
Top Stories
Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close
Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.
WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025, 19:46

Top Stories
Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.

Top Stories
The home secretary says there is a postcode lottery in the performance of forces in England and Wales.

Top Stories
The government has announced legislation to outlaw the sale of tickets to sports events at inflated prices – but it will not cover football.

Top Stories
Harvard University, where Summers is a professor, is also set to open a probe into the allegations against him.

South Africa
Baloyi on Wednesday accused Mogotsi of not backing the claims he has made before the Commission.

South Africa
International Men’s Day highlights the positive value men bring to their communities and families.

South Africa
The court has been hearing evidence on the pinging of cell phones by accused, Zane Killian

South Africa
Brown Mogotsi has always referred to the Police Minister Senzo Mchunu as his comrade.

World
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

World
Drugs gangs have a grip on Marseille, but Amine Kessaci says he has “no choice but to fight” after the violent deaths of his brothers.

World
The former US treasury secretary has faced a backlash over frequent messages to Epstein.

World
The vessel is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is no risk of sinking, the Coast Guard said.

Africa
A widespread campaign sought to “silence and suppress” protesters, Amnesty International says.

Africa
Arsenal announce the club will end their eight-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.

Africa
The US-based Trinidadian rapper addressed the UN in New York alongside Trump administration officials, making claims that lack evidence.

Africa
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.

Business
South Africa’s murder rate of 45 people per 100,000 is more than ten times higher than the average murder rate of other G20 countries.

Business
Renowned political economist Moeletsi Mbeki says that Cyril Ramaphosa and other politicians don’t know how to grow South Africa’s economy.

Business
The move comes after Beijing blocked exports of the firm’s chips in response to the Hague intervening into Chinese-owned chipmaker.

Business
Allan Gray has highlighted South Africa’s fraud epidemic, and has provided tips for South Africans to stay safe.

Politics
Gigaba is a member of Parliament and co-chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

Politics
Gigaba is a member of Parliament and co-chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.
Politics
The US formally warned SA against pushing for a joint statement at this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg that the Trump administration is boycotting.

Politics
Earlier this month, Mogotsi’s survived an alleged assassination in Ekurhuleni.

Sport
Orlando Pirates have learned their fate in this season’s CAF Champions League after making an appeal to CAF over Saint Eloi Lupopo…

Sport
How England arrived at the Ashes with a bowling attack filled with pace and built with the clear aim of winning in Australia.

Sport
Wales captain Dewi Lake is hoping the rugby side can emulate the nation’s football side by achieving something special this weekend.

Sport
Roger Federer will become the first member of the ‘Big Three’ of tennis to be inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame next year.
Education
[Nile Post] Students and staff of Teso Progressive Academy in Ngora District were on Tuesday left in shock after a policewoman shot dead a Senior Three student and injured a teacher during an attempted arrest at the school.
Education
The university is reviewing newly released emails between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Lawrence H. Summers, a former Harvard president, and others at the institution.
Education
[AIM] Maputo — Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday challenged Maputo’s Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), the oldest higher education institution in the country, “to meet the real needs of the country and of the world of work’.
Education
[The Point] The Gambia Chapter of Africa Missions Global has launched an AI Education App for Gambian students to embark on AI learning journey. In this direction, 1000 students across all schools in The Gambia have been offered the opportunity to register for the course paid for by Africa Missions Global (AMG).
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
A study reveals the hidden sunburn–skin cancer link. Here’s why this matters for South Africans living under a high UV index.

Lifestyle
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has sparked romance speculation with a woman who shares the same name and interests as his ex, Rachel Kolisi.
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Chinese economist Gao Shanwen told a Washington panel in December that China’s real GDP growth might be around 2% rather than the official figure near 5%. By January, Gao was no longer chief economist at SDIC Securities and went silent for almost a year.As FT points out in a long piece, China does not publish quarterly GDP breakdowns showing consumption, investment and net exports. Every other...

Science/Tech
Sunday Robotics has a new way to train robots to do common household tasks. The startup plans to put its fully autonomous robots in homes next year.

Science/Tech
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we get to know Palantir CEO Alex Karp and dive into what his answers in a recent WIRED interview reveal about the larger beliefs driving the tech industry today.

Science/Tech
Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country
A rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in France after Christie’s withdrew it from auction pending a definitive ruling from a Paris court on whether or not it can be exported.
La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician and...

Motoring
Known internally as the D27, the first all-new Navara in 11 years will be sold only in Australasia.
Motoring

Motoring
Line-up now spans four models instead of the previous six, but with standard forced assistance and still priced below R350 000.
Motoring
Health
Clinicians often rely on patients to disclose thoughts of self-harm, but some are lobbying for a new diagnosis to better assess the risk.
Health
Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases.

Health
It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.
Health
Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.”
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.