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Credit scores to include rental payments, says Experian
The credit agency says the change will give lenders a more complete view of borrower behaviour.
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The credit agency says the change will give lenders a more complete view of borrower behaviour.

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Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Most of Monday’s papers lead on the aftermath of the Saturday night stabbing attack on a train travelling from Doncaster to London.

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Some high-street clinics are risking lives by letting untrained staff do baby scans, warn experts.

South Africa
Malabi-Dzhangi says the trial has been set for three weeks.

South Africa
A suspect has been fatally wounded and 4 others arrested after they opened fire at the police

South Africa
Data collected through the research is the first of its kind and UFS is leading the world

South Africa
The Tutu Legacy exhibition is open to the public until the end of November.

World
Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.

World
The top US court will decide if many of Trump’s tariffs are legal in a case with major implications for presidential power and billions of dollars.

World
The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities in the early hours of Monday.

World
The Palestinian tradition of olive picking and dates harvest in the occupied West Bank is under threat from Israeli settlers who have increased their attacks on farmers this season.

Africa
An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.

Africa
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump’s plans racist.

Africa
Some deaths have been reported though accurate figures are hard to obtain due to the internet shutdown.

Africa
The court sets aside the 1967 inquest that found that the anti-apartheid hero was hit by a goods train.

Business
Some commentators predict artificial intelligence is about to replace most customer support jobs.

Business
Tim Richards spoke to Will Bain on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast.

Business
A security company has warned that criminals are increasingly targeting homeowners on one spesific day to rob them of their valuables in South Africa.

Business
This is the most expensive major city in South Africa to buy food in as of October 2025.

Politics
Thabo Mbeki says there are anti-revolutionary forces within the ANC

Politics
Mapaila condemned the utterances of the US President against another sovereign state.

Politics
Ramaphosa announced the establishment of a GNU Clearing House Mechanism in 2014.

Politics
Mapaila says the ANC has failed on many occasions to reconfigure its alliance.

Sport
Former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick and former England goalkeeper react to Wolverhampton Wanderer’s sacking of Vitor Periera on Match of the Day.

Sport
Former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick analyses Manchester City’s plan to exploit the middle of the pitch in their 3-1 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Match of the Day.

Sport
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane considering move to Barcelona, Manchester United and Tottenham monitoring Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Liverpool watch Fulham winger Kevin.

Sport
Highlights and analysis of all the action from the Women’s Super League.

Education
Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost
If you judged modern boyhood from the headlines, you’d think we were broken – radicalised, misogynistic, angry. But as a teenage boy myself, I don’t see a generation of lost boys around me. I see young men trying to make sense of a world that seems...
Education
Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.
Education
Two people were seen running from the building afterward, the school said. The school is asking the public for help to identify the individuals caught on surveillance video.

Education
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
Bridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricular activities for all children to prevent them becoming “stuck in a doom loop of detachment” from school.
The education secretary said that...

Lifestyle
Chidimma Adetshina held an impromptu fashion shoot in the streets of Sea Point mid an investigation into her fraudulent ID docs.

Lifestyle
Is THIS why DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille did a U-turn on posting a clip of her dance moves?

Lifestyle
The father of Springbok Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu shared a heartwarming embrace with his famous flyhalf son…

Lifestyle
He’s in their heeaaad! Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has set his sights on France’s Les Bleus, whom South Africa will play next weekend.
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Science/Tech
“Ubuntu’s decision to switch to Rust-based coreutils in 25.10 hasn’t been the smoothest ride,” writes the blog OMG Ubuntu, “as the latest — albeit now resolved — bug underscores.”[Coreutils] are used by a number of processes, apps and scripts, including Ubuntu’s own unattended-upgrades process, which automatically checks for new software updates. Alas, the Rust-based version of date had a...
Science/Tech
“AI isn’t just a tool anymore; it’s an integral part of the development experience,” argues GitHub’s blog. So “Agents shouldn’t be bolted on. They should work the way you already work…” So this week GitHub announced “Agent HQ,” which CNBC describes as a “mission control” interface “that will allow software developers to manage coding agents from multiple vendors on a single platform.”Developers...

Science/Tech
Ever notice how crypto traders start checking charts more than weather forecasts when bull season approaches? The excitement rises quickly when Bitcoin climbs or the Fed hints at rate cuts. Cardano recently made headlines for major progress in scaling tech, while XRP battles regulation winds with surprising strength. Yet, early investors hope to find something […]
Science/Tech
OpenAI “hasn’t yet turned a profit,” notes Wall Street Journal business columnist Tim Higgins. “Its annual revenue is 2% of Amazon.com’s sales. “Its future is uncertain beyond the hope of ushering in a godlike artificial intelligence that might help cure cancer and transform work and life as we know it. Still, it is brimming with hope and excitement. “But what if OpenAI fails?”There’s real...

Motoring
The unofficially named black accessory pack can be fitted to a brand-new Ranger XLT, or retro-fitted to an older or used example.

Motoring
This beastly track-ready superbike sprints from 0 to 100km/h in just 3.21 seconds.
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Motoring
Arriving in South Africa next year, the hybrid electric C5 will aim not only at parent company Chery’s Tiggo Cross HEV, but also the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid.
Health
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.

Health
A very rare condition led to an important diagnosis after years of pain for The Traitors star.
Health
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Health
Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.
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.