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Tertiary education is under scrutiny as many young graduates struggle to find employment. The Gautrain has lost half of its commuters in five years, sparking criticism that it only serves the elite. A Capetonian was murdered in the US, and her husband has been arrested.

Politics and International

Russia plans to increase cooperation with African countries in areas like defense and security. The US and global politics are abuzz with Elon Musk's changing status, and Donald Trump's actions are being criticized. Ghana has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

Social Issues and Environment

Many South African households struggle with food insecurity, while farmers are adopting eco-friendly approaches to boost crop yields. The Gates Foundation will prioritize Africa in its $200bn spending over the next XX years, focusing on health and wellbeing. Sustainable seafood choices are being promoted as a vote for thriving oceans and collective wellbeing.

Business and Sports

Several South African retailers, including Mr Price and Spar, are investing in new stores, products, and upgrades. Pepkor plans to open 250-300 new stores by the end of the year. In sports, Novak Djokovic is uncertain about his future at Roland Garros, while

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"Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says public housing will not bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T19:31Z 2.2M followers, 2961 engagements

"At least XX children were injured when the taxi carrying them to school on the first day of the new term overturned on the N3 near Durban"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T08:19Z 2.2M followers, 3056 engagements

"SPONSORED Johannesburg get ready Travis Scotts Circus Maximus World Tour takes over FNB Stadium on October XX 2025. Don't miss this unforgettable @BigConcerts experience presented by Castle Lite Unlocks. Book your tickets now"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-03T07:30Z 2.2M followers, 2323 engagements

"South African lenders banks and the government should introduce more flexible and creative options to increase access to credit for small businesses says Edna Montse African Bank group executive for transformation and stability"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T09:10Z 2.2M followers, 3838 engagements

"DAngelo trailblazing neo-soul singer dies at XX reports say"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:33Z 2.2M followers, 1981 engagements

"Shoot to kill isnt the answer. Incoming police minister Firoz Cachalia says policing must be lawful and effective"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-07-18T08:30Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Seventh-generation VW T7 Transporter range has landed in South Africa"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-08T09:15Z 2.2M followers, 6518 engagements

"Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid and Hamas tightens grip"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:34Z 2.2M followers, 2123 engagements

"More than XX presiding officers from the Durban magisterial district used their lunchtime on Monday to picket over poor pay and work conditions"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T05:11Z 2.2M followers, 3659 engagements

"Late former deputy president David Mabuza was found to have played a role through collusion and corruption that cost government more than R300m"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-03T05:31Z 2.2M followers, 162.6K engagements

"National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has revealed that Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene was seen at murder accused Katiso KT Molefes house twice"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-10T19:16Z 2.2M followers, 61.3K engagements

"In the face of ominous threats to our democracy we need to shape the politics of pragmatism that focuses on the tenets essential to vibrant vital constitutionalism writes Mcebisi Jonas"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:10Z 2.2M followers, 2569 engagements

"The first shipment of Changan vehicles has arrived at the Port of Durban marking the Chinese carmakers entry into the South African market"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T08:40Z 2.2M followers, 2479 engagements

"SPONSORED The @Sanlam ESG Barometer: B20 Policy Impact Special Report is set to help African business leaders turn global policies into local opportunities. Register now to join the virtual launch on October X. @ArenaEventsZA"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-01T09:03Z 2.2M followers, 1904 engagements

"Three South African Air Force Oryx transport helicopters have flown back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo under their own power while two others will be airlifted back"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T17:10Z 2.2M followers, 2699 engagements

"Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya has revealed details of how he met North West businessman Brown Mogotsi and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi Cat Matlala"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T19:20Z 2.2M followers, 3154 engagements

"A farm labourer was "accidentally" shot dead allegedly by an 11-year-old boy shooting guinea fowl at a farm in Thabazimbi in Limpopo on Saturday morning"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T11:13Z 2.2M followers, 44.6K engagements

"WATCH Mabuza moved millions from pension fund to living annuity after retiring Alexforbes"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-02T06:58Z 2.2M followers, 7313 engagements

"A luxury vehicle purchased for Limpopo speaker Makoma Makhurupetje five months ago at a cost of about R3m remains parked in the basement of the provincial legislature covered in dust"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:29Z 2.2M followers, 55.2K engagements

"Ill take another Jger before an eternity of hot takes writes Yolisa Mkele"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T10:05Z 2.2M followers, 2196 engagements

"Ducati's Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and his first since 2019 after he took an unassailable lead in the world championship with five rounds to spare"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-28T08:10Z 2.2M followers, 3101 engagements

"Having thrived during a tricky opening week of World Cup fixtures the danger for the Proteas Women over the next seven days is that their focus or intensity slips"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:18Z 2.2M followers, 2124 engagements

"Controversial tenderpreneur Hangwani Morgan Maumela splurged about R60m on seven luxury cars a Rolls-Royce two Aston Martins a Ferrari and three Lamborghinis with money looted from Tembisa Hospital"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:27Z 2.2M followers, 5577 engagements

"Former Holland international gloveman Edwin van der Sar believes it is a matter of time before Manchester United turn the tide of underachievement and return to halcyon days"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T07:17Z 2.2M followers, 1854 engagements

"Nathi Mthethwas tragic death in Paris last month highlights the unspoken reality of the mental health struggles of people in political office writes @LindiMazibuko"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T05:22Z 2.2M followers, 10.7K engagements

"Does Mkhwanazi have the names of journalists he suspects of enabling police corruption Please for all our sakes say the names. And please get it right. Why leave a cloud over a whole newspaper asks @Bruceps"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T05:00Z 2.2M followers, 6267 engagements

"Hangwani Maumelas three-storey Sandhurst mansion was raided. Three luxury vehicles a Lamborghini Urus SUV (worth R5.3m) a Lamborghini Aventador (R10.4m) and a Lamborghini Huracn STO (R9.5m) were found"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T09:06Z 2.2M followers, 4495 engagements

"Timo Scheider has twice been German Touring Car champion in a career that includes the Le Mans XX Hours and rallycross and on Thursday he was a motorsport pioneer in the Saudi Arabian desert"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-10T11:00Z 2.2M followers, 2201 engagements

"First they fled war zones then xenophobia now scores of refugees face eviction from two sites in Cape Town"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:36Z 2.2M followers, 2130 engagements

"Hogarth could not help but remember another minister Senzo Mchunu"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-28T04:09Z 2.2M followers, 2665 engagements

"If youre an investor with an eye for the future you need to understand why this isnt just another listing writes Gugu Lourie"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T08:15Z 2.2M followers, 2166 engagements

"SPONSORED Medical aid has long been weighed down by complex plan structures rigid benefits and high monthly contributions that dont always fit peoples needs. @FedhealthMed and Sanlam aim to change that with a reimagined scheme launching this October"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-03T06:30Z 2.2M followers, 3071 engagements

"A top executive at the troubled uMgeni-uThukela Water utility has been suspended for attempting to stop one of his colleagues from flying to New York to run in a marathon at a huge cost to the entity"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:11Z 2.2M followers, 123K engagements

"Cyril Ramaphosa has changed the narrative claiming that while the DAs Cape Town municipality has one of the best audit outcomes it has failed to transform"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T04:14Z 2.2M followers, 3637 engagements

"Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene has demanded EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo immediately withdraw defamatory posts linking him to criminal activities and improper conduct"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T14:57Z 2.2M followers, 30K engagements

"A passenger bus overturned on the N1 outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo on Sunday night"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T11:35Z 2.2M followers, 2292 engagements

"Nelson Mandela University has expressed shock and sadness after an incident at an off-campus student residence in Summerstrand on Monday night left one student dead and another injured"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T08:44Z 2.2M followers, 3616 engagements

"Parliament has sent social development minister Sisisi Tolashe and her department back to the drawing board after they presented details of a controversial R3m trip to New York to attend the Commission on the Status of Women"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-10T18:40Z 2.2M followers, 7248 engagements

"Where is the integrity of these lawyers who live lavish lifestyles at the expense of victims of road accidents What happened to the lawyers being guardians of justice This is a moral disgrace"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T04:39Z 2.2M followers, 1118 engagements

"Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu has fired off a legal letter to the police investigating allegations of fraud corruption and defeating the ends of justice accusing them of intimidation"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:44Z 2.2M followers, 24.4K engagements

"When authoritarians seize power it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist says committee"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-10T13:42Z 2.2M followers, 2008 engagements

"Lesiba Malotanas suspension coincides with fresh revelations from the SIU about large-scale corruption and financial irregularities within the Gauteng department of health and Tembisa Hospital"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T07:09Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements

"The commission decided to stop the proceedings and instead have the evidence of Witness X given in a different format whereby the evidence leader would read the witnesss statement into the record"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T05:55Z 2.2M followers, 1138 engagements

"Mkhwanazi and the transparency activists should recognise that while advocating for transparency builds credibility it does not grant unlimited permission to reveal everything writes Lucky Mathebula"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T04:56Z 2.2M followers, 17.7K engagements

"The new Cadillac Formula One team announced on Monday the hiring of Miami Grand Prix president Tyler Epp as their head of commercial strategy"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-29T16:30Z 2.2M followers, 2721 engagements

"Renaults low-cost brand Dacia on Monday unveiled a prototype electric mini-car that could cost less than 15000 (R303324) potentially providing a competitive alternative to low-cost Chinese electric vehicles"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-06T09:01Z 2.2M followers, 1987 engagements

"The University of Fort Hare has suspended all operations after violent student protests that left two campus buildings on fire and two students hospitalised"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-09T08:33Z 2.2M followers, 25.9K engagements

"Pepkor the owner of Pep Tekkie Town and Bradlows furniture stores plans to open between XXX and XXX new stores by the end of the year"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-05-27T17:57Z 2.2M followers, 61.6K engagements

"The sound of the final whistle at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday night blared like a chilling warning: the worst is yet to come writes @BBKUnplugged99"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:11Z 2.2M followers, 3384 engagements

"Police open murder docket as they hunt for man who attacked two students"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:33Z 2.2M followers, 1887 engagements

"The son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has appeared in court in Harare on a charge of alleged drug possession"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-03T10:19Z 2.2M followers, 1886 engagements

"The evidence of a matric pupil who had a sexual relationship with her teacher trumped that of the teacher who had denied sleeping with her"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T07:05Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements

"Madlanga commission flags potential endangering of Witness x"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:32Z 2.2M followers, 1933 engagements

"French government collapses in XX hours deepening political crisis"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-06T20:08Z 2.2M followers, 3477 engagements

"The Stormers wore their vibrant away jersey for the first time in the clubs history and the 34-0 shut out of the Scarlets in Llanelli Wales was testimony to the creativity that inspired the design of the rich lime burst"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:25Z 2.2M followers, 3220 engagements

"Cyril Ramaphosa says the process of reaching agreements with other players in the world was well co-ordinated through the department of trade industry and competition"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T05:36Z 2.2M followers, 1136 engagements

"Join Ignition TV presenter Ziphorah Masethe as she tests the luxurious and capable Lexus GX XXX Overtrail"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-09T10:30Z 2.2M followers, 2098 engagements

"The risk now is that South Africa presides over a summit of promises without pathways writes Richard Calland"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T09:00Z 2.2M followers, 1702 engagements

"SPONSORED Zinzi Mgolodela @Woolworths_SAs director of Corporate Social Justice reveals how the retailer is tackling food security through partnerships that drive meaningful change"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T07:33Z 2.2M followers, 2911 engagements

"Shadrack Sibiya says his relationship with Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi turned sour at the time of the arrest of the alleged murderers of rapper Kiernan Forbes"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T05:11Z 2.2M followers, 17.2K engagements

"Sibongiseni Ngubane XX and Thabani Gwala XX were sentenced to life in prison by the North West High Court sitting in Mogwase on Thursday for the August 2023 murder of Ben Gumbi"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-10T08:42Z 2.2M followers, 229.7K engagements

"Public protector finds police mishandled sexual assault complaint involving two popular DJs"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-02T12:11Z 2.2M followers, 148.1K engagements

"Angola's state diamond company Endiama has bid for a minority stake in Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers the African country's ministry of mineral resources petroleum and gas said on Wednesday"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-24T16:05Z 2.2M followers, 2207 engagements

"Staff were offered R20000 each to allow zama zamas access to Cooke X mine says Sibanye-Stillwaters James Wellsted"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T03:55Z 2.2M followers, 2278 engagements

"South African author Zakes Mda has confirmed that he is among the writers set to benefit from a landmark $1.5bn settlement reached between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and a group of authors whose books were allegedly used without permissio"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-08T14:10Z 2.2M followers, 2134 engagements

"The countrys fiscal position is improving contributing to macroeconomic stability writes Duncan Pieterse"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T07:15Z 2.2M followers, 1835 engagements

"The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has begun presenting its case calling its first witness one of the accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya who claims he was assaulted by officials during the investigation into the footballers murder"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T19:25Z 2.2M followers, 9439 engagements

"Nathi Mthethwa a gallant leader who always championed the cause of the oppressed: Ramaphosa"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T15:03Z 2.2M followers, 5917 engagements

"South Africans need a win against Rwanda in Mbombela and for Benin to slip up away against Nigeria"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T14:53Z 2.2M followers, 4258 engagements

"Toyota and Sumitomo Metal Mining said on Wednesday they have made advances in the development of cathode materials for all-solid-state batteries for electric cars and have agreed to work together to mass produce those materials"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-08T12:53Z 2.2M followers, 2061 engagements

"Laudium man accused of murdering father XX abandons bail"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:32Z 2.2M followers, 1804 engagements

"Barbara Boswell discusses her shortlisted novel "The Comrade's Wife""
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T08:10Z 2.2M followers, 3116 engagements

"Its hard to ignore the irony when an institution thats home to some of South Africas most financially strapped students chooses to spend over R7m on a two-day event"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T04:45Z 2.2M followers, 2491 engagements

"Im not involved in Meyiwa case and have done nothing wrong Sibiya tells parliament"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:29Z 2.2M followers, 1587 engagements

"Formula One leader Oscar Piastri is confident he can still control his destiny despite having to cede points to McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a controversial Italian Grand Prix swap"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-18T17:12Z 2.2M followers, 2204 engagements

"Western Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile has condemned the overnight shooting of three men in a vehicle at Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-15T07:02Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements

"947 presenter reveals she is not the sharpest blade in the room especially if Helen Zille is her guest"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-28T04:18Z 2.2M followers, 375.7K engagements

"Transnet acted without prejudice to APM Terminals judge Mahendra Chetty rules"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:23Z 2.2M followers, 2179 engagements

"Bafana boss Broos urges South Africans to still believe in World Cup dream after Zimbabwe draw"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:50Z 2.2M followers, 2230 engagements

"French-Italian-American carmaker Stellantis is planning to invest about $10bn in the US Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the situation"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-06T09:05Z 2.2M followers, 2043 engagements

"SPONSORED The worlds biggest rap tour comes to SA. Catch Travis Scott live at Joburg's FNB Stadium on October XX 2025. Don't miss this electrifying @BigConcerts experience presented by Castle Lite Unlocks. Book your tickets now"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-02T09:05Z 2.2M followers, 3042 engagements

"From viral TikTok covers to Grammy-worthy collaborations the soon-to-be star Lusanda is rewriting what it means to be a South African pop-soul sensation"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T09:05Z 2.2M followers, 2274 engagements

"South Africa on the back foot after sluggish start"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T14:44Z 2.2M followers, 4072 engagements

"Its a succession battle: Sibiya speaks on Mkhwanazis allegations"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:33Z 2.2M followers, 1962 engagements

"Zandile Mhlongos first-class flight came at a cost of more than R125000 while a further R77800 was splurged on deluxe accommodation at the Marriott Marquis hotel on Times Square"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-13T05:19Z 2.2M followers, 2120 engagements

"The fact that the story is inspired by true events gives it extra resonance Matthew McConaughey"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T09:50Z 2.2M followers, 1916 engagements

"Last-gasp Neves winner keeps Portugal on track Haaland has Norway on the brink"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T17:25Z 2.2M followers, 2894 engagements

"KZN top Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ended his much-anticipated testimony at the Madlanga commission after three days this week leaving many decidedly unsatisfied by a lack of solid evidence"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-09-21T03:23Z 2.2M followers, 625.4K engagements

"Cameroon jeered off by fans after draw at home Tunisia end campaign without conceding"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T08:50Z 2.2M followers, 1734 engagements

"Electricity tariffs are sky high and structural reforms are happening too slowly says Fanele Mondi CEO of the Energy Intensive Users Group"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:47Z 2.2M followers, 6390 engagements

"Now Sandhurst Lamborghinis and all is being dragged into the Thembisa Hospital palaver"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T06:00Z 2.2M followers, 3628 engagements

"Today in SA sport history: October 9"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-09T07:00Z 2.2M followers, 1369 engagements

"Hugo Broos says everyone has recovered from the Zimbabwe disappointment and is ready to take on the Cheetahs of Rwanda with maximum effect"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T04:20Z 2.2M followers, 2748 engagements

"It may not sound as flashy or glamorous as artificial intelligence but DPI digital public infrastructure is important writes Luncedo Mtwentwe"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T09:30Z 2.2M followers, 1774 engagements

"Ramaphosa wants answers from Gayton Mckenzie over Shein negotiations"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-14T20:31Z 2.2M followers, 26.6K engagements

"Israels government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza and free Israeli hostages held there"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T05:30Z 2.2M followers, 2985 engagements

"Novo Nordisk the maker of Ozempic warns South Africans against buying any drugs that are not approved by Sahpra"
X Link @TimesLIVE 2025-10-12T07:50Z 2.2M followers, 2007 engagements