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South African malls face a legal threat
Experts warn that South African malls and shopping centres face heightened legal risk over slip-and-fall incidents during the festive season.
THURSDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2025, 15:27

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Experts warn that South African malls and shopping centres face heightened legal risk over slip-and-fall incidents during the festive season.

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The 70-year-old is accused of attacking Edla Marlborough in Oxfordshire between 2022 and 2024.

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South Africa
This follows concerns raised by the African Christian Democratic Party.

South Africa
A police helicopter has also joined the search for the teenager.

South Africa
The N3 Toll Concession says many motorists making their way to KZN are speeding.

South Africa
La Niña may increase the likelihood of above-normal summer rainfall, warns the weather service.

World
President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza hinges on international troops in Gaza, but Israel is skeptical and no country has yet agreed to send their soldiers.

World
A new drama uses the real, gut-wrenching recordings of a call for help from Gaza to tell a harrowing and profound story.

World
The aunt of the youngest victim of the Bondi shooting says those who are angry should “plant a seed of happiness” in their heart in memory of her niece Matilda..

World
The U.S. will sell Taiwan $10 billion in weapons, including missiles, howitzers and drones, a move expected to escalate tensions with China.

Africa
DR Congo’s government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.

Africa
The air force personnel have been released but have not yet returned home, Nigeria says.

Africa
Manchester Museum curators hope the exhibition of African items will provoke ‘honest conversation’.

Africa
British citizens Abdifatah Gulaid and Noah Ihiekwe were seen carrying guns and parading with troops.
Business
Business

Business
The government’s decision to hike the fuel levy this year ensured fuel prices ended up worse off in 2025.

Business
The demand follows a “super-complaint” about the home and travel insurance sectors.

Politics
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) was founded on December 16, 2023.

Politics
The Commission is probing criminality, corruption, political interference claims by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi

Politics
Sebolai, who is an ANC councillor, has been removed following a council sitting.

Politics
Patriotic Alliance MP Ashley Sauls attended the funeral of Witness D, Marius van der Merwe.

Sport
Movlid Khaybulaev is stripped of his PFL featherweight title and suspended for one year after failing a drugs test.

Sport
Swansea City host Wrexham on Friday in a Championship fixture which is a big deal in Wales – and will also be watched from much further afield.

Sport
Australia prop Angus Bell will make his first Ulster start in Friday’s United Rugby Championship game against Leinster at Aviva Stadium (19:45 GMT).

Sport
LIV Golf South Africa has confirmed its 2026 music line-up, delivering an unmatched fusion of global stars and South African performers.
Education
[The New Humanitarian] Papiri, Nigeria — “Instead of an effective strategy, where we could see some light at the end of the tunnel, we only get pronouncements and presidential directives.”
Education
[Premium Times] The US Mission in Nigeria also hosted “54 talented young Nigerian professionals who completed the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) for Young African Leaders (YALI).”
Education
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Thursday, focusing on the country’s upcoming local elections, particularly the municipal vote scheduled later this month in the capital, Mogadishu.
Education
[This Day] The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has again affirmed its reputation as a fertile training ground for higher education leaders, following the appointment of its Deputy Registrar, Mrs. Emilomo Alawode, as the third substantive Registrar of McPherson University (McU), Seriki-Sotayo, Ogun State.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Expected new Suzuki flagship will use a moniker applied to a rebadged version of the Toyota RAV4 in Europe for South Africa.

Entertainment
Moscow reaffirmed support for Venezuela’s government amid fears of unpredictable consequences from US actions.

Entertainment
According to a lawyer representing the French doctor, Pechier will be appealing the court’s ruling.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Doublespeed, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that uses a phone farm to manage at least hundreds of AI-generated social media accounts and promote products has been hacked. The hack reveals what products the AI-generated accounts are promoting, often without the required disclosure that these are advertisements, and allowed the...

Science/Tech
It’s summertime in South Africa. People are taking to the roads for the holidays to reconnect with family and take a breath before 2026.

Science/Tech
The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.

Science/Tech
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Motorists in South Africa can look forward to a price reduction for both petrol and diesel this January.
Motoring
Health
Familial feuds have ripple effects, experts say.

Health
A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.

Health
Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.

Health
Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.