Family suing property company
Lifestyle

Family suing property company

Lifestyle Sunday 26 October 2025 - 12:22pm PIETERMARITZBURG - A Pietermaritzburg family is suing Homii Lifestyle after their daughter, a second-year UKZN student, died in February 2023. She fell down a lift shaft in the same Durban building where twins Aphile and Aphelele Dlamini plunged four floors...
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What It’s Like to Watch An Internet-Based Ideology Break Containment
Politics

What It’s Like to Watch An Internet-Based Ideology Break Containment

I first realized the extent of the internet’s takeover of U.S. politics while standing in the lobby of a drab hotel convention center, listening to an elderly gentleman rattle off a list of fringe conspiracy forums he frequented. “Prison Planet,” he told me, and “Infowars.” “Wow,” I said. In the conference room behind us, a man distributed papers watermarked with a custom edit of Pepe, a cartoon frog that achieved infamy as an unofficial mascot of the too-online, 4chan-dwelling alt-right of the 2010s. I wasn’t at an alt-right conference. Nor was I at a meetup of tech-savvy trolls. I was at the 2018 Flat Earth International Conference in Aurora, Colorado. The hundreds of globe denialists who’d gathered included friendly retirees, mother-daughter duos,...
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Ferrari is building the sleekest electric vehicle on Earth—but among those who can afford it, very few will have the opportunity to buy it
Science & Technology

Ferrari is building the sleekest electric vehicle on Earth—but among those who can afford it, very few will have the opportunity to buy it

When the Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari announced in early October its first ever fully-electric vehicle, it begged the question “What will a company known for prioritizing speed and sleek design over fuel efficiency bring to this competitive corner of the car market?” While most details about Ferrari’s Elettrica EV, including its appearance and price, remain a mystery ahead of a planned launch in the spring of 2026, the company said it will go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds; have a battery with a capacity of 122 kWh to ensure recharging in as little as eight minutes; and boast a range of 323 miles on one charge. In other words, the company is promising the kind of excellence aficionados expect from Ferrari, beloved since 1947 when it started making cars renowned for...
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Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live
Politics

Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live

Democratic congresswoman criticizes Trump's comments about a third termRashida Tlaib, Michigan’s Democratic representative, has criticized comments from Steve Bannon after the former White House aide said that Donald Trump plans to run for a third term. On Monday, Tlaib took to X and wrote: “Despite what the Constitution says, Bannon vows Trump will be president for a third term. But they all start crying when we call them fascists. No way in hell we’re going to let that happen.”While on his Asia tour, Trump told reporters on Monday that he “would love to do” an unconstitutional third term but ruled out the option of running as a vice-president, saying “Because it’s too cute.”Today brought news...
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