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The public sale is also expected to make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
Residents of the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, describe how they’ve lived in fear for years, long before a massacre claimed 12 lives.

A star-studded opening ceremony featured artists from the World Cup’s official soundtrack.

Real Madrid have confirmed the re-appointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach.
‘Best before’ is not ‘use by’. That distinction, long misunderstood across South Africa’s food system, is one of the central clarifications in Sans 2088, the country’s first national framework for food donation and redistribution.

Defence Secretary John Healey resigns in latest blow to Starmer.
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The cabinet minister says funding for a new defence investment plan “falls well short of what is required”.
Manganese dust has so thoroughly contaminated the air over Nelson Mandela Bay’s harbour and Markman Industrial area that residents are being exposed to levels far beyond legal limits — and city officials knew about it for months without warning them.
Having reached the last two Fifa World Cup finals, France are the favourites to top their group. They will face stiff tests from Norway and Senegal. The fourth team in the group, Iran, will be extra-motivated on the back of off-field issues involving their country and the tournament co-host, the US.

Two pupils, both 14, and a teacher were hurt in the attack at a school in Manchester.

A safety inquiry into the WellBN clinic in Brighton found 78 children were potentially harmed after being given gender medication without proper checks.
With Johannesburg’s future hanging in the balance, the ANC is considering three very different contenders – Frank Chikane, David Makhura and Loyiso Masuku – as it searches for a heavyweight capable of stopping Helen Zille’s bid for the country’s biggest city.
Eighty percent vaccinated over a year is not the same as 80% immune at a point in time. Only a second booster can stop foot-and-mouth disease.
The Zondo and Madlanga Commissions have shown that South Africa’s accountability architecture has been compromised and criminal syndicates have taken full advantage.
The farming sector is in a good space despite the challenges of a looming El Niño drought and the continuing foot-and-mouth epidemic.
South Africa’s calamitous youth unemployment data must spur us to respond decisively. Here’s what that response should look like.

Formation and personnel might not be what was expected, as coach opts for fascinating approach against Mexico