News24 | WATCH | Matric ace who washed cars to pay for registration rewarded with surprise bursary

A Mitchells Plain teen who aced matric has been inundated with support after a post went viral showing him willing to wash cars to pay for university registration. What he didn’t know was that his efforts would also earn him a surprise bursary. Source

News24 | Friday’s weather: Partly cloudy and warm to hot across SA, with light showers in 8 provinces

The South African Weather Service has forecast damaging coastal winds between Port Alfred and KwaDukuza, resulting in disruptions and difficulty in navigation at sea, while light showers and thundershowers are expected in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West and Free State Source

News24 | Two teachers killed in school shooting; Rand rally stalls near R16/$: Today’s top 7 stories

News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature. Source

News24 | ‘Don’t have time to waste’: Marius van Biljon on love with Amor Vittone after wife’s death

The couple’s new romance made headlines earlier this month. Source

News24 | Western Cape govt wants two states of disaster declared over wildfires, water shortages

The Western Cape government will apply for two declarations of disaster – one for the rampant fires in the province, and the other for help with dwindling water availability in some regions. Source

News24 | Driver, two children escape unharmed after scholar taxi goes up in flames in Vosloorus

Three people – two children and a driver – have escaped unharmed after a scholar transport taxi went up in flames in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Thursday morning. 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

Sudan: OCHA - 2k+ Families Trapped Without Aid in North Darfur

[Dabanga] North Darfur -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed its deep concern about the situation of thousands of civilians who have been cut off from aid in North Darfur. According to OCHA, local partners reported that at least 2,000 families are trapped in the Qardi and Umm Saad valleys in the Karnoi and Umm Baru areas of North Darfur. Source

Angola: Cybersecurity - Angola's Latest Tool of Authoritarian Consolidation

[Maka] Angola has yet to experience a real democratic movement at all. What exists instead is a formal democratic Constitution that permits to entrench an increasingly authoritarian system of power, sustained by the absence of real political democratic alternation, weakened institutions and a systematically shrinking civic space. This system is usually referred to as an anocracy, combining elements typical of democracies with dictatorial practices. These systems are inherently unstable and prone to arbitrariness. Source

Sudan: Three Years of War - Despite Heavy Losses, Sudan's Youth Voice Renewed Hopes for the Future

[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- The ongoing war in Sudan, which began on April 15, 2023, has left devastating and catastrophic effects on the lives of Sudanese people, particularly on the lives and futures of young people. In an extensive survey conducted by Radio Dabanga - marking over 1,000 days since the start of the war - a group of youth leaders confirmed that the conflict, now nearing its third year, has disrupted education and employment opportunities, increased unemployment, and worsened living conditions. This has left young 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

'Blood was all over' - victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape

Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday. Source

Behind the scenes of Help 2, the star-studded charity album

Olivia Rodrigo, Arctic Monkeys and Pulp are among the artists who recorded new songs for War Child. Source

How Australian politics descended into ugliness after Bondi shooting

Political spats brewing since the tragedy last month have overshadowed a national day of mourning. 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

Streeting says NHS 'falling short' on autism and ADHD

Wes Streeting said he was "very worried" about the issue of rising demand for services. Source

A bleak midwinter as care continues in the corridors

BBC London's political editor visits two east London hospitals as winter pressures continue to mount. Source

I'm 26 and want to be sterilised over pregnancy sickness

Chloe booked an abortion because her sickness was so severe she could not look after herself. Source