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Aid trucks enter Gaza’s Khan Younis after ceasefire
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid were seen moving through Gaza’s Khan Younis on Friday.

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Landmark global shipping deal suspended under US pressure
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a “green scam”.
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South Africa
‘I don’t feel safe anymore’ after raid with assault rifles: Mogotsi
Operations have resumed at the business property of Brown Mogotsi in Seweding village.

South Africa
Bending AI To Africa’s Needs: The Key To Transforming Classrooms
The opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offer African teachers and students are immense; the AI education market in the Middle East and Africa is projected to hit $1.7 billion by 2030. Yet in Sub-Saharan Africa, where student–teacher ratios can reach 50:1 and many children still lack access to quality learning resources, the need for innovative […]

South Africa
Africa Tech Festival 2025 Expands Speaker Line-Up with Leaders from Government, Enterprise, and Sport Driving Africa’s Digital Future
Africa Tech Festival, the continent’s most influential technology event, has announced new additions to its 2025 speaker line-up. This expanded line-up reinforces the Festival’s reputation as the premier platform for conversations that are shaping Africa’s digital transformation, bringing together leaders from government, business, innovation, and sport. Delivering the ministerial welcome...

South Africa
Africa’s Flagship Event Returns To Spotlight AI, Fintech, And Connectivity
The GSMA’s flagship African connectivity event, MWC25 Kigali, returns to the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda, from 21-23 October 2025. MWC Kigali has quickly evolved into the continent’s leading platform for convening innovators, policymakers, and business leaders to explore how connectivity and digital technologies are accelerating Africa’s transformation. The speaker line-up will...

World
How would US Tomahawk missiles change the Ukraine-Russia war?
The BBC’s Jonathan Beale explains what impact the weapons might have if the US decides to send them to Ukraine.

World
Trump and Zelenskyy to meet. And, John Bolton indicted for mishandling classified info
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump meet today to discuss Ukraine’s request for long-range missiles. And, John Bolton indicted for allegedly mishandling classified information.

World
US Governor wins $1.4m playing blackjack in Las Vegas
Billionaire JB Pritzker won the sum while on holiday with friends and family.
World
News24 | Prince Andrew accuser Giuffre alleges in book he acted like sex with her was ‘birthright’
Britain’s Prince Andrew behaved as if having sex with the then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was his “birthright”, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir.

Africa
Chad restores ties with wildlife charity linked to Prince Harry
Chad had terminated its agreement with African Parks after accusing it of failing to curb poaching.

Africa
The moment Madagascar’s new president was sworn in
Colonel Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as the new president of Madagascar at a ceremony in the capital.

Africa
Madagascar military leader sworn in as president after youth-led protests
Colonel Michael Randrianirina takes his oath of office in front of crowds days after seizing power.

Africa
Thousands gather for state funeral of former Kenyan Prime Minister Odinga
Mourners carrying national flags and portraits of the late leader pay their final respects at a city stadium.

Business
Another international finance company hit with sanctions in South Africa
Access Forex has become the latest company to be fined by regulatory officials in South Africa.
Business

Business
SARS issues urgent tax return warning to 850,000 South Africans
SARS has issued a final warning to taxpayers, urging them to finalise their tax returns before the close of the 2025 filing season, or face penalties.

Business
How to make money from your bank in time for Christmas
Martin Lewis explains how you can get up to £400 of free cash – by switching bank accounts.

Politics
Adviser urged me to withdraw PKTT disbandment letter: Mchunu
Mchunu says Nkabinde told him that the letter was apparently leaked

Politics
Committee didn’t have to be consulted in PKTT disbandment: Mchunu
There was a tense exchange between Mchunu and the evidence leader Senior Counsel Norman Arendse.

Politics
LIVE | Cradock Four Inquest | 17 October 2025
The Inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four continues.

Politics
LIVE | Police Senzo Mchunu appears before Ad Hoc Committee | Day 2
All eyes are on suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu as he appears before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Sport
‘If it’s Muscat, Celtic will be ready’ – Rodgers
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is ready for the challenge Kevin Muscat would bring if the former Australia defender is appointed as the new Rangers boss.

Sport
Mayer abandons FIA presidency campaign
American Tim Mayer has abandoned his campaign for the presidency of motorsport’s governing body, accusing the FIA of “lacking transparency” and “the illusion of democracy”.

Sport
Ex-Downs star on Pirates’ hot form: ‘People are bored with Sundowns’
Former Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Calvin Marlin says Orlando Pirates’ form is exactly what local football needs to keep fans excited to fill the stadiums.

Sport
Spain recall Hermoso after 12-month absence
Spain’s record scorer Jenni Hermoso has been handed a recall after a 12-month absence by new manager Sonia Bermudez, along with Barcelona defender Mapi Leon.
Education
Trump Officials Appeal Challenge to Their Efforts to Restrict D.E.I.
A federal judge had previously stopped the administration from cutting off billions to schools that have diversity and equity programs.

Education
Students owe nearly £500m of ‘hidden debts’ to UK universities, figures reveal
FoI data shows 180,000 students and graduates weighed down by private debt amid cost of living crisis
Students have accrued nearly £500m in “hidden debts” to their universities, including library fines, unpaid accommodation and support loans, according to figures that highlight the cost of living crisis on UK campuses.
The figures from freedom of information requests sent to 148 UK universities...

Education
Compulsory maths and English GCSE resits too inflexible, says curriculum chief
Becky Francis says pupils condemned to retaking maths and English face ‘blocks to progress’ and system needs overhaul
The requirement that children who fail GCSE maths and English must repeatedly resit the exams is too inflexible and needs to be overhauled, according to Becky Francis, the head of the government’s curriculum review.
Francis said the full review, ordered by the education...
Education
Want to Know What You’ll Pay for College? There’s a Fast New Calculator for That.
Nearly two dozen private colleges are offering an online tool that factors in need-based grants and scholarships to estimate students’ actual costs.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
South Africa ranks top five in global athletic talent
South Africa claimed fourth place among the world’s most athletically talented nations placing it alongside global sporting powerhouses.
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Science/Tech
Army General Says He’s Using AI To Improve ‘Decision-Making’
Maj. Gen. William Taylor told reporters at the Association of the US Army Conference in Washington this week that he and the Eighth Army he commands out of South Korea are regularly using AI for decision-making. Taylor said he has been asking AI chatbots to help build models for personal decisions that affect his organization and overall readiness. The general referred to his chatbot companion...

Science/Tech
Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?
Cory Doctorow’s theory of “enshittification” explains how tech platforms rot from within. As AI grows more profitable—and powerful—it risks the same fate.

Science/Tech
Elon Musk Has Turned His Eye to the UK
Musk posted nonstop at the beginning of the year about British politics until his focus was consumed by DOGE. Now he’s back.
Science/Tech
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia, says that it’s seeing a significant decline in human traffic to the online encyclopedia because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking through to the site. 404 Media: The...

Motoring
Maranello unleashes electrically assisted Ferrari 849 Testarossa
Three electric motors combined with twin-turbo V8 engine delivers 772kW of power.
Motoring
Motoring
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Health
Alan Partridge is a thoughtful employer
He knows exactly what to do when a member of staff is unwell.

Health
How to spot if you have athlete’s foot
Dr Ivan Bristow – from the British Association of Dermatologists’ Foot Fungus Task Force – explains why the signs of athlete’s foot can get missed by doctors and nurses.
Health
A Somali Hospital Closed After U.S. Aid Cuts. Fired Employees Reopened It Without Pay.
After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter.

Health
Student paramedic helps deliver lecturer’s baby
Elise Faragher is on Worcester hospital placement and lecturer Aaron Collins, and his wife, came in.
Nature
News24 Business | Joburg power cut threat: Eskom and City still talking, Ramokgopa pushes for payment plan
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
News24 Business | Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?
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
News24 Business | International Partners Group | Backing SA’s green future with over R2bn for just transition projects
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
News24 Business | SEE | These blocks made of recycled glass, building waste, may soon be found throughout SA
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.