News24 | Police await surrender of taxi boss Sibanyoni’s alleged accomplice

Mpumalanga police say they have made contact with a fourth wanted suspect believed to have worked closely with taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni in an extortion case exceeding R2 million in Kwaggafontein. Source

News24 | Fannie Masemola, ‘Cat’ Matlala appear together in court over R228m Medicare 24 tender

Suspended national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola has appeared alongside Vusimusi “Cat” Matalala in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, with both linked to the alleged irregular awarding of the R228 million Medicare 24 police tender. Source

News24 | SA teen dances his way to prestigious New York summer school

A passion for ballet, which 14-year-old Daniel Keyser has had since childhood, has earned the Cape Town dancing star the opportunity to attend the American Academy of Ballet’s summer school in New York. Source

News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Cold, wet, windy in Western and Northern Cape; fine and cool elsewhere

Very cold, wet, windy conditions are forecast for parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape with damaging winds and waves between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay, according to the South African Weather Service. Source

News24 | Tshwane deputy mayor’s salary docked over undeclared ties to R2.9bn security tender

City of Tshwane deputy mayor Eugene Modise will have his salary docked for two months for failing to declare his interests in a company trading with the City. Source

News24 | Petrol attendant’s viral love of Audi’s RS3 lands him dream job – selling them

A Limpopo man’s career has shifted gears from petrol attendant to a position at an Audi dealership after a viral video of him speaking about how he will one day own his dream car, the Audi RS3, landed him the surprise job. 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

Namibia: Namwater Threatens to Cut Water Supply to Ruacana

[Namibian] National water utility NamWater has threatened to disconnect water supply to Ruacana Town Council over an outstanding debt of more than N$14 million. Source

Uganda: Memes, Shutdowns and Museveni's Seventh Term

[Independent (Kampala)] Special Report -- As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, was sworn in on May 12 for a seventh straight term in office, Uganda marked another formal milestone in a presidency that has now spanned nearly four decades. The inauguration at Kololo Independence Grounds followed the Jan. 15 general election in which official results from the Electoral Commission declared Museveni the winner with 71.65% of the vote, ahead of the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, who polled 24%. Source

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Introduces Drug Integrity Tests for Secondary, University Students

[Premium Times] Under the new policy, students seeking admission into secondary and tertiary institutions will be required to undergo drug tests. 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

Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

The foreign minister says the "distressed" Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated. Source

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Source

Thief jailed after stealing unreleased Beyoncé music from car

The man smashed into a car and stole luggage containing hard drives with the singer's tracks. 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

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Patients of retired dentist warned of bloodborne viruses, including HIV

Authorities urged patients to get tested due to "poor infection control practices" at the Australian clinic. Source

Daily pill to help keep weight off after stopping obesity jabs

The tablet - orforglipron - is available in the US and could soon launch in the UK. Source