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Murdered student Henry Nowak told police ‘I can’t breathe’ while handcuffed
The Independent Office for Police Conduct says an investigation into the police actions is ongoing.
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct says an investigation into the police actions is ongoing.
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Merck is in discussions with various global health authorities about making its Covid antiviral pill molnupiravir available as an Ebola treatment to address the widening outbreak in the DRC
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With Abongile Tom making his first appearance at a senior Fifa World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada this month, the South African referee is looking beyond this tournament and planning to be part of the next two editions.
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Senegal’s Pastef party has left the government, raising concerns over a debt crisis

South Africa
Anthropic, the AI lab behind Claude, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, the company said in a blog post Monday. The company has submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. Anthropic has yet to disclose the […]

South Africa
NVIDIA opened Taipei’s Computex trade show on Sunday with the unveiling of a new PC CPU it has dubbed the RTX Spark — a “superchip” the company says will power AI PCs from a who’s who list of consumer hardware makers this autumn. The 1-petaflop chip is designed to run AI agents such as OpenClaw […]

South Africa
Google parent company Alphabet has announced plans to raise $80 billion to help pay for the massive AI infrastructure buildout it has planned, in a move that highlights how rapidly the cost of competing at the AI frontier is climbing. Alphabet said Monday that it would sell that amount in stock and use the proceeds […]
South Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay on high alert as severe rainfall warning issued
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has urged residents, businesses, motorists and other stakeholders to exercise extreme caution after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a Level 5 warning for disruptive rainfall expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
The warning indicated a high likelihood of heavy rainfall...

World
The singer reported a series of “deeply alarming” incidents at her house to Los Angeles police.

World
The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration.

World
Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they’ve got no buffer left.

World
Myanmar is seeking to broaden diplomatic engagement after years of international criticism and isolation.

Africa
The US plan has sparked public anger and led to demonstrations near the site of the proposed treatment facility.

Africa
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named in Ghana’s preliminary squad for the World Cup.

Africa
Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Africa
Tensions have been rising in South Africa in recent weeks following several anti-migrant protests.

Business
The Financial Service Tribunal has dismissed an application by former EOH director, Anushka Bogdanov, to reconsider sanctions against her over a falsified PhD.

Business
Golden Acre Shopping Centre is undergoing a massive upgrade, with the iconic centre looking to modernise its offerings.
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Business
Huawei joins hands with customers to Accelerate Evolution to Cloudification, Mobility, Resilience, and Upgrade to Intelligence.

Politics
Mbali Shinga will on Tuesday file court papers to challenge her dismissal from the NFP.

Politics
Karl Sander is back to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria.

Politics
The Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony from Warrant Officer Karl Sander

Politics
Thirty-one MPs have been appointed to the Section 89 Committee.

Sport
Ex-Sundowns striker Cassius Mailula has revealed that a return to Chloorkop is his top priority as uncertainty surrounds his future in MLS.

Sport
The stage is set for a blockbuster battle this Saturday as the Bulls tackle the Glasgow Warriors, and here is the kick off time to note.

Sport
Safa must treat the visa fiasco as a loud and final wake-up call

Sport
The City of Cape Town has opened a public comment period on a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the King David Mowbray Golf Course precinct.
Education
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has won the fourth edition of the highly coveted Regional Intellectual Property High School Club Competition after defeating five other African nations with a project that brought the real-world consequences of limited copyright awareness vividly to the regional stage.
Education
[ANGOP] Malanje — The province of Malanje will benefit, in the next 18 months, from a new campus of the Queen Njinga a Mbande University (URNM), with the capacity to receive 10,000 students, distributed across six organic units.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide public participation process on the proposed Universities (General) Regulations, 2026, inviting stakeholders and members of the public to help shape the future of university education in Kenya.
Education
[Daily Trust] Parents of 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have accused the Federal Government of neglect, alleging that authorities have shown greater urgency in responding to a similar abduction in Oyo State.

Lifestyle
Trevor Noah’s recent podast touched on xenophobic attacks against illegal immigrants and a deadline for them to vacate South Africa…
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Entertainment
The addition of a second turbo gives the bakkie 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque.

Entertainment
‘But let us be clear: Radebe was not removed for service delivery failures. He was removed for losing a ward to the DA,’ Mthembu says.

Entertainment
Construction, hospitality in the spotlight.

Entertainment
The shooting is believed to be linked to the taxi industry.

Science/Tech
Amazon is a murky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Stay safe while shopping on Prime Day and beyond with these tips and tricks.

Science/Tech
The right-wing think tank is actively pushing “civil terrorism”—increasing penalties for minor crimes committed while people engage in constitutionally protected free speech.

Science/Tech
Sne Dlamini aims to establish Sasol as an insight-driven enterprise that uses technology as a core strategic differentiator.

Science/Tech
You don’t need expensive software for basic PDF tasks. In fact, all you need is a handful of free web-based apps.
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Health
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

Health
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Health
Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.

Health
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.