FRIDAY, 11 JULY 2025, 02:49
While I saw my share of well-attended and even sold-out shows, there were also times when you wondered whether all the fuss was worth it. On the very first evening of the festival, the power went out. Classic Makhanda!
An officer says his actions were justified at the trial of two brothers accused of assaulting police.
Sometime during the mid-1990s, I took a break from studies. I had completed a research project on state failure, and of the post-state economy in Somalia. I needed, for once, to get as far away from the library as possible. I went to Sicily.
Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones, shortly after US President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Detectives have written to alleged victims of the late Harrods boss and promised to answer questions about their ongoing investigation.
Yemen’s Houthis have released a video showing their attack on the Magic Seas, a ship they said had sunk in the Red Sea.
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced that the department plans to launch two new digital visas soon.
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Senior journalist Rebecca Davis highlights a disturbing trend on South African social media: fake accounts, copy-paste tweets, and manufactured praise for politicians. From the ANC to ActionSA, online manipulation is simulating public support and it’s already impacting political discourse. With the 2026 elections around the corner, this could be a threat to democracy.
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Flash floods prompted by monsoon rains kill at least three, including two children, with search operations ongoing.
Nvidia bypassed Apple and Microsoft, the only other US firms with a market value of more than $3 trillion.
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is seen as a hero in a province ravaged by crime and political killings. His sights are set on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, with Mchunu’s presidential ambitions – and the ANC’s electoral fortunes – on the line.
Those who knew Chris Marriott, from Sheffield, say he always put other people before himself.
Fine, cool to cold conditions are forecast across the country, ahead of a cold front expected to hit some parts from Friday, according to the South African Weather Service.
The Roodepoort magistrate’s court has granted bail to a parolee accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose, whose half-naked and mutilated body was discovered on a field at Durban Deep, Johannesburg, in June, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Wednesday.
Ms Yaccarino had been in the role since June, 2023.
Everton complete the signing of France Under-21 striker Thierno Barry in £27m deal from Villarreal.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the suspension will be for three months amid a surge of arrivals.
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Oklahoma City Thunder and centre Chet Holmgren agree to contract extension worth up to a quarter of a billion dollars.