
If you’ve been watching the buzz around forex and you’re in South Africa, HFM is one of the brokers to take a closer look at.

Business
After hitting its best levels in almost three years, the rand has retreated back above R17.00 to the dollar, again facing a tough resistance level and a more sustained break into stronger territory.

Business
Ninety One has seen its assets under management reach a staggering R3.4 trillion, with the group excited by the rise in emerging market sentiment.

Business
Jubilee Metals Group has received the go-ahead from the Competition Tribunal to sell its Chrome and PGM businesses in South Africa.

Politics
The Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister wants to make his dept an economic portfolio for SA

Politics
ACDP Deputy President Wayne Thring has lamented what he refers to as lax immigration laws.

Politics
Probing criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system.

Politics
Willie Aucamp and Alexandra Abrahams will be sworn at the Union Buildings.

Sport
Wales have called up centre Joe Roberts and ptop Ben Warren, extending Steve Tandy’s squad to 41 players before Saturday’s game against New Zealand.

Sport
Ella Hakkinen, the 14-year-old daughter of two-time F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen, is added to the McLaren driver development programme.

Sport
Coventry flying and big sides struggling – what are the talking points from the Championship season so far?

Sport
The Springboks will look to remain unbeaten on their end-of-year tour when they face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] WA — The Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) in Wa, Upper West Region, has admitted 1,226 postgraduate distance and weekend students for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Education
[New Zimbabwe] Rhodes University postdoctoral fellow and Zimbabwean journalist and media activist, Dr. Garikai Chaunza, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the African University Seminar Series – South Africa (AUSS-SA), a flagship programme of the Social Science Research Council’s APDD initiative.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] University administrators have been urged to remain focused on the core mandate for which universities were established so they can become catalysts for national transformation, and not merely centres of instruction.
Education
[Bhekisisa] A teacher yanked her son’s hearing aid out of his ear, mistaking it for an earbud. It was a harsh lesson for one mom who learned first hand what happens when schools fail our kids with disabilities.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Tom Cruise received an honorary Oscar, the first golden statue of his decades-long career, to a standing ovation from Hollywood’s elite.

Lifestyle
Of all the constellations adorning the sky, Crux – or the ‘Southern Cross’ – is arguably the most recognisable in South Africa.

Lifestyle
The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled that an energy drink commercial sends a dangerously mixed message about drinking and driving.
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Science/Tech
Don’t buy something for a loved one you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the hot tech products of 2025 that everyone will yearn for this holiday season.

Science/Tech
MTN’s international operations are outperforming its home market of South Africa, where it is facing stiff competition.

Science/Tech
VALR, the largest crypto exchange in Africa by trade volume, has partnered with Mukuru, a leading financial services platform serving over 17 million customers across Africa, Asia and Europe, to introduce a USD Coin (USDC) wallet. This collaboration provides infrastructure for users to access USDC, a USD-backed stablecoin, supporting broader adoption of alternative savings options […]

Science/Tech
The South African Post Office is exploring various partnerships, including with mobile network operators, through which it wants to launch an MVNO.

Motoring
Red Bull KTM rider fails to finish inside top 10 for the first time since his rookie season.

Motoring
Rival for the Kia Carnival and Mercedes-Benz V-Class takes over from the GWM Tank 500 as the most expensive Chinese-made vehicle now sold in South Africa.

Motoring
Big all-electric SUV is not only seriously fast. but also returns excellent “fuel” economy.

Motoring
The ongoing shunning of sedans in favour of SUVs means the replacement for the A4 now has bespoke appeal similar to its also once mainstream rivals, the 3 Series and C-Class.

Health
A former Team GB athlete is calling for free sports bras and fittings for secondary school girls.

Health
Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her “traumatic” hysteroscopy.

Health
Alex Allan says she feels “sad” that treatment for the condition has not moved forward in that time.

Health
Health bosses says the UK often mirrors Australia a few months later.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.