The Witness - July 07, 2026

UKZN law students’ lives thrown into turmoil after exam paper leak

Port Edward welcomes bumper sardine haul

Commission told Khan accepted cash and luxury gifts from businessman

EU TELLS FRANCE TO AMEND SOCIAL MEDIA BAN LAW

THALES TO ACQUIRE MINE CLEARANCE DRONE BUILDER EXAIL

BRITAIN SANCTIONS RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS BEHIND CHEMICAL ATTACKS

HAMAS ANNOUNCES DISSOLUTION OF GAZA GOVERNING BODY

SRI LANKA PRISON RIOT KILLS 26, WOUNDS MORE THAN 100

SUDAN GOLD MINE COLLAPSE KILLS 15 MINERS: STATE COMPANY

Nehawu rallies behind SACP ahead of elections

Kenya ‘Birdman’ is internet hit but worries health officials

DA DEMANDS LIFESTYLE AUDIT AFTER PULE’S CONTROVERSIAL COMEBACK

SITA PROBE FLAGS MORE THAN R2 BILLION IN IRREGULAR EXPENDITURE

MORE KZN MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING FUNDED BUDGETS

COUNTRIES PUSH TO FINISH PANDEMIC TREATY

Sewage nightmare forces Howick family to flee their home

Clothing factories face collapse as migrant workers flee

Chief’s pledge takes shape as rural KZN school set for new classrooms

SAPS WARNS PUBLIC AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CHECKS, VIGILANTE POLICING

ALLEGED BLUE-LIGHT BANDITS CAUGHT AFTER CROSS-PROVINCE OPERATION

MICROSOFT CUTS 4 800 JOBS AS IT REVAMPS XBOX

CURRY’S POST LANDFILL FIRE CONTAINED

Can the DA stop Steenhuisen’s political war?

The search for self

OUR VIEWPOINT THE GREATEST SHOAL ON EARTH

How could Zuma do it?

Mabe provides hope that swimming pools will get attention

HEAVIES ON THE ROAD

2017

Race to the stars

All bets are on Elon Musk and his SpaceX plans

Vast astronaut mission heads commercial race to replace ISS

So he founded a rocket company ...

Millions gather as Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran

WORLD MUST NOT LET AI ‘VIBE-CODE’ HUMANITY’S FUTURE: UN CHIEF

OLDEST QUASARS EVER DISCOVERED ADD TO ‘PERPLEXING’ SPACE MYSTERY

Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain and floods batters city

Testing before planting: why on-farm trials matter for new pome fruit cultivars

Private veterinary channel approved to expand FMD vaccine access

GOVERNMENT UNVEILS STRATEGY TO BOOST SOUTH AFRICA’S BEE INDUSTRY

BRIDGE NOTES

IT’S IN YOUR STARS

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Bellingham tells England to believe after Mexico masterclass

Ancelotti fails in mission to end Brazil’s World Cup woes

Neymar calls time on Brazil career after World Cup elimination

South Africa A team prove their mettle

Beware can get back to best

ABSA RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10KM EXPECTED TO DRAW WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES

FORTY YEARS OF LEGENDARY RIDES: AMASHOVA CELEBRATES A HISTORIC MILESTONE IN 2026

Fashion forward: Osaka targets Wimbledon glory

Klopp lets loose against Infantino and Trump

DJOKOVIC, SINNER AIM TO BOOK WIMBLEDON BLOCKBUSTER

PAPIER, POLLARD TO DRIVE BOKS’ GAME PLAN AS RASSIE EXPERIMENTS

Norway’s World Cup win over Brazil beyond my dreams, says Haaland

Sooryavanshi breaks Tendulkar’s longstanding age record