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‘Rapid’ Wood bowls in nets to boost Ashes hopes
Mark Wood’s chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a “rapid” spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2025, 08:50

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Mark Wood’s chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a “rapid” spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.

Top Stories
Y Bwthyn Bach is a beloved Wendy house gifted by the people of Wales to Princess Elizabeth in 1932.

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The UK turns to artificial intelligence (AI) to reverse the rising numbers of infections that shrug off antibiotics.

Top Stories
Fans tell their stories of Scotland’s last World Cup finals ahead of the team’s crucial qualification match.
South Africa
The body of an 11-year-old child has been found “in a pool of blood” in his home in Limpopo.

South Africa
The inquiry is looking into Adv Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

South Africa
The State told the court that Killian had several code names for Modack.

South Africa
Legendary ZCC gospel group, Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo, may not be dropping the mic after all.
World
US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill requiring the release of government records on millionaire sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep a lid on one of modern America’s most notorious case files.
World
The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution mandating a transitional administration and an International Stabilization Force in Gaza that envisions a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood.

World
The former US treasury secretary says he is “ashamed” of his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.

World
Cash transfers, often directed towards women, have become a popular election-winning strategy for politicians.

Africa
Israel says South Africa had previously agreed to receive the 153 Palestinians who arrived last week.

Africa
The structure fell after panicked miners reportedly fled from military gunfire.

Africa
Tens of thousands of people’s personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.

Africa
“There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action,” says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Business
Boston Borough Council will hold a session on 26 November at Centenary Methodist Church.

Business
The supermarket, on Hull’s Bransholme estate, will also run a community kitchen and cafe.

Business
Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Tuesday, 18 November 2025.

Business
Living with diabetes does not mean giving up the life you enjoy. It means learning how to balance your choices.

Politics
The US says it will not attend the summit over its claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Politics
These revised rules are aimed at improving the capacity of its councillors.

Politics
The North West businessman has been placed in the centre of allegations of criminality

Politics
She clarified the origin of videos and images posted by Zuma-Sambudla on social media.

Sport
The Springboks are waiting to hear if Franco Mostert will be suspended for a controversial red card, but they are not remaining silent.
Sport
Wales lock Gwen Crabb has had four knee surgeries but nothing has hit her as hard as endometriosis and she is determined to help other sufferers.

Sport
You can’t accuse South Africans of lacking a sense of humour.

Sport
Funding agency Sport England says inactivity is costing £20bn a year as it calls for more investment in sport.
Education
[Leadership] Parents of Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Scheme have raised fresh concerns over what they described as unbearable hardship caused by the federal government’s failure to pay stipends for nearly three years.
Education
[Premium Times] But beyond the immediate tragedy, the Maga school attack fits into a widening pattern of coordinated bandit incursions spreading across the North-west.
Education
[Premium Times] “Our security and intelligence agencies have been issued clear directives to locate, rescue, and safely return the students, and to ensure that the perpetrators face justice.”
Education
[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Government has stated that the armed forces and intelligence agencies had been issued clear mandate to locate, rescue and safely return the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

Lifestyle
The PowerBall jackpot is at an estimated R41 million, with the next draw set to take place on Tuesday, 18 November.

Lifestyle
There are many myths and misconceptions about prostate cancer that exist. It’s time to bust them wide open…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
A clip of a crowded Clifton beach has gone viral on TikTok. Here’s what South Africans had to say about the scenes…
Entertainment
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Science/Tech
Get 10% off your next website with an exclusive Squarespace discount code, with up to 50% off plans, new AI design features, and more top discounts this November.

Science/Tech
Telkom Consumer has reported robust financial performance for the six months to end September 2025, revealing a clear winning formula: its prepaid segment and data-led strategy are the twin engines driving substantial growth. For the 11th consecutive quarter, the mobile business has achieved market-leading service revenue growth, with operating revenue climbing 6.4% to R14.25 billion. […]

Science/Tech
Telkom’s mobile network continued to report solid growth, along with fibre-related data revenue.

Science/Tech
Multiple subsea Internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to be completed as planned

Motoring
Boxy Defender 110-styled T2 has a choice of three derivatives, but with the same powertrain options as the step down T1.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
T1 range spans four models, two engine options, a single transmission and front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
Health
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Health
The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.

Health
A former Team GB athlete is calling for free sports bras and fittings for secondary school girls.

Health
Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her “traumatic” hysteroscopy.
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.