News24 | Teargas and tensions spike as stranded Malawians clash with cops in Durban

A standoff in Sherwood Park, Durban, between police and Malawian nationals has escalated as officers fired stun grenades and teargas amid frustration over delayed repatriation. Source

News24 | Hill-Lewis announces proposed changes to DA contingent in executive

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced proposed wholesale changes to the party’s contingent in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s executive. Source

News24 | Pupils forced to wade through polluted river as Emfuleni bridge lies unfinished 24 years on

Some pupils in the Vaal are being forced to navigate a hazardous, stinking river because the local municipality failed to build a bridge it had promised. Source

News24 | Free State education dept acts after parents shut down derelict Welkom school

After parents and community members closed Western Holdings Primary in Welkom over infrastructure delays, the Free State Department of Education set repair deadlines, safety measures and procurement timelines. Source

News24 | Hawks arrest Peet Viljoen on arrival at OR Tambo airport

Disbarred lawyer and alleged shoplifter Peet Viljoen is in custody after the Hawks arrested him at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday night, shortly after he was deported from the US. Source

News24 | Geordin Hill-Lewis asks Ramaphosa to sack Steenhuisen as minister

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove his predecessor, John Steenhuisen, from the Cabinet. 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

Nigeria: Retired Military Officers Warn Against Ethnicising Insecurity

[Vanguard] Retired military officers and associates of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar have cautioned Nigerians against blaming the North for the country's worsening insecurity, insisting that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have evolved into a nationwide threat affecting all regions. Source

Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Urge Australia's Griffith University to Disassociate With Judi Rever

[New Times] Genocide survivors' organisations from Rwanda and across the diaspora have called on Australia's Griffith University to sever any association with Judi Rever, a Canadian author and journalist known for promoting narratives that distort and deny the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Source

Uganda: Oil Revenues Alone Cannot Fund Uganda's Energy Transition, Experts Warn

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The expected oil revenues could provide an important source of financing for the country's Energy Transition Plan (ETP), but they will not be sufficient on their own to fund investments required to transform the energy sector and achieve broader development goals, experts have said. 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

US to end funding of South Africa's HIV programmes over claims of Afrikaner persecution

The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community. Source

Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7

The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran. Source

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi to stand trial for rape

French prosecutors confirm Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, in accusations dating back to 2023. 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

How to keep children cool in the heat

How to keep children cool in the heat Source

Can sunlight make you sneeze?

Do you suffer from Achoo syndrome? Sarah Keith-Lucas explains this unusual condition. Source

New cancer care centres set to be built

The centres run by charity Maggie's will open in Coventry and Birmingham within the next two years. Source