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Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United: Taiwo Awoniyi earns Forest first Premier League win in 23 years
Nottingham Forest ride their luck to claim their first Premier League win for 23 years with a rollercoaster victory over West Ham.
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Al Jazeera Digital wins three Edward R Murrow Awards
Al Jazeera English website wins top prizes in Breaking News, News Series and Feature Reporting categories.

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Two Free State men arrested for allegedly killing their mothers
Two men have been arrested for allegedly killing their elderly mothers in the Free State.

South Africa
Search continues for drowned Limpopo boys
Police say two teenage boys have drowned in the Seshego Dam outside Polokwane in Limpopo.

South Africa
COPE and residents of Ngcingwane village celebrate the life of MaMbeki
The Congress of the People (COPE) and residents of Ngcingwane village in the Eastern Cape have commemorated political stalwart and community builder, Nomaka Epainette Mbeki. MaMbeki died at the age of 98 in 2014. She was the founding member of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce. MaMbeki ran projects at Cingwana village to develop […]
South Africa
‘I will not be commenting any further’ – Godongwana on sexual harassment claims
This follows media reports about an incident that allegedly occurred in his hotel room while he was receiving a massage at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga.
South Africa
Head of a child found in Brackenfell, WC police investigating
The discovery was made by community members who then alerted police on Saturday night.
World
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s Warren Buffett, dies at 62
Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63).
World
Under Taliban guard, Afghanistan’s national museum has reopened
The Taliban now guard Afghanistan’s national museum. The group has a poor record of preserving cultural artifacts and parts of the museum’s collection are no longer on display.

World
US Taiwan: Congress team follows Pelosi with second high-level visit in a month
The trip comes just 12 days after a controversial tour by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
World
One year after an earthquake, Haiti’s recovery efforts have stalled
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks Rachelle Seguin of Doctors Without Borders about conditions in Haiti now, a year after a devastating earthquake.

Africa
Fintech firms ramp up investments in Kenya’s microfinance space
Kenya’s microfinance banks are the target of fintech firms from abroad seeking to sidestep stringent regulatory perimeters for digital lenders

Africa
Zimbabwe hospital workers plot stillbirth burials
The policy is to cremate deceased infants but Bulawayo Hospital’s incinerators are not working

Africa
Sierra Leone: Protests was ‘terrorism at the highest’ says President Maada Bio
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio spoke to in depth to BBC Focus Radio.

Africa
Kenya elections 2022: Live result updates
With polls closed, find out how the presidential and other candidates are faring.

Business
Where celebrities go to fix their £5 000 sneakers
A small shoe repair shop in the east of England has become a favorite among British celebrities and sports stars who need their shoes repaired.

Business
Old PwC office in Joburg has been turned into a massive 700 apartment development
Africrest Properties, a property company specialising in converting office buildings to apartments, says that its flagship development, The Apollo, is completed and fully let.

Business
Reduced Avanti West Coast timetable in place due to staff shortages
Operator Avanti West Coast says it is being introduced “to ensure a reliable service”.

Business
BOOK EXTRACT | Save more, spot scams: Small habits to boost your bank balance
Moroka Modiba explains how to go through your bank statements, save for your children’s future, spot a scammer, and more in this extract from his new book The Wise Investor.

Politics
Bapela disputes allegations of registration rigging at the ANC Provincial conference in Rustenburg
ANC National Executive Committee member deployed in the North West, Obed Bapela, has rubbished allegations of registration rigging at the ninth ANC Provincial conference at Rustenburg, in the North West. This follows a break-in at the registration centre. Bapela says at the time, the credentials of delegates had already been adopted. Despite this, there are […]

Politics
Trade union POPCRU plans on taking action if their salary increment demands are not met
Trade union POPCRU has threatened industrial action if their salary increment demands are not met. The union says it will be marching to the Union Buildings and the treasury department in Pretoria on the 20th of September over salary increments. Workers are demanding a 10% increment while the government is offering 2% including a grant […]

Politics
Minister Enoch Godongwana denies sexual harassment allegations
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he is aware that a case of alleged sexual harassment has been opened against him in Skukuza, Mpumalanga and has categorically denied the allegation.

Politics
ANC NW conference adjourned until late Sunday morning
The African National Congress (ANC) provincial conference has adjourned until later Sunday morning to allow the elections agency to prepare ballot papers to be used for the elections of the top five positions.
Sport
ANOTHER Mamelodi Sundowns’ foreign player facing exit door?
Reports suggest that Pavol Safranko isn’t registered at Mamelodi Sundowns and might not have a future at the club.
Sport
Proteas struck by injury blow as Duanne Olivier is ruled out
Proteas quick Duanne Olivier will miss the Test series against England that starts later this week after sustaining an injury in the warm-up game.
Sport
Dumped Pirates player signs for new PSL side
Haiving vast experience from Orlando Pirates is real value. This is why Ntsikelelo Nyauza has finally signed for a new club.

Sport
Loan return: Chiefs winger seen at Naturena
Kaizer Chiefs have fans know Keletso Sifama by now. What is not clear yet is whether he has a future in the first team.

Education
What an English degree did for me, by Tulip Siddiq, Sarah Waters and more
As UK universities close their English literature courses and Rishi Sunak wages war on degrees that ‘don’t increase earning potential’, we celebrate 40 influential graduates and talk to some of them about what English lit meant to them. Introduction by Jeffrey Boakye
I love words. I’ve always loved reading. I’m fascinated by narrative and the shape of stories, and how literature can be used...

Education
The Tories’ culture war – what is it good for? | Stewart Lee
The confused anti-woke brigade attack indiscriminately and the arts end up as collateral damage
It’s no secret now that the Tories want to destroy the arts in Britain, penalise their practitioners and discourage those who would dare to dream of studying them, irrespective of the minimal financial reward. And the Tories are doing this either through ignorance, a simple failure to understand...

Education
Hypocrisy or a reason for hope? The Taliban who send their girls to school
The Afghan rulers’ ban on female schooling has provoked global anger, but opposition is also growing from within
The Taliban official’s wife apologised for keeping her visit brief. She needed to get her teenage girls ready to fly to Doha, the Qatari capital, where they would shortly be starting a new term, she explained to her host earlier this year.
In Kabul, and across much of Afghanistan,...

Education
Fears of clearing chaos as A-level results predicted to be unexpectedly low
Thousands of pupils could miss their expected grades with disadvantaged students, whose learning was disproportionately damaged by the pandemic, most likely to be ‘elbowed out’
Universities are warning that Thursday’s A-level results in England and Wales could be another marking fiasco like the one in 2020, with a “dramatic swing” back to less generous results, and disadvantaged pupils...

Lifestyle
Miss SA 2022: Ndavi Nokeri shares her acceptance speech
Newly crowned Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri shared her acceptance speeach which includes her plans for her reign as the new Miss SA.

Lifestyle
Mrs Mohosana: Inside Murdah Bongz & Zinhle’s lobola negotiations
A look inside DJ Zinhle and her ‘baby daddy’ Murdah Bongz lobola negotiations which was revealed on her reality show.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Entertainment industry picking up after relaxed COVID-19 regulations
Entertainment businesses are slowly recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is positively impacting entrepreneurs who rely on these businesses to thrive.

Entertainment
‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ doesn’t do much more than kill time
The latest extension of “The Walking Dead” “universe,” if you can really call it that, “Tales of the Walking Dead” possesses the chance to explore and play with this world-gone-mad scenario, but mostly squanders it. Telling a self-contained story in each hour, think of it as a zombie-fied bonus effort that doesn’t kill much more than time.

Entertainment
How ‘Breaking Bad’ cooked up the addictive formula for ‘Better Call Saul’
By spawning the acclaimed “Better Call Saul,” “Breaking Bad” achieved a bit of spinoff immortality that eluded “Friends” (“Joey”), “MASH” (“AfterMASH”) and “The Golden Girls” (“The Golden Palace”), among others. As the prequel nears its end, it’s worth considering how the original series’ Emmy-winning legacy cooked up one of the best TV offshoots since “Cheers” begat “Frasier.”

Entertainment
An “Evil” television series delivers us from three demons haunting America
The hit TV series “Evil” is more than chills and dark humor. It delivers its audience from three demons dividing America today.

Entertainment
Married or separated? Leeroy Sidambe clears the air on his marriage
Leeroy Sidambe characterised his split from Mary Jane as a separation and said he fell in love with Mihlali Ndamase while he was ‘single.’
Science/Tech
Gen Z is Over Facebook, Finds Pew Research Center. But YouTube Dominates Among Teens
NBC News reports:Facebook, once the go-to social media platform for many, has plummeted in popularity among younger users, according to a new Pew Research Center survey…. The share of 13- to 17-year-olds who said they use Facebook dropped from 71% in the 2015 study to 32% today, Pew found. As Facebook’s popularity sinks, YouTube has become the dominating platform among teens, who are also using...
Science/Tech
California Startup Sells ‘Subscriptions’ to Electric Vehicles
In January a California startup named Autonomy began “stocking up on EVs from pretty much every company that makes them,” reports Bloomberg (including Tesla, Ford, and Polestar). Their plan? Collect a $5,900 “start fee,” then charge $490 to $690 a month for an electric vehicle subscription with up to 1,000 miles of driving (but with no maintenance or registration fees):The subscription model...

Science/Tech
Telkom’s fight against Vodacom and MTN
Telkom has been struggling to hold its own against Vodacom and MTN.

Science/Tech
The Best Electric Kick Scooters
These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

Motoring
Incrementally enhanced Toyota C-HR priced
Subtle change have not been carried over to the transmissions or the 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine.

Motoring
Uncovered patents seemingly previews all-electric next Volvo XC90
All-electric Polestar brand inspired styling seemingly confirms no internal combustion engines will feature in what is set to known as the EXC90.

Motoring
Regional Extreme Festival blows Zwarkops away as only it can
A strong late afternoon wind had its way with a few offs and close calls in a day that produced on-track magic.

Motoring
Far from dimming new Toyota Starlet keeps shining
Starlet has been a crushing success since its debut in 2020, but now faces stiffer competition, including from its sibling, the Suzuki Baleno.

Health
Some antidepressants may make heatwave challenging
Some types of mental health medication may make it difficult for the body to regulate temperature.

Health
Nutrition Drinks Including Varieties of Oatly and Glucerna Are Recalled
The recall of nearly 90 Lyons Magnus products over concern for microbial contamination came after “continued collaboration and consultation” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Health
What the New C.D.C. Guidelines Mean for You
The new recommendations put the onus on individuals to protect themselves. Here’s how to navigate them.

Health
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said.

Nature
Firenado rages in California
Hot temperatures and strong winds formed a ‘firenado’ in California on Wednesday.

Nature
Macro photography: The hidden world of garden insects
Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they’re “funny”.

Nature
Iceland volcano was so beautiful, I had a little cry
A volcano erupts near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik spewing lava and smoke.

Nature
Climate change killing elephants, says Kenya
In the past year the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought.