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Elon Musk's xAI acquires social media platform X, valued at $33bn

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Elon Musk's xAI has acquired social media platform X for $33 billion, enabling shared valuation among co-investors and enhancing the capabilities of its chatbot, ...

Some Won’t Survive: US cuts threaten Africa’s young HIV patients

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US funding cuts have led to severe rationing of HIV medication in Kenya, leaving countless young patients like Alice Okwirry in desperate need, while millions of ...

Elon Musk’s dad says he set up call between his son and Cyril Ramaphosa amid land reform drama

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Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, reveals he helped arrange a crucial call between his son and President Cyril Ramaphosa

US court allows MSN to introduce generic version of Novartis’ Entresto

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Legal battles continue over Entresto generics as court sides with MSN

'Shōgun' wins best drama while 'Hacks' surprises in comedy at the Emmys

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A tale of political machinations, ‘Shogun' also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their categories.

'M*A*S*H' and 'The Hunger Games' star Donald Sutherland remembered for his work

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The actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, died on Thursday.

UWC call for urgent ceasefire, aid to Gaza welcomed

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The decision comes after UCT’s Senate last month voted against a proposed Israel academic boycott.

US Treasury’s No 2 to visit SA amid tensions

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The spokesperson said Adeyemo will discuss issues such as illicit finance, clean energy transition, investment in young entrepreneurs and leaders, work against wildlife ...

Meta platforms - Facebook, Instagram and Threads - down for thousands of users

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Meta-owned platforms, Facebook and Instagram were down for hundreds of thousands of users across the globe on Tuesday.

Eskom report calls for coal plant overhaul to tackle power cuts

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Eskom should split its coal-fired plants from the rest of its generation business to free them from company bureaucracy in order to tackle the country's economically ...

IN THE HOT SEAT: Dan Marokane, Eskom’s new boss, under pressure to put lights back on

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South Africa struggles with unprecedented power crunch as the parastatal faces financial and technical crises.

Biden order targets Jewish settler violence in West Bank

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Biden has raised the issue directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the official said, as Biden seeks a path to a two-state solution for Israel and ...

Anti-apartheid activist Esau gutted by assault on Palestinian women and children

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“That moment of watching my Palestinian sister being kicked and brutalised like that I connected with her and became one with her. ”

Israel tells more Gazans to flee

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Three arrows pointed south and west, telling people to head towards the Mediterranean coast and towards Rafah, near the Egyptian border.

Israel, Hamas seek new deal

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A Palestinian official said that despite a willingness on both sides to prolong the truce, no agreement had yet been reached.

Israel and Hamas continue to hold fire

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With both sides expressing hope of further extensions, mediator Qatar hosted the spy chiefs from Israel’s Mossad and the US’s CIA at a meeting to “build on progress”, ...

‘Israel-Hamas truce not enough to end agony’

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Ahead of its announcement of the truce, two Doctors Without Borders (MSF) workers and their colleague were killed following a strike on Al Awda Hospital, one of ...

4 held over clashes in Pro-Israel march

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Posters of hostages from the pro-Israel protest were ripped up and lay on the floor after clashes between protesters.

Israeli’s top diplomat in SA could be next

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South Africa became the latest country to recall its diplomats in Tel Aviv as the death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza now exceeds 10 000.

Bobi crosses rainbow bridge

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Bobi, the world’s oldest dog, has died aged 31 in Portugal, Guinness World Records said this week. A purebred Rafeiro Alentejano who spent his entire life in a village ...

Gaza hospitals out of medical supplies

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One of MSF’s doctors had to amputate a young boy’s foot without anaesthetics and he described how dire the situation was in Gaza.

First aid convoy finally enters Gaza

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A second convoy of around 19 trucks loaded with medical and food supplies entered the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Sunday and was being inspected before ...

MSF prepares medical donations in Gaza as war super crisis grows

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Authorities had reported over 2 200 injuries and over 300 deaths, including 20 children in Gaza.

US involvement could escalate Israel-Hamas conflict – expert

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South Africa expressed its “grave concern over the recent devastating escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”.

Scarce fruit better than ‘jewellery’

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Spanish police have seized 74 tons of stolen olives in the southern province of Seville, the latest theft triggered by soaring prices caused by a dwindling harvest. ...