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Unlike with medicines, and with a few exceptions, South Africa’s regulator does not assess whether diagnostic tests and other medical devices on the market are safe and work as they are supposed to. The regulator has however started down a road that should eventually lead to the regulation of all medical devices in the country. From scalpels to surgical robots, finger-prick diagnostic tests to MRIs, thermometers to wearable AI-powered health monitoring devices, bandages to prosthetics: the range of products classified as medical devices is vast. Some medical devices are used briefly and then disposed of after a single use, while…

Pep Guardiola has “nothing to say to Spanish referees” after Manchester City dropped two points in Monaco thanks to a last-minute Eric Dier penalty. Jesús Gil Manzano was sent to the screen by the video assistant referee before awarding the spot-kick after he adjudged Nico González’s high boot against the English centre-back merited punishment.Erling Haaland scored twice for City but they were pegged back on two occasions through Jordan Teze and Dier’s late penalty. It had been a dominant performance from City but they fell short at the end.Guardiola did not want to discuss the penalty decision after the match…

Kinshasa — The populations in war-torn areas must not be ignored by not being invited to negotiations to resolve the conflicts that affect them. This is what a group of personalities and traditional leaders from South Kivu civil society stressed in a joint appeal to Mohammed Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Khulaif, the Qatari Minister of State in charge of mediating between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to resolve the conflict in eastern Congo. Qatar’s mediation aims primarily to reach an agreement between the government in Kinshasa and the M23/AFC (Congo River Alliance) rebels supported by Kigali, while the United States’…

Shane Black‘s name is synonymous with some of the most macho movies ever made, including “Lethal Weapon,” “Predator” and “The Last Boy Scout.” His newest film, “Play Dirty,” now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is no exception. A contemporary interpretation of Donald E. Westlake’s classic “Parker” novels about a high-stakes robber, the film stars Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield as thieves aiming to pull the biggest international heist of their lives. Yet a globetrotting action movie starring two alpha dogs was well-trodden territory for Black, who has spent his life working with larger-than-life A-listers like Robert Downey Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger,…

Born in the US, raised in apartheid-era South Africa, a reluctant star in her 20s following her big break in Schindler’s List, and now a first-time director at the age of 60, Embeth Davidtz knows what it means to be an outsider. “I’ve always had the feeling,” she says, “that I don’t quite belong.”Normally found in Los Angeles – where she lives in a house once owned by Julie Andrews, with her husband, the entertainment lawyer Jason Sloane – Davidtz is today in Cape Town for work and family commitments. Speaking by video call from a cream-and-beige bedroom, wearing a…

Hi. it turns out Prime Day is only really a suggestion on the calendar. A lot of brands like to kick out early Prime Day deals before getting lost in the big din of Prime Big Deal Days on October 7-8. (See here for early Prime Day deals on laptops, earbuds, and more.)The two most popular espresso machines on Earth—as judged by Amazon sales, anyway–are both on sale for $100 off this week, ahead of Amazon Prime Day’s October reprise. These are a couple of the best early Prime Day Deals.$100 off Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier Before Prime DayPhotograph: Tyler…

NewsFeedAn Israeli air strike has killed journalist Yahia Barzaq, who was known for his creative portraits of newborn children before the war in Gaza.Published On 1 Oct 20251 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesPrice or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as “buy one, get one free” deals, are to be banned in England from Wednesday.The restrictions will apply to supermarkets, larger high street shops and online retailers.The measure has been under consideration for years but has been put off because of the cost-of-living crisis.Ministers argue the restrictions are an important step to tackle obesity – and in particular childhood obesity.The regulations also ban free refill promotions of certain drinks in restaurants and cafes.It will be followed by a ban on the advertising of less healthy…

Several current and former OpenAI researchers are speaking out over the company’s first foray into social media: the Sora app, a TikTok-style feed filled with AI-generated videos and a lot of Sam Altman deepfakes. The researchers, airing their grievances on X, seem torn over how the launch fits into OpenAI’s nonprofit mission to develop advanced AI that benefits humanity. “AI-based feeds are scary,” said OpenAI pretraining researcher John Hallman in a post on X. “I won’t deny that I felt some concern when I first learned we were releasing Sora 2. That said, I think the team did the absolute…

Holders Paris Saint-Germain come from behind to win 2-1 at Barcelona in the league phase of the Champions League.Paris St Germain battled back from a goal down to grab a 2-1 win over Barcelona in a gripping Champions League encounter, with the defending champions overcoming a raft of injuries to secure a valuable victory away from home.Barcelona started well on Wednesday, and their pressure paid off in the 19th minute when Marcus Rashford delivered a precise pass across the box to Ferran Torres, who slid in to beat the offside trap and slot past PSG goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.Recommended Stories list…