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Starmer admits failing to engage ahead of welfare U-turns
The PM takes responsibility for the climbdown over welfare reforms that angered many Labour MPs.
THURSDAY, 03 JULY 2025, 07:27
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The PM takes responsibility for the climbdown over welfare reforms that angered many Labour MPs.
Top Stories
A major airport in Gauteng, South Africa, is preparing for significant infrastructural changes. Here’s what they have planned…
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Here are the key events on day 1,225 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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The African Transformation Movement has revealed its intention to officially submit a proposal to Parliament to change South Africa’s current name.
South Africa
Mathipa was shot while driving on the N1 near the Hammanskraal off-ramp.
South Africa
Nkqayi was the first witness called by the top Judge after Evidence Leader
South Africa
Tlaletsi maintained that he is not aware of sexual harassment in his division.
South Africa
Williams visited Mthatha to assess and evaluate the progress of the intervention efforts.
World
The ferry sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in the East Java town of Banyuwangi late Wednesday, bound for Bali’s Gilimanuk port, a 30-mile trip.
World
An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into surrounding areas but beyond into previously peaceful areas.
World
People ordered to leave homes, hotels, and rental rooms in the nearby Ferma municipality as flames fanned by gale force-winds approach the area.
World
This summer marks 80 years since the end of World War II when Allied forces liberated Nazi-occupied Europe, and also began to discover the horrific scale of the Holocaust. An estimated six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime.With the passage of time, there are fewer and fewer survivors who can tell the stories of what they witnessed and endured. Once fringe ideas of...
Africa
Nigeria travel to Morocco bidding for a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title, having last lifted the trophy in 2018.
Africa
Eight people were on board the helicopter, an aviation official says.
Africa
Tuesday’s attack marks the third major assault on army positions over the past month.
Africa
It is the latest violent incident since a peace deal was signed in Washington last week.
Business
Two unlawful PPE contracts worth R9.12 million were set aside, as the SIU continues to target Covid-19 procurement corruption.
Business
The US tech giant will axe 4% of its global workforce and plough money into artificial intelligence.
Business
Billionaires and multimillionaires around the globe are trading up for more space and luxury.
Business
An estimated 120,000 drivers have been told not to use their vehicles following a fatal accident in France.
Politics
Sakhile Mngadi says if the MEC doesn’t act, they will escalate the matter to the Premier
Politics
Simelane told the media that she was not tabling her Budget Vote for the DA, or her family.
Politics
The party’s provincial disciplinary committee has recommended the expulsion.
Politics
The party briefed the media in Kempton Park after returning from their 10-day trip to the US.
Sport
Flankers Josh Macleod and Alex Mann have been recalled as Wales make 11 changes to face Japan in Kitakyushu on Saturday.
Sport
Raducanu’s riding high.
Sport
It’s a theory.
Sport
The Appollis saga is finally over.
Education
[Afrobarometer] Two-thirds of citizens say police and courts should do more to protect women and girls from discrimination and harassment.
Education
In their popular podcast, the brothers talk about all the hidden horrors and hilarity of teaching – from burnout to bad behaviour, stress, trolling and a constant stream of embarrassing incidents …
You can learn a lot about British society from what children bring into classrooms. Take sex toys, Lee Parkinson says. He co-hosts the highly popular Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast) with his brother Adam...
Education
Claire Shipman said she was “wrong” to have sent messages in 2023 and 2024 criticizing a trustee who was outspoken about the treatment of Jewish students.
Education
We think of human rights abuses as wartime atrocities, but sometimes they involve what family members do to the people they love.
Lifestyle
Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube has responded to Pieter Groenewald’s suggestion to unban corporal punishment…
Lifestyle
From ‘Sushi King’ to ‘saving Joburg’: What qualifications does acting executive mayor and PA deputy president Kenny Kunene have?
Lifestyle
Combs, however, is still facing prison time after being convicted of other charges.
Lifestyle
The video has resulted in South Africans sharing why they don’t buy takeout food and prefer to eat home-cooked meals.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Fresh from being crowned the 2025 Comics Awards breakthrough act of the year, comedian Khanyisa Jam Jam features in Showmax’s upcoming Laugh Africa Comedy Club Series.
Entertainment
South Africa now hosts four AI-focused data centres – more than Taiwan and the Netherlands combined – placing it among the top 13 countries globally for AI compute infrastructure, according to a new study by University of Oxford researchers. The study, AI Compute Sovereignty: Infrastructure Control Across Territories, Cloud Providers, and Accelerators, reveals South Africa […]
Entertainment
Africa’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is projected to reach $35 billion by 2028, but AI-powered automation could eliminate over 40% of jobs, a new report warns. The report, by Caribou Digital and the Mastercard Foundation, estimates more than 1 million Africans work in BPO and IT-enabled services (ITES), a figure expected to grow by […]
Science/Tech
Save on rowers and accessories with Hydrow coupons, including an exclusive discount of $50.
Science/Tech
Some of Eskom’s recently-introduced policies and tariff changes have incentivised paying electricity customers to go off-grid, feeding the power utility’s death spiral.
Science/Tech
Find great deals and promo codes for Visible at WIRED and save big, whether you’re a long-time customer or a newbie.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to access...
Motoring
Latest Chinese brand will debut an extensive product line-up in early 2026.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Dormant since 2011, the Grandis name returns on a five-seat SUV rather than a seven-seat MPV.
Health
As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.
Health
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
Health
Former health secretary Matt Hancock denied claims the government’s attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in early 2020 was empty rhetoric.
Health
A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.
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.