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26+ min ago  (682+ words) Our chart this week looks at how the hotly debated N2 Edge wall project stacks up against some of the City of Cape Town's other planned infrastructure projects over the next three years. According to the municipality's adjusted 2025/26 budget, which includes…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (313+ words) Health experts are recommending increasing alcohol prices and introducing smoke-free legislation, with age-related sales ban and restrictions on smoking in some outdoor public places. Other suggestions in Guernsey and Alderney's substance use strategy for 2027-2032 include new regulations to prevent young…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (822+ words) Haysom went on from high-level positions promoting human rights in his home country to a distinguished career as a U.N. diplomat, serving in hot spots from Afghanistan and Iraq to Somalia and South Sudan. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Haysom "devoted his…...

45+ min ago  (530+ words) Bank to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation for harassing credit card customer with payment demand 10 years after card was already closed...

45+ min ago  (1156+ words) At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision to "become a man." PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa -- The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (380+ words) JOHANNESBURG " At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (382+ words) JOHANNESBURG " At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (258+ words) THE United States Embassy in Harare has launched a year-long programme aimed at strengthening bilateral relations with Zimbabwe, marking 250 years of American independence under a global initiative dubbed Freedom 250. The programme launched Thursday will run throughout 2026 and is expected to…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (304+ words) The Springbok Women's Sevens "A" are on fire! They've stormed through the Emirates Dubai 7s, proving their mettle and securing a spot in the International Invitational semi-finals. This is a testament to their hard work and dedication. On Saturday, the South…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (148+ words) A reproduction of the fossilized skeleton of Little Foot. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images The reconstruction, which was published on Monday in Comptes Rendus Palevol, took five years, according to lead author Am'lie Beaudet, a paleoanthropologist at the Laboratory…...