Skip to Content

WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 2026, 01:04

Top Stories

Why England missed out on automatic World Cup spot

Today at 00:57 AM, via BBC News

England beat Ukraine 3-0 on Tuesday night but it did not matter what they did as automatic qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup was out of their hands.

Top Stories

Toxic Air: Weather service to lead ambitious R625m plan to monitor SA’s choking air quality

Yesterday at 23:35 PM, via Daily Maverick

Air pollution claims roughly 42,000 South African lives every year — yet more than half of our government-owned monitoring stations are completely offline. Now the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has launched an ambitious new R625m proposal to overhaul this strategic grid, hand the reins over to the South African Weather Service and give a boost to environmental governance.

Africa

What happened and why?

Yesterday at 11:30 AM, via BBC News

The first Somali set to referee at a World Cup finals has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

Sport

TV spidercam falls on to pitch during Hungary game

Today at 00:13 AM, via BBC News

A TV camera suspended by wires fell on to the pitch during Hungary’s friendly against Kazakhstan at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, forcing a brief stoppage in play.

Sport

Pain in Grenoble but hope for Irish as play-offs loom

Yesterday at 23:43 PM, via BBC News

Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward reacts with pride to their World Cup qualifying campaign as her side fall just short of automatic qualification with defeat against France but does secure a play-off for next year’s tournament.

Lifestyle

Tyla joins Disney’s Toy Story 5 cast

Yesterday at 19:38 PM, via The South African

Grammy-winning South African star Tyla joins Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 as the voice of Inflatable Flamingo.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 9 June 2026

Yesterday at 22:22 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world

Science/Tech

Anthropic Releases Claude Fable, a ‘Safe’ Version of Mythos

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class AI model for enterprise customers and paid subscribers. The company says broader access is possible thanks to new safeguards that block high-risk requests in areas like cybersecurity and biology. “For us, it’s really around what we call ‘race to the top,’ being able to provide this technology in a valuable fashion, and at the same time...

Health

Are you too emotional?

Monday at 17:45 PM, via BBC News

Kimberley Wilson gives tips on how to manage your emotions.