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Football Focus to end after 52 years
Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport announces.

Petersen wants to make amends after missing first derby
Petersen missed the first derby in February, where Amakhosi were thumped 3-0 by the Buccaneers.
News24 | EU invites Zelensky to celebrate €90-billion Ukraine loan after Hungary roadblock removed
EU leaders will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Cyprus to celebrate the release of a €90-billion loan for Kyiv after a prolonged deadlock.

My rapist deliberately gave me HIV. I was just 15
Sam, who was 15 when he was raped by Adam Hall, says it is a relief to see him jailed.
Cyril Ramaphosa suspends Fannie Masemola as SA police commissioner
Masemola’s suspension takes effect immediately pending the outcome of a formal process
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WATCH LIVE | Police minister Cachalia joins Ramaphosa as he addresses the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday address the nation from the Union Buildings in Tshwane.
Emotional Njekanye to watch his former boxer from stands
They are both from Duncan Village and Njekanye began training Fuzile from the age of eight

News24 | Labour Court dismisses Durban principal’s bid to overturn suspension
The Labour Court has dealt a blow to the National Teachers’ Union, dismissing an urgent application to reinstate the principal of Mkhumbane Secondary School, who was sidelined following a chaotic standoff over classroom surveillance.

Late Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s body vanishes after SAPS swoop
Family accuses police of removing remains in defiance of court order

Three men guilty of ‘callous’ Brighton beach rape
The men had denied targeting the woman in the early hours of 4 October.

Sara Cox replaces Scott Mills on Radio 2 breakfast show
The 51-year-old, who is originally from Bolton, currently presents the teatime show on Radio 2.

ARENA SPORTS SHOW | Chiefs can upset Pirates in derby, says ‘Killer’ Mphela
Bafana’s 2010 World Cup striker weighs in on the derby, Premiership title race and Footballer of the Season

Lamine Yamal season over but Spain star should make World Cup
Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of Barcelona’s season with a hamstring injury but he is expected to return for Spain at the World Cup.

Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say
One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.

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