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David Szalay wins Booker Prize for his novel Flesh
Hungarian-British author beats novelists Kiran Desai and Andrew Miller to claim the prestigious award in London.
TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2025, 05:53

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Hungarian-British author beats novelists Kiran Desai and Andrew Miller to claim the prestigious award in London.

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Donald’s Trump’s threat to sue the BBC over the editing of his speech in a documentary dominates Tuesday’s papers.

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The musician’s tale of sex, guilt and grief has been reimagined as a TV series starring Matt Smith.
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CMS Water Engineering was supposed to secure equipment to fix the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, which would help bring an end to a decade-long human rights disaster for the residents of Hammanskraal. Instead, records show it blew millions on gold and a scheme to export lamb from Kenya to Kuwait.

South Africa
Some lanes on the N3, in the Free State have been closed following an accident

South Africa
OUTA says postponements in Aarto roll-out proves that the system is unworkable in its current form.

South Africa
Cachalia says the anti-gang unit will also be beefed up in high risk areas.

South Africa
Prosecution claims Modack hired Killian to track cop Kinnear, tying him to murder plot.

World
The Lebanese authorities seized Mr Gaddafi, now 49, in 2015 and held him without trial.

World
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of “white persecution” in South Africa as false and politically driven.

World
The country hasn’t been able to curb an outbreak of more than 5,000 cases over the last year, while US cases are at a 33-year high.
World
Released Israeli hostage Bar Kupershtein says he managed to survive two years in a cramped Hamas tunnel in Gaza with no sunlight, little food and regular beatings, by clinging to his belief that he was in God’s hands the entire time.

Africa
As Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon face off in African play-offs, BBC Sport Africa looks at how one nation can still reach the 2026 World Cup.

Africa
Zuma-Sambudla is accused of fuelling a wave of protests that hit South Africa after her father’s arrest.

Africa
Mariam Cissé, said to be in her 20s, was accused of providing information to the army.

Africa
Some residents in the heart of the South African city are living amid sewage in derelict buildings run by criminal gangs.

Business
Qian Zhimin bought cryptocurrency using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, say police.

Business
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa’s delivery market.

Business
In an extraordinary move, the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, triggering anger in Beijing.

Business
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

Politics
Spies further testified that the body of the person who was killed was dumped at a Dam in Nigel.

Politics
NPA and the Justice Ministry to file application for Ismael Semenya’s recusal.
Politics
ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, has been sworn in as a councillor in the City.

Politics
Duduzile Zuma- Sambudla pleads not guilty to all three charges leveled against her

Sport
Top seed Luke Humphries beats Nathan Aspinall to book his place in the knockout stages of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.

Sport
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is a target for Real Madrid and Manchester City, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo open to joining Napoli, Brazil winger Vinicius closer to Real Madrid exit, plus more.

Sport
Former world number two Ons Jabeur announces that she is pregnant with her first child.

Sport
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has explained the force behind the club’s continuous dominant presence in the Bafana Bafana setup.

Education
Ministers should encourage teachers who are keen to try new things before the new curriculum’s formal adoption
Much better to defer a white paper on special needs education in England than to announce plans in haste, only to be forced to withdraw them. This was the calculation behind the government’s decision to put off until next year its plans for reform in a vitally important and sensitive...
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] As the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations reach the halfway mark, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that the overall administration of the exams continues to proceed smoothly, with stability, integrity and efficiency across all nine provinces.

Education
The system is changing after the death of head Ruth Perry highlighted the pressure of inspections.
Education
[Nile Post] Schools across the Karamoja sub-region continue to grapple with severe shortages of classroom furniture and essential learning materials, forcing pupils to study in difficult and uncomfortable conditions.

Lifestyle
Next Springbok WAG? Sarah Langa has dropped a major hint about her rumoured relationship with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
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Science/Tech
Slashdot reader alternative_right shares an exclusive BBC interview with Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, once a top-tier cyber-crime boss behind Jabber Zeus, IcedID, and major ransomware campaigns. His story traces the evolution of modern cybercrime from early bank-theft malware to today’s lucrative ransomware ecosystem, marked by shifting alliances, Russian security-service ties, and the paranoia...
Science/Tech
The European Commission is considering turning its non-binding 2020 guidance on “high-risk vendors” into a legal requirement that would effectively force EU member states to phase out Huawei and ZTE from mobile and fixed-line networks. Bloomberg reports: Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen wants to convert the European Commission’s 2020 recommendation to stop using high-risk vendors in...
Science/Tech
Linux kernel developers are moving toward enabling Microsoft C Extensions (-fms-extensions) by default in Linux 6.19, with Linus Torvalds signaling no objection. While some dislike relying on Microsoft-style behavior, the patches in kbuild-next suggest the project is ready to “bite the bullet” and adopt the extensions system-wide. Phoronix reports: Rasmus Villemoes argued with Kbuild: enable...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Privacy activists say proposed changes to Europe’s landmark privacy law, including making it easier for Big Tech to harvest Europeans’ personal data for AI training, would flout EU case law and gut the legislation. The changes proposed by the European Commission are part of a drive to simplify a slew of laws adopted in recent years on...

Motoring
Bus offers bedding for four adults and a fully equipped kitchenette complete with table.
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Health
The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.

Health
Surgical menopause is the immediate onset of menopause caused by the removal of both ovaries.

Health
Emily Berry’s exploration of agoraphobia.

Health
Lucy Letby was free to work without any restrictions imposed by the regulator until she was charged.
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.