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FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025: What to know about the tournament
Key dates, teams, venues, players, tournament format, favourites and tickets ahead of the 20th edition of the event.
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Key dates, teams, venues, players, tournament format, favourites and tickets ahead of the 20th edition of the event.

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Asian and Pacific Rim leaders pledge support for trade and investment that ‘benefits all’.

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As Unai Emery marks three years at Aston Villa, Guillem Balague looks at his journey to Villa Park and his bid to “awaken the giant”.

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Older women are carving out a niche online for people who want authentic content.

South Africa
Dieketseng Mashego is attending the funeral service of two cousins, murdered in Mamelodi East

South Africa
The deceased cousins were shot and killed in Mamelodi East in Pretoria last weekend.

South Africa
This stems from the South African government’s extradition request submitted to Malawi.

South Africa
This has been revealed at a parliamentary mini debate.

World
Indians can travel to more visa-free destinations than a decade ago, but India’s passport ranking has declined.

World
Three Bulgarians are jailed for painting red hands on France’s Holocaust Memorial in a suspected case of Russian “destabilisation”.

World
Jade, Janelle Monae and Demi Lovato were some of the first stars to post their Halloween looks on social media.

World
Thieves used explosives to break into a precious metals refinery before making off with a €12m loot.

Africa
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump’s plans racist.

Africa
Some deaths have been reported though accurate figures are hard to obtain due to the internet shutdown.

Africa
The court sets aside the 1967 inquest that found that the anti-apartheid hero was hit by a goods train.

Africa
Tensions remain with protests expected to continue, after demonstrations were reported in some towns overnight.

Business
Hastings in East Sussex is one of the most deprived local authorities in England, data shows.

Business
The city has noted that new high-tech cameras will be gradually introduced, with AI cameras currently waiting approval from the DPP.

Business
EU-China chip disputes alarmed carmakers amid concerns it could halt global car productions

Business
The Department of Health provided a roadmap to the implementation and funding model for the NHI, and it wasn’t good news for medical aid members.

Politics
Two DA Ward Councillors from George have resigned to join the Patriotic Alliance.

Politics
Operations have resumed at the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mahikeng in the N West.

Politics
Ramaphosa slammed for celebration of SA’s removal from Financial Action Task Force greylist.
Politics
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has scotched the Umngeni-Uthukela Water board’s decision to suspend its chief governance and compliance officer, Sibusiso Madonsela, ordering that he be reinstated immediately.

Sport
It’s here again, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates go head-to-head at Loftus Versfeld. Here are three things to expect when the giants collide.

Sport
Orlando Pirates have taken a big decision on the immediate future of their Angolan winger Gilberto who’s currently out on loan.

Sport
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspends 149 referees and assistant referees for allegedly betting on matches.

Sport
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates is one of the best games in South African football. SABC are set to bring the action live from Loftus Versfeld.
Education
In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.
Education
The university faced fierce criticism after it fired the director of student media and said that news coverage could be published only online.
Education
New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
Education
[New Republic] Tubman University has once again positioned itself as a hub for youth empowerment and leadership with the hosting of the Tubman University Youth Summit-an inspiring event that brings together young people from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and develop solutions for Liberia’s future.

Lifestyle
Irma Stern Museum and University of Cape Town (UCT) co-announcement rocks the South African art world, ending a 56-year partnership …
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Here’s how much DSTV, Africa’s first satellite broadcaster, used to cost 30 years ago when it first launched in South Africa …

Lifestyle
Handre Pollard’s wife Marise opened up about the ‘beautiful chaos’ of becoming a mom for the second time. Take a look…
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Science/Tech
According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX is reportedly poised to secure a $2 billion Pentagon contract to develop hundreds of missile-tracking satellites for President Trump’s ambitious Golden Dome defense system. The Independent reports: The planned “air moving target indicator” system in question could ultimately feature as many as 600 satellites once it is fully operational, The Wall...

Science/Tech
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.
Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social,...

Science/Tech
Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say
A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn.
Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year, according to iNaturalist.
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Science/Tech
The Blazpay Token Presale has reached a major milestone, raising $1M with Phase 3 now underway. With 137 million BLAZ tokens sold out of 157.3 million available, the presale is over 87% complete. Investors are seizing this rare opportunity to enter below the original seed price of $0.008, making Blazpay one of the most compelling […]

Motoring
Titanium X prim and proper flagship model alongside its more extravagant Sport sibling.

Motoring
The most affordable seven-seater in South Africa starts at a price of R218 999.

Motoring
‘Loot in the Boot’ will see one entrant walk way with R1-million.

Motoring
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or better known simply as G-Wagen or G-Wagon, has been in production since 1979 and, in that…

Health
When Kat Denisi was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 she was put into a medically induced menopause.
Health
The lawsuit was filed against an Ulster County clerk who rebuffed an attempt to enforce a Texas judgment against a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to that state.

Health
Cambridge University Hospitals says it “should not have happened” and changes are being made.
Health
She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the cause of that genetic condition.
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.