News24 | Cape Town urban waste boss cleared amid waste collection collapse

City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for urban waste management Grant Twigg has been cleared of allegations that he breached the councillors' code of conduct and caused fruitless and wasteful expenditure in a failed waste management project. Source

News24 | R50m crystal meth confiscated in Eastern Cape drug bust, truck owner arrested

Drugs worth more than R50 million have been seized in a bust in the Eastern Cape. Source

News24 | KZN mother who beat daughter, 3, with rolling pin then strangled her to be sentenced for murder

A 9-year-old girl tried to stop her mother while she strangled her 3-year-old sister, but the woman was unstoppable as her rage took over - and she killed the toddler. Source

News24 | A year on: Questions about what happened to Joshlin Smith remain unanswered

Last year, Middelpos was a hive of activity as hundreds of residents and police officers descended on the informal settlement in Saldanha Bay day after day in a desperate search for then 6-year-old Joshlin Smith. Source

News24 | This rhino orphan was saved from a prison at two years old. Now she's given birth to five calves

Fifteen years ago, Nana the rhino, then two years old, stood in a pen waiting to be sold and shipped to China. Source

News24 | 'An 18-year-old is still a child': Komani residents want age to marry raised to 21

Residents of Komani and surrounds in the Eastern Cape came out strongly against child marriage at a public hearing on the Marriage Bill, where they beseeched the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Tuesday to raise the age at which a person can legally be married to 21. 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

Congo-Kinshasa: New Wave of Violence in Ituri Puts Civilians at Further Risk - Eastern DR Congo Report

[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, where its medical teams are providing care for civilians with horrific injuries. In a new report released today, "Risking Their Lives to Survive," MSF underscores the extreme needs of many communities endangered by recent attacks, increased displacement and reduced humanitarian aid. Source

Kenya: Kenyan Police Officer Missing After Gang Ambush in Haiti

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan officer deployed under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti remains unaccounted for after gangs ambushed a rescue team in the Artibonite Department, MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka confirmed in a statement. Source

Nigeria: Senate Dismisses Akpoti-Uduaghan's Sexual Harassment Petition As Ezekwesili, Senator Clash

[Premium Times] The Senate panel said it would not hear Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan's petition because on the grounds that the matter was already before a court. 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 | Does 'vibe coding' make everyone a programmer?

Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT? Source

News24 Business | SA, Chinese researchers create record-breaking 'unbreakable' secure data link of 12 900km

Researchers from Stellenbosch University and China teamed up for a pioneering project to test the technology that might be used to protect the world's data in the coming years. Source

News24 Business | 'Scarily' good scam impersonations of SA CEOs are even tricking their friends

Afrimat's CEO says online scams have become so sophisticated that a good friend of his was duped into thinking he was chatting with him on social media – in Afrikaans. Source

At least 18 dead in 'worst wildfires' in South Korea's history

The wildfires are threatening cultural sites and "rewriting the record books", according to authorities. Source

Trump and intelligence chiefs play down Signal group chat leak

President Trump also defended his national security team after a reporter was added to their message thread. Source

Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding

She was called "a gold digger" and "a murderer" after the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. 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

Government concerns over assisted dying timeline

The Labour MP bringing the bill says she is "disappointed" to be proposing pushing the implementation deadline to 2029. Source

Apology over delay to maternity report publication

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report - published nine months after inspection - finds multiple breaches. Source

Assisted dying law could take four years to implement

A proposed change to the assisted dying bill could push back the introduction of the law by two years. Source