News24 | Ex-deputy president DD Mabuza to be laid to rest next weekend

Former Deputy President David Mabuza will be buried on Saturday, 12 July, in Mpumalanga, according to his family. Source

News24 | Police and Home Affairs officials deployed to clinics, hospitals amid anti-foreigner protests

The government has deployed Public Order Police members and Home Affairs officials to health facilities where protests have obstructed foreign nationals from accessing healthcare services. Source

News24 | KZN GPU’s ‘glue’ goes to court: There will be instability in govt if NFP removes me - Shinga

A court has, for now, scotched the NFP’s efforts to haul its sole MPL in KwaZulu-Natal, Mbali Shinga, to a disciplinary hearing over her “failure” to remove herself from the parliamentary list, which would effectively mean she is firing herself as an MPL. Source

News24 | Community rallies to support homeless families after explosion linked to zama zamas

Efforts are under way to assist four homeless families in Slovo Park, outside Springs, after a devastating explosion linked to illegal miners left their homes destroyed. Source

News24 | Limpopo hip-hop artist sentenced to three life terms for repeatedly raping nine-year-old boy

Limpopo-based hip-hop artist, Samuel Boomfire Mbuyane, was sentenced to three life terms for repeatedly raping a nine-year-old boy in Driekop village. Source

News24 | Obesity crisis: Children as young as 5 developing ‘middle-age’ diseases

Nearly half of obese children under 12 whose records were analysed were found to have high blood pressure, according to a recent study. They are among a growing number of children developing health conditions previously only seen in middle-aged adults – due to obesity. 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

South Africa: Nandi Nyembe Still Waiting for Fundraising Money Two Months Later

[Scrolla] Nandi Nyembe says she needs a heater and other basics, but has not seen any of the fundraising money promised to her. The Gauteng Film Commission says it is reviewing the payments, while the minister who gave R20,000 has not been in touch again. Source

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea, TPLF Faction, and Armed Groups of Plotting Rainy Season 'Major Offensive', Decries 'Territorial Occupation'

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timothewos, has issued a stern diplomatic appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio, accusing Eritrea of its "unrelenting cooperation and coordination between a faction of the TPLF", and "other armed groups under their tutelage, to undertake major offensive operations during the upcoming rainy season." Source

Africa: Match Facts - Nigeria Start TotalEnergies CAF Wafcon Campaign Against Tunisia

[CAF] Perennial favourites Nigeria take on Tunisia in their opening Group B game at the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024, with the clash set for the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday (kick-off 17:00 local time / 16:00 GMT). 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

How Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working)

Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries that they are temperamentally capable of anything, to extract concessions. But can it work in the long term? Source

Guru Dutt: The tragic life of an Indian cinematic genius

This week marks the birth centenary of Guru Dutt, one of Bollywood's most iconic directors. Source

Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children

Some 27 children are missing from a girls' summer camp on the banks of the river, say officials in Kerr County. 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

Ketamine helped me escape my negative thoughts - then it nearly killed me

Two young women speak to the BBC about why ketamine has become such a popular drug. Source

No date for restarting baby deliveries at hospital

A maternity suite at the University Hospital of Hartlepool is suffering staff shortages. Source

The sale of illegal cigarettes signals a deeper problem with UK high streets

Some black market cigarettes have been found to contain dead flies and asbestos. But the trade nods to a wider issue, a BBC investigation has found Source