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[Daily Maverick] Connor Lewis, a pupil from Curro Hermanus, has built an app that calculates the exact wattage of solar panels needed to charge an electric vehicle.

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[Daily Maverick] As it turns out, South Africa's call centres are not a bastion for John Connor's resistance against AI. Instead, Judgement Day is coming for our graduates and young professionals.

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[Daily Maverick] The organisation that aims to bring Kenyan workers to South Africa to process Afrikaner 'refugees' bound for the US laid off more than 100 South Africans last year.

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Dozens of protesters gathered outside the US Consulate in São Paulo to denounce US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Brazilian exports and his support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

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Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

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In a tragic incident in northwestern Afghanistan, at least 79 people have died in a bus crash while returning from Iran.

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International donors carried out new airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, where residents continue to face acute food shortages under Israel’s blockade and ongoing military operations.

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Demonstrations continued in Castile and León against the handling of widespread wildfires, with residents demanding stronger action and greater involvement from Spain’s central government.

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[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and toxins do more than just make people sick. They can lead to blindness, intense pain, and keep families stuck in poverty. Africa bears one of the heaviest burdens, with over 600 million people still waiting on treatment, despite major progress in reducing their spread.

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The gunmen stormed a mosque in what an official has described as a "reprisal attack".

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Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.

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[Daily Maverick] The 83-year-old former property developer, who grew up on a sheep farm in the Cape and a cattle ranch in Zimbabwe, was released on R100,000 bail after appearing in the Pretoria Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 19 August.

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”It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas’s refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews, and encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets,” the Israeli PM said.

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[Daily Maverick] It may fumble its final moments but Weapons builds on the successes of filmmaker Zach Cregger's previous effort Barbarian, harnessing many of the same techniques to create a more sophisticated, polished and consistently engrossing horror film. Weapons shows that it's entirely possible to craft a pitch-black fairy tale set in the modern world.

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[Daily Maverick] Newly released video footage of this journalist's infamous meeting with Tebogo Malaka pours cold water on the suspended IDT CEO's denials of her role in a highly publicised bribe attempt.

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[DA] The Democratic Alliance rejects Minister Manamela's appointment of Oupa Nkoane, Lehlohonolo Masoga, and Zukile Mvalo as Construction SETA (CETA), Services SETA and Local Government SETA (LGSETA) "administrators".

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[Nyasa Times] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General and aspiring Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, Peter Mukhito, has urged constituents to rally behind him in the September 16, 2025 elections.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Government has officially gazetted the first two sets of regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) 2024, for public comment.

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[Nyasa Times] In a stinging legal rebuke, the High Court in Blantyre on August 20, 2025, dismissed the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) attempt to block the appointment of Andrew Mpesi as Chief Elections Officer of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

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Israel's military leaders approved the next phase of their ongoing offensive in the territory. The operation will shift focus to Gaza City, specifically targeting areas where Hamas is believed to still be active and where Israeli forces have not yet operated.

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Organisers say the initiative reflects Japan’s ambition to position itself as a reliable partner in Africa’s growth, with a focus on connectivity, trade, and sustainable development.