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Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy
Novi Sad train station was a symbol of the new Serbia but the collapse showed nothing had changed.
SATURDAY, 01 NOVEMBER 2025, 22:59

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Novi Sad train station was a symbol of the new Serbia but the collapse showed nothing had changed.

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It is, of course, still early days but could this be Arsenal’s time to win the Premier League? BBC Sport takes a look at why the Gunners’ title charge is already looking strong.
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Darcy Graham and Jamie Dobie both score hat-tricks as Scotland dismantle the United States in a one-sided autumn Test to record their biggest ever win in Murrayfield’s 100-year history.

South Africa
Mbeki calls on South Africa’s to take the lead in finding practical answers to the country’s crises

South Africa
Melita Ribane, commonly known as Kharishma, was involved in a car crash on Friday morning

South Africa
Some participants say the walk is not about being fit but about living a healthy life

South Africa
Artefacts from the Royal Nkuna family have been returned to South Africa

World
Two men were already charged earlier this week after officials said they had “partially recognised” their involvement in the museum theft.

World
President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region.

World
The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said, the latest setback that could undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

World
Army sources tell the BBC military intelligence special forces are being used to protect supply lines into Pokrovsk.

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.

Africa
Tensions remain with protests expected to continue, after demonstrations were reported in some towns overnight.

Business
The Fish River Sun, a world-class hotel and 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player in the Eastern Cape, has fallen into disrepair, and the golf course is overgrown.

Business
One South African city is quickly becoming a luxury estate hotpot, drawing corporate employees, diplomats and international buyers.

Business
Owner of Fourways Mall, Accelerate Property Fund, has marked the end of an era, with its former CEO and director being booted of its board after 12 years.

Business
Talk Money Week in Hull will give advice on budgeting, gambling problems and how to avoid scams.

Politics
The NFP is accusing Ntuli of failing to act against what they say are corrupt MECs in the GPU in KZN

Politics
The City insists it is implementing by-laws and that this is part of its efforts to reclaim the City

Politics
Former President Thabo Mbeki has sounded the alarm over South Africa’s deepening economic crisis.

Politics
The event forms part of the broader National Dialogue initiative.

Sport
Owners Fosun do not want to sack manager Vitor Pereira but if something does not change – either results or personnel – then “embarrassing” Wolves will be heading to the Championship.

Sport
Ruben Amorim believes in previous seasons, Manchester United would not have come back to draw with Nottingham Forest.

Sport
A pitch invader who lined up with the Australia team before Saturday’s rugby league Test against England has been arrested.

Sport
Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche calls for VAR to overrule wrongly awarded corners after a second decision goes against his side.

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...
Education
In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.
Education
The university faced fierce criticism after it fired the director of student media and said that news coverage could be published only online.
Education
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.

Lifestyle
Minister Gayton McKenzie has been nominated in the category of ‘Mampara of the Year’ at the Black Twitter Awards…

Lifestyle
South African golfer and businessman Gary Player has called on government to scrap BEE amid his 90th birthday celebrations…

Lifestyle
Afrikaner farmer Armand Cilliers has revealed why he did a U-turn on President Donald Trump’s refugee resettlement programme…

Lifestyle
Irma Stern Museum and University of Cape Town (UCT) co-announcement rocks the South African art world, ending a 56-year partnership …
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Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN:[C]iting delays in Starship’s development and competitive pressure from China, NASA asked SpaceX and Blue Origin — which holds a separate lunar lander contract with the space agency — to submit plans to expedite development of their respective spacecraft by October 29. Both companies have responded. But the space agency is also asking the...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from NPR:It’s known as the “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise… That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking...
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Ubuntu “is adopting the memory-safe Rust language,” reports ZDNet, citing remarks at this year’s Ubuntu Summit from Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of engineering for Ubuntu:. Seager said the engineering team is focused on replacing key system components with Rust-based alternatives to enhance safety and resilience, starting with Ubuntu 25.10. He stressed that resilience and memory safety, not just...

Science/Tech
BNB has turned into one of 2025’s biggest winners. After trading just above $600 earlier this summer, the token exploded to over $1,250 by October—a clean double that left long-term holders with nice profits. Those who entered before the breakout made serious money, and on-chain data shows that many are now starting to allocate part […]
Motoring

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.

Motoring
Titanium X prim and proper flagship model alongside its more extravagant Sport sibling.

Motoring
The most affordable seven-seater in South Africa starts at a price of R218 999.
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.
Health
Experts weigh in on whether those viral TikTok tests are a real litmus for a couple’s connection.

Health
When Kat Denisi was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 she was put into a medically induced menopause.
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.