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The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, to sign a joint defence pact on Monday, 7 August 2026. The signing came as tensions continue to escalate over the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran. The
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Kaizer Chiefs to Accept Transfer of Thembinkosi Lorch Football club Kaizer Chiefs are locked in high-stakes negotiations to secure the signing of Thembinkosi Lorch. The football star’s potential entry into Chiefs would be a blockbuster transfer that has sent shockwaves through South African football. The former Orlando Pirates player is being linked with a sensational
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Can AI Read Your X-Ray? Dr Mario Haines Explains How AI Is Changing Medical Imaging Artificial intelligence can already analyse X-rays, flag possible abnormalities and help urgent cases reach radiologists faster. But can patients trust AI with something as important as a medical diagnosis? You have an X-ray taken and are told to wait for
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South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 33.6% as weaker investment, stalled economic reforms, and uncertainty over Eskom’s restructuring threaten job creation. A reform delayed in a government office may sound distant from everyday life. But eventually, that delay becomes a factory that is never built, a small business that cannot expand, or another job
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Gregory Loftus, father of the late tow truck operator Bevan Loftus who was killed in a Durban shooting in 2023, has testified to the Madlanga Commission that the day before his son’s death, he tried to interdict police officers from murdering him. Other evidence heard by the commission has, however, suggested that Bevan Loftus was
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South Africa’s Water Crisis: Why Taps Are Running Dry Broken pipes, ageing infrastructure, water losses and struggling municipalities are leaving South African families without reliable access to water. As calls grow for the crisis to be declared a national disaster, residents are asking a simple question: how much longer must they live from bucket to
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SADC delegates and dignitaries standing before national flags at the summit Durban is hosting a series of Southern African Development Community (SADC) gatherings. These events are preparing the region for the 46th Summit of Heads of State and Government. South Africa formally took over the chairmanship of the SADC Council of Ministers on 12 August
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Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Refineries Amid Growing Tribal Revolt The south-east of the Arabian Peninsula could see an all-out war. The Houthi militant group in Yemen, Yemen’s legitimate government, Saudi Arabia and a newly formed anti-Houthi tribal insurgency based in al-Jawf are all now positioned as potential combatants. The Houthis are an armed group that
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Afghanistan’s Children Are Starving While the World Looks Away Across Afghanistan, parents are carrying dangerously underweight children to health centres in search of therapeutic food, medicine and urgent medical care. Increasingly, they are finding closed doors, empty shelves or healthcare workers with too little assistance for too many families. In remote communities, there may be