News24 | Saturday’s weather: Storm warnings issued as flooding risk rises in KZN and beyond

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe weather across several parts of the country. Source

News24 | Sewage on Sea: eThekwini’s festive water woes as beaches close

While thousands of tourists continue to flock to eThekwini for the holidays, four of its main beaches have been closed due to the detection of pollution in the water. Source

News24 | Careerism is a ‘cancer’: Mabuyane cautions against using the ANC for personal gain

Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane has denounced “careerism”, saying that it’s harmful to the party, and criticising those seeking affiliation for personal gain. Source

News24 | SEE | Antarctica, ice caves, and setting cold plunge records with five lucky teens

Five days of wide-eyed adventure... Riaan Manser and five lucky Grade 11s are back from their epic tour of Antarctica. They crawled through an ice cave, slept under the coldest of skies, and set new records for the true cold plunge. Source

News24 | Tragic fall claims German tourist’s life on Lion’s Head hiking trail

A German national died on Thursday morning after falling from one of the hiking trails on Lion’s Head within the Table Mountain National Park. Source

News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The toll of Cape Town’s unending gang war

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story. Source

Adobe, IBM team up on marketing software for banking industry

Adobe and IBM said they are teaming up to make marketing software easier to use for banks that face controls on how customer data must be handled. Source

Major Pierneef Landscape heads Strauss & Co July flagship auction

The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Source

SA stocks set to snap back from 2020 losses

South Africa’s benchmark equities index is set to erase its 2020 drop, staging a spectacular snap-back. Source

Africa: Launch Of Kessa - The New Generation Of African Storytellers Takes The Stage To Transform The Continent's Narrative

[InfoWire] 30 talents will be selected for this initiative, designed to identify, train, and connect the new voices of African storytelling. Source

Africa: President of Ghana Receives Global Group of Experts on Reparations to Advance a Unified Reparations Agenda

[TrustAfrica] Accra, 19th December; In a landmark moment for the global reparations movement, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana welcomed a special delegation of leading advocates and experts from across the African diaspora to align on a unified, intercontinental reparations agenda. The group, which comprises experts from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the United States thanked President Mahama for his political leadership in championing the cause of reparations within the African continent. They Source

Ghana: Minority Leader Raises Concerns Over Delayed Ruling in Kpandai Election Case

[Ghanaian Times] The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about delays and missed timelines by the High Court in Tamale in the ongoing Kpandai parliamentary election dispute. Source

Eddie Jones remains respectful of depleted France

England coach Eddie Jones is braced for a gruelling encounter when his side go in search of Autumn Nations Cup glory at Twickenham even though they will arguably be up against something less than a France 2nd XV. Source

New Zealand win toss and bowl in 3rd West Indies T20

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl as they chase a series clean-sweep against the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui on Monday. Source

Bulls' 14-man triumph: Jake White draws comparisons to Crusaders upset in 2014

Bulls mentor Jake White has compared their win over WP to when he coached the Sharks to an upset win over the Crusaders in 2014. Source

News24 Business | Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe. Source

News24 Business | Meta threatens to cut off Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria

Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country. Source

News24 Business | EU slaps big fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. Source

Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies. Source

Removed Ben & Jerry's chair says Magnum aimed to 'smear' her

Anuradha Mittal was ejected from the board of the ice cream maker this week. Source

Tourists to face €2 fee to get near Rome's Trevi Fountain

Visitors who don't live in Rome will have to pay to view the Baroque monument up close from February. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

Ferrari's 488 GT Modificata is a track day weapon

Ferrari will sell a handful of customers what is essentially a GT3 car. It's powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and Ferrari claims it has 1000kg of downforce at 230km/h. Source

Resident doctors in Scotland to go on strike for first time

Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels. Source

Young people will feel burden of UK's ageing society, report suggests

The House of Lords said raising the state pension age and increasing immigration would not be a solution. Source

Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us

NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off. Source