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First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025, 03:01

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A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.

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The vote represents a major step in the years-long effort to make government documents on the late sex offender public.

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Once Trump signs the measure, the justice department will have 30 days to release the materials.

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A generation of Scotland fans witness the greatest game of their lives on an astonishing night at Hampden. Nick McPheat was among them.

South Africa
Manufacturing vaccines must be done through collaboration

South Africa
A redacted version of the report was released by Premier Alan Winde last week.

South Africa
A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value reveals enterprise data strategies are rapidly evolving as organizations race to scale AI across their business. The findings suggest that while Chief Data Officers (CDOs) are at the helm of this transformation, many say their data is still not ready to unlock […]
South Africa
President William Ruto has issued a cautionary call on the use of artificial intelligence in Kenya, highlighting both its potential and the risks of overdependence. Speaking at digital economy forums and during UN-linked engagements, he warned that while AI can drive transformation in sectors such as agriculture and education, it must not replace human judgment. […]

World
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is visiting the White House. Greeted with military planes and a procession, he and Trump were friendly with each other as they spoke to reporters in the Oval Office.

World
The Israeli military says it was targeting members of Hamas “operating in a training compound”. Hamas has not commented.

World
The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state’s modernisation plan.

World
The president made the comment to a female reporter while speaking to the press on Air Force One on Friday.

Africa
Fight “day and night” to rescue the rest of the missing children, a top general tells soldiers.

Africa
Tanzania relies on foreign loans, but “what happened eroded our global credibility”, President Samia says.

Africa
The kingdom acknowledges for the first time it received cash as part of a deal with Trump’s administration.

Africa
TotalEnergies denies responsibility for the actions of local security forces involved in dozens of killings.

Business
Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Business
Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children’s song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.

Business
The decision allows Instagram’s parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up

Business
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) said it will enforce a lockdown around the FNB Stadium and Nasrec Expo Centre.

Politics
De Haas is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Politics
Ramaphosa will not leave his office before the end of his five-year tenure.

Politics
The G20 Social Summit opened at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Centre in Boksburg, East Rand.

Politics
Mary de Haas has been testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Monday.

Sport
Captain Andy Robertson says his late Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota will be “looking down on him” after Scotland reached the World Cup finals.

Sport
Midfielder John McGinn says Scotland were “pretty rubbish, but who cares?” after they earned a place at the World Cup finals.

Sport
Head coach Steve Clarke hails his Scotland players after they qualify for a first men’s World Cup since 1998.

Sport
BBC Scotland pundits James McFadden and Steven Thompson, as well as commentator Liam McLeod, go wild as Scotland claim their first men’s World Cup place since 1998.
Education
The judge sided with families of students who had argued that the displays infringed on their religious freedom.
Education
Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] Jays International School emerged as winners at the second edition of the C4K Coding Competition, held on Wednesday during the National Digital Education Conference 2025. This marks the second time in a row the school has won the competition.
Education
[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican Minister of Economy, Basílio Muhate, believes that advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and data analysis, are crucial instruments for companies interested in monitoring the quality of their products and services in real time.

Lifestyle
Did Makazole Mapimpi’s rumoured wife – Sasha de Sousha – respond to viral reports about the Springbok’s romantic life?

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Anni Dewani’s family have yet to move on from her death 15 years ago after repeatedly begging her husband Shrien Dewani for answers…
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Science/Tech
Silicon Valley has increasingly pointed at rapid digital changes to blunt government efforts to rein in its power.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: At KubeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)’s leaders predicted an enormous surge in cloud-native computing, driven by the explosive growth of AI inference workloads. How much growth? They’re predicting hundreds of billions of dollars in spending over the next 18 months. […] Where cloud-native computing...

Science/Tech
Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species
From Galápagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too – and might even have locked lips with modern humans.
It is not the first time scientists have suggested Neanderthals and early...
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Another highly influential Linux kernel engineer, David Hildenbrand, is leaving Red Hat after a decade of major contributions to memory management, virtualization, and VirtIO. His recent kernel patch updates his maintainer info to a kernel.org address, signaling his departure. He hasn’t yet said where he’s headed next. Phoronix reports: David Hildenbrand serves as a reviewer for the HugeTLB...

Motoring
Backdraft Racing has been successfully competing on circuits in various series across Southern Africa over the past twenty years and…
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Health
The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.

Health
William from Bath, has had his jaw rebuilt using his own ribs allowing him to breathe independently.
Health
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Health
The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.
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.