- Charlie Kirk assassinated, passes at age 31: Kirk was shot in the neck while he was answering questions during a back and forth Q&A debate, a common event he holds on college campuses. Charlie Kirk is the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a national student movement focused on limited government and free-market principles. The goal of the organization is to educate and energize young people against the dominance of left-wing ideology on college campuses.
- Utah Valley University backtracks: No suspect in custody following Charlie Kirk shooting.
- Utah Valley University: Accused suspect in custody following Charlie Kirk shooting.
- Trump responds to Charlie Kirk shooting at UVU: ‘We must all pray’.
- Turning Point USA: Charlie Kirk shot ‘near the neck’ at Utah Valley University.
- The Chief of Staff to Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe is allegedly a close relative of her favoured special adviser.
- Influential US right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, a key ally to Donald Trump, has been fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University, in what the Utah governor described as a “political assassination”.
- Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux cast a dissenting vote in former President Jair Bolsonaro’s alleged coup trial. Fux voted to acquit Bolsonaro on all charges and annul the trial, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction and that the defence didn’t have enough time to prepare. The vote breaks with two other judges who already voted to convict, and gives Bolsonaro’s defence new arguments for an appeal.
- Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed a university funding law passed by Congress last month that aimed to increase and restructure the budgets of public universities. The president’s justification is that the law would cost the state 1.069 trillion Argentine pesos ($750-million), creating a “fiscal imbalance that threatens macroeconomic stability”.
- South Korea and the US will discuss creating a new visa category for skilled workers. The talks come after a US immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor plant saw about 300 South Korean workers – there to transfer technology and know-how – rounded up, causing a diplomatic stir.
- One ANC decision that saved South Africa: Trevor Manuel’s appointment as Finance Minister in 1996 and his market-friendly policies helped rescue South Africa from near bankruptcy, driving strong growth and job creation.
- South Africa is a failing state: South Africa is showing signs of state failure as government struggles to provide safety and basic services, forcing citizens to rely on private alternatives.
- SARS wants R500 billion from these South Africans: SARS clarified that social media influencers form a new taxpayer segment and, like all others, must declare and pay tax on all income earned, whether in cash, products, or services.
- South Africans kissing casinos goodbye: As online betting and bookmaker services have surged in popularity in South Africa, income from traditional casinos and gambling houses is shrinking.
- Walmart reveals plans for South Africa: Massmart says Walmart will be another brand in its portfolio and won’t replace Builders, Makro, or Game.
- Financial bomb to hit one group of schools in South Africa: A proposed tax amendment could deliver a serious financial blow to schools.
- The government has made South Africans poorer over the last 17 years: ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula claimed that calls for the end of BEE are against the economic freedom of the people of South Africa.
However, the data tells a different story. - How much the V&A Waterfront makes every month: The V&A Waterfront recorded R3.12 billion in revenue and R1.87 billion in net property income for the 2025 financial year.
- Standard Bank employs 3,000 people just to comply with regulations: Standard Bank employs thousands of people solely for compliance, highlighting the excessive regulatory burden that makes South Africa one of the most difficult countries to do business in.
- South Africans to pay Eskom R54 billion for NERSA’s mistake: South Africa’s energy regulator apologized for a R54 billion error in calculating electricity tariffs, a mistake that will be passed on to consumers.
- One area in South African where rent goes up to R80,000 per month: Pam Golding Properties has set a record in Melrose Arch by securing a rental of R80,000 per month for a luxury two-bedroom apartment.
- NASA’s Perseverance rover has found rocks pointing to signs of past life on Mars, according to a new study. The discovery marks the clearest signs yet of life, although researchers stress further analysis is needed.
- France deployed 80,000 police yesterday to quell nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron amid debates over the country’s growing debt. The demonstration coincided with Sébastien Lecornu’s first day as prime minister, after parliament ousted his predecessor, François Bayrou, Monday.
- Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Ava DuVernay among 3,900 people from the film and TV industry to sign pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions they deem complicit in alleged war crimes.
- Amazon launches electric robotaxi Zoox with free rides in Las Vegas; the Waymo and Tesla rival plans to enter the Austin and Miami markets next.
- Advanced instruments enable clearest-ever detection of gravitational waves emitted by black hole merger, confirming Stephen Hawking’s black hole area theorem.
- Neuroscientists link rare gene variant to the development of Alzheimer’s and find treating mutated neurons with choline—an essential nutrient found in foods like eggs, meat, and legumes—reduces disease risk.
- US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq +0.0%). | Oracle, OpenAI sign $300B, five-year cloud computing deal; Oracle shares rise nearly 36% in best day since 1992, founder Larry Ellison tops Elon Musk as world’s richest person.
- Fintech startup Klarna shares close up over 14% after debuting at $52 per share on the New York Stock Exchange, valuing the Swedish firm at roughly $17B.
- Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk to cut 9,000 jobs, or about 11% of global workforce, as part of restructuring.
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- Former FBI leaders sue Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging their firings were motivated by their involvement in investigations into President Donald Trump.
- NATO holds talks after Poland and allies shoot down suspected Russian drones that entered Polish airspace; incident marks first time NATO planes have engaged potential threats in allied airspace.
- Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for the fourth time in less than a year, leading to second nationwide blackout this year; outages reportedly caused by aging infrastructure and fuel shortages.
- Guardian: “Poland warns of war threat after Russian drones breach airspace”.
- Metro: “Reckless Putin is testing west”.
- The Times: “Starmer refuses to sack Mandelson as US envoy”.
- Telegraph: “Fight on, Mandelson told jailed Epstein”.
- The Mirror: “Hello papa” which is about Prince Harry visiting the King.
- The Mail: “Day of royal drama”.
- Express: “When Harry finally met his father again”.
- i paper: “Mandelson on brink over leaked emails with Epstein”.
- The Financial Times: “Fresh blow to Labour growth drive as Merck pulls plug on £1bn research site”.
- With Anglo’s announcement this week that it was forging a “merger of equals” with Canada’s Teck Resources to form Anglo Teck — which will be a top five global copper producer — the storied company founded over a century ago in Johannesburg may have made itself a juicier takeover target.
- South Korea and the US are exploring a new visa category after a raid at Hyundai’s Georgia plant detained 475 workers, mostly Koreans. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun secured assurances released workers won’t face re-entry penalties, easing diplomatic tensions.
- Japan’s power generation company, Jera signed a letter of intent with Glenfarne for 1 million tons a year of liquefied natural gas from the R769-billion ($44-billion) Alaska LNG project over 20 years. The deal, still non-binding, follows similar preliminary pacts with Taiwan and Thailand.
- Botswana launched a new sovereign wealth fund to diversify its economy, create jobs and manage state assets amid a diamond slump. Unlike the depleted Pula Fund, this fund will focus on growth, with a board of local and global experts.
- South Africa’s energy regulator apologized for a R54 billion error in calculating electricity tariffs, a mistake that will be passed on to consumers. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa, which determines what state power utility Eskom can charge for electricity, announced the miscalculation last month, without providing further details. On Wednesday, it put the blunder down to a “data input error” that was picked up by Eskom, according to a presentation to lawmakers.
- Hendrik du Toit, CEO of Ninety One, has warned South Africa’s government that the country is in danger of losing legal stability, risking capital flight, more job losses, and social unrest.
- Growthpoint Properties, the largest Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), is increasingly selling retail and office space across South Africa, pulling out of deteriorating nodes.
- On Wednesday the Polish prime minister warned that the prospect of a large military conflict is “closer than at any time since the second world war”.
- US – Charlie Kirk, founder of rightwing youth activist group Turning Point USA and a close ally of Donald Trump, was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon while speaking at Utah Valley University near Salt Lake City.
- UK news – Keir Starmer was urged to sack Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US after more details emerged of his close friendship and business dealings with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
- Europe – A joint operation between several central European countries has identified an alleged Belarusian spy ring that reportedly included a former deputy head of Moldovan intelligence.
- Iran – Tehran and the UN nuclear inspectorate have reached an agreement that will allow inspectors to return to inspect all of Iran’s nuclear sites, including those bombed by Israel and the US in June.
- Boris Johnson – The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed he gave extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when Johnson was prime minister.
- On Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, 19 Russian drones flew into Polish airspace. Dutch planes were on duty and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force scrambled to shoot the drones down with F-35 fighter jets. Russian drones that violated Polish airspace were “clearly set on this course” and “did not have to fly this route to reach Ukraine”, said the German defence minister, Boris Pistorius.
- Walmart has big plans in South Africa, spotting an immediate growth opportunity for a retailer offering affordable food, groceries, and fresh products, complemented by home and entertainment products. Massmart announced its owner’s plans to open the first Walmart-branded stores in South Africa on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
- Thune Moves Forward With ‘Nuclear Option’ to Confirm Trump’s Nominees.
- HHS Calls on US to Cut Ties With China’s Organ Transplant System.
- Sen. Paul Says Fauci Directed Others to Delete Emails, Must Testify.
- Massive Leak Reveals China Exporting Digital Authoritarianism.
- Federal Agents Target Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Arrest 617 Suspects.
- he amount of England’s land in good condition for wildlife has dipped, according to new data.
- The UK’s first “super-university” is set to be formed through the merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich.
- Climate summit: African leaders are coming together to meet in Ethiopia this week for the Africa Climate Summit, focusing on a green energy boom.
- Cheating on Champagne: For the first time ever, a sparkling wine from outside Champagne is taking home the title of world’s best at the prestigious International Wine Challenge.
- Just keep swimming: A British swimmer, Ross Edgley, has become the first person to swim around the entire island of Iceland.
- Shifting stars: Apparently what we know as our star signs has gone out of date because the stars have moved (who knew?!).
- Conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah university. Joseph Ax tells the Reuters World News podcast that President Donald Trump’s video statement blaming the ‘radical left’ might inflame an already-divided country and lead to more political violence.
- What was meant to be a moment of silence in the House of Representatives for Kirk erupted in shouting and finger-pointing, an episode that provided a bitter illustration of a nation divided by political acrimony.
- Trump’s expansion of executive power, including his unprecedented push to send troops into US cities to combat crime and his attempt to seize control of aspects of the economy, has left Americans uneasy.
Britain has sacked Peter Mandelson as its ambassador to the United States over his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, its foreign ministry said. - When Trump met with the leader of Qatar, he praised his opulent palace and signed a sweeping defense agreement with the Gulf monarchy, a key ally that hosts the biggest US base in the Middle East. Israel’s surprise attack against Hamas leaders in Doha has jolted that relationship, angering Trump.
- The incursion of Russian drones in Poland has reignited safety concerns over the vulnerability of civil air transport in Europe, aviation and insurance experts said, the latest upheaval facing airlines from escalating global conflict.
- Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving survivors with almost nothing to rebuild as aid runs thin.
- Spain’s lower house has shelved a bill that would have shortened the work week by 2-1/2 hours, dealing yet another blow to the fragile Socialist-led minority government which is struggling to pass the reforms it had pledged through a fragmented parliament.
- Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted to acquit former President Jair Bolsonaro of an alleged coup attempt and annul his trial over jurisdiction, breaking with peers and raising the odds of an appeal of a verdict this week.
- Nepal’s army was set to resume talks with “Gen Z” protesters to pick an interim leader for the Himalayan nation, an army spokesperson said, after angry demonstrations that killed 30 and forced the prime minister to resign.
- The US dollar has steadied since a record slide earlier this year, but many currency market players still view the greenback as locked in a bearish trend and are bracing themselves for further losses.
- US consumer inflation likely picked up in August as the cost of gasoline rose and tariffs on imports raised some goods prices, but the pace of increase would probably not be strong enough to derail a much-anticipated interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.
- Mexico said it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%, in a broad overhaul of import levies the government said would protect jobs and analysts said was aimed at placating the US.
- Kraft Heinz’s announcement this month that it would split was a belated acknowledgment that the Velveeta cheese and Heinz ketchup maker had missed consumers’ years-long shift away from processed foods, a trend that is now accelerating under a new push from the federal government and states including California.
- Oracle’s shares rose, adding to a record run in the previous session and lifting stocks across the tech sector, as the company inches closer to the coveted trillion-dollar club on soaring gains from its AI cloud business.
- Britain defended its record on attracting investment after US drugmaker Merck said it was abandoning a new London research center and a top industry lobby group warned a challenging business environment was hurting the sector.
- The shock success of GLP-1 treatments for obesity carries massive implications for wealthy societies and manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly alike. In this week’s Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how this would-be jackpot has companies running to keep up.
- In Russia, a growing number of convicts are plugging gaps in the workforce at a time of chronic labor shortages because of the war in Ukraine. Forced labour sentences – prescribed for dozens of lesser offences such as theft – rose fivefold between 2020 and 2023, according to Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko.
- According to scientists, a sample obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover of reddish rock formed billions of years ago from sediment at the bottom of a lake contains potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, though the minerals spotted in the sample also can form through nonbiological processes.
- The Trump administration wants to exert more control over Latin America. Will it come by deal-making or by force?
- Israel’s Peace Plan: Assassinate the Ceasefire Negotiators: In “a mockery of international law,” per one expert, Israel has bombed the residence of Hamas officials negotiating peace in Doha, Qatar.
- EU Leader Calls to Sanction Israel as U.S. Progressives Push to End Arms Sales: Calls to end complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza have escalated in the EU and U.S. — but both face opposition from the political status quo.
- U.S. Attacked Boat Near Venezuela Multiple Times to Kill Survivors: American officials said the repeat drone strikes were carried out by Special Operations Command, and more attacks could come soon.
- Progressives Urge U.S. Arms Embargo After Israel Bombs Qatar: Israel’s bombing of Qatar interrupted ceasefire negotiations in a war made possible by U.S. support.
- Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Rifle Recovered, FBI Says.
- At Makeshift Memorial in Phoenix, Supporters Remember Impact of Charlie Kirk on Their Lives: PHOENIX—They came together, gripping American flags as tears traced silent paths down their faces. A soft glow from candles mingled with fresh flowers.
World News – 11 September 2025
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