78 m. ago Mass shooting in unlicensed bar leaves 12 dead including three kids

The motive for the killings was not clear, according to authorities

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4 h. ago Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children

A mass shooting at a bar near Pretoria, South Africa, has left at least 12 people dead, including three children

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8 h. ago Three children among 11 killed in shooting at South African bar

The shooting occurred at an unlicensed bar in a township west of Pretoria

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9 h. ago Pretoria mass shooting: 11 dead including boy, 3, with gunmen on the loose

At least 11 people including three children have been killed in a mass shooting in South Africa

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11 h. ago 10 people shot dead and multiple injured in South African hostel

A mass shooting has taken place at a hostel in South Africa with 10 people confirmed dead and more than 10 injured in the early hours of the morning, according to police.

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11 h. ago 10 dead and multiple injured in 'mass shooting' at South African hostel

Police have confirmed that 10 people were shot dead at Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, South Africa, while more than 10 others were injured and taken to hospital. Gunfire is understood to have broken out around 4am.

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31 h. ago Eben Etzebeth lands new role hours after ban as Wales star's dad steps down

The under-fire South African star has landed a temporary coaching role after being hit with a lengthy ban

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40 h. ago 60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research findsMore than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found.More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago 60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research findsMore than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found.More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Eben Etzebeth says ‘I had to defend myself' as full evidence in gouging case published

The South African also denied he deliberately made contact with Mann's eye during the incident

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58 h. ago Man arrested with guns and manifesto allegedly plotting mass shooting at major university

Police uncovered guns and a manifesto outlining his plans after searching his car. While the motive remains unclear, they say he made comments about seeking martyrdom.

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3 d. ago How to turn excess nuts and seeds into a barnstoming festive pudding – recipe | Waste not

Love ice-cream, don’t love Christmas pudding? This make-ahead semifreddo, jewelled with dried fruits, might just fit the bill Last Christmas we visited my in-laws in Cape Town, where, at over 30C, a traditional Christmas pudding just didn’t feel quite right. But my mother-in-law and her friend created the most delicious feast: a South African braai (barbecue) followed by an incredible ice-cream Christmas pudding made by mashing vanilla ice-cream with a mix of tutti frutti, candied peel, raisins and cherries. This semifreddo is a take on that dessert: a light frozen custard that still carries all the festive flavours.Tutti frutti semifreddo Christmas puddingWe stopped using clingfilm in our kitchen 15 years ago now, because it’s not easily recycled and because of health concerns about the possible transfer of microplastics into our food. Most semifreddo recipes tell you to line the freezer container with clingfilm, but I suggest using no liner at all, or silicone-free, unbleached bak...

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4 d. ago Mass killings reach lowest number in years – here’s why experts aren’t celebrating

The 2025 numbers, while historically good, do not signify that the problem has vanished

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4 d. ago Mass killings in 2025 reached lowest numbers for first time in nearly 20 years

The 2025 numbers, while historically good, do not signify that the problem has vanished

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4 d. ago Eben Etzebeth eye gouge: Accusations and ban on day of reckoning

South African giant Eben Etzebeth faces a disciplinary hearing after the gouging incident in the match against Wales

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4 d. ago 2 former South African apartheid police officers are convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murder in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka

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4 d. ago Mass killings in 2025 reached a record low for first time in nearly 20 years

The 2025 numbers, while historically good, do not signify that the problem has vanished

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4 d. ago California shooting marks 17th US mass killing this year – a 20

Experts warn this likely points to ‘regression to mean’ after recent spike in mass killings rather than continued declineA shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing in the US this year – the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database that tracks them.The mass killings – defined as incidents in which four or more people are killed in a 24-hour period, not including the killer – are tracked in a database maintained by the Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago First child victim of Stockton birthday party mass shooting is named by his distraught mother: ‘My baby was loved’

Four people were killed and 11 were injured in a shooting last week at a banquet hall during a two-year-old’s birthday party

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4 d. ago Stockton shooting: Boy, 14, killed as he was in the 'wrong place at the wrong time'

Amari Peterson, who played football and basketball and was making plans for university, was one of three fatal victims of the mass shooting at the birthday party in Stockton, California

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