News24 | Mpumalanga cop forcibly enters friend’s home, allegedly kills her before taking his own life

Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a police officer, 53, allegedly shot and killed his 39-year-old female friend, before turning the gun on himself in Grootvlei, Mpumalanga, on Saturday. Source

News24 | Debonairs loses battle over its ‘Mzansi’s Fave Pizza’ claim

The Advertising Regulatory Board’s directorate says new evidence from Debonairs to support its claim of being the “Home of Mzansi’s Fave Pizzas” still falls short. Source

News24 | Body of missing tourist, 73, found at Augrabies Falls National Park after extensive search

The body of a missing 73-year-old tourist has been discovered at the Augrabies Falls National Park, in Northern Cape, following an extensive search operation. Source

News24 | What’s in City Press: ANC recovering, DA getting stronger, EFF and MKP decline | Gayton lied about for Joshlin Smith search

Everything from this week’s edition of City Press in one convenient place. Source

News24 | IDC accused of funding bias as black entrepreneur claims rejection while white rival gets R69m

Green Scooters founder Fezile Dlamini alleges the Industrial Development Corporation unfairly rejected his electric vehicle company’s funding applications over eight years while approving R69 million for a white-owned competitor. Source

News24 | NPA secures final forfeiture of R32m linked to Free State asbestos scandal

The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has granted a final forfeiture order for six luxury properties and a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, collectively valued at approximately R32 million, in connection with the irregular R230-million asbestos scandal. 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

Kenya: Kenya, Uganda Open Rail Extension Burdened By Chinese Debt

[RFI] Nairobi (AFP) - The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. Source

Nigeria: U.S. Drones Deployed to Nigeria Alongside Troops for Intelligence and Training

[RFI] The US military has multiple MQ-9 drones operating in Nigeria alongside 200 troops - in a non-combat role providing training and intelligence support to the military in its fight against Islamist militants across the north, US and Nigerian officials have confirmed. Source

Congo-Brazzaville: Congo's 'Nintendo Election' Was Rigged From the Start, Observer Says

[RFI] Civil society groups in Congo-Brazzaville are challenging the integrity of last weekend's presidential election, which handed veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso a fifth term in office. Bertrand Menier Kounianga, spokesperson for the civil society platform CAPGED, tells RFI the vote was "rigged from start to finish". 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

BBC in Cuba as island plunged into darkness

More than 10 million people are enduring power cuts after Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed again. Source

National blackout hits Cuba for second time in a week

Another total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba's hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade. Source

Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81

A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election 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

I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit - here's what I want mums to know

Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth. Source

Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak

The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented". Source

Meningitis B: Your questions answered

BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B Source