We’re back with a new show tonight at 11:15pm on HBO! And we need the extra 15 minutes to catch up on the past month’s worth of news, of course. So far it’s mostly just “blah blah, lettuce, feces, blah blah” so we think 15 mins should be enough time to do a full debrief.
Crazy to think Stuttgart entire G/A in the tournie thus far is all by Undav
Opta Analyst@optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 2mo agoNo club has had a bigger hand in the goals at the 2026 World Cup than Liverpool. Their players have combined for 12 goal involvements so far (4 goals, 8 assists) - comfortably the most of any club in the world, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid next best on 8.
Controversial traditional leader and “influencer” Ngizwe Mchunu has been found guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Equality Court, sitting in Johannesburg. Read groundup.org.za/article/hate... by Tania Broughton
Equality Court slams Ngizwe Mchunu for homophobic hate speech
He was ordered to do 20 hours of human rights sensitisation training and to pay R250,000 to activist group
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The state has a duty to provide “timely, accessible and accurate information” according to the Constitution. It can only do this in the 21st century if it has user-friendly, secure, functioning websites. Read groundup.org.za/article/how-... by Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
How to fix government’s websites
This is an opportunity for Minister Solly Malatsi to show leadership (part 4 of 4)
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We’re back tonight at 11pm on @HBO! Right after the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, and right before an encore presentation of the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary. In case you need a 40-minute break from enjoying world-renowned musicians. Because whatever “music” is, John is the opposite.
We’re back tonight at 11pm on @HBOmax! After 14 days of “vacation.” Or, as we like to call it, “the long, lonely fortnight forced upon us by our corporate overlords, during which a wedge of frigid isolation is driven between us and our one true love: the audience.” Tomato, toe-mah-toe, we’re back!
Torreense are the Taça de Portugal Champions 🏆🇵🇹 The Second-tier side have beaten Sporting CP and qualify for the UEL league phase 😳
Cape Town was the third most congested city in Africa in 2025, ahead of Johannesburg which sits at number six, and Cairo at 12th place. Read groundup.org.za/article/why-... by The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Why rail matters for Cape Town’s traffic congestion
With the collapse of rail, roads become busier
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Tonight’s episode is streaming at 11pm on HBO Max! Or, you can turn on HBO at 11:23pm and accept the “John Oliver Challenge.” You watch the ep on live TV without pausing, looking at your phone, OR asking the person next to you “Wait, what did he say? Go back, go back.” Experts say it can’t be done!
We’ve got a new show tonight at 11:10pm on HBO Max! Or a new episode, rather. Sorry to those of you who had your fingers crossed for a completely different television series. We will be doing our same old “one guy sits at a desk and talks” thing.
South Africa’s draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy contained sources fabricated by a large language model, leading to its withdrawal by Minister Solly Malatsi. Read groundup.org.za/article/ai-p... by Tyronne McCrindle
AI policy debacle shows dangers of technology used without public oversight
SA’s draft policy contained sources fabricated by a large language model
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Monetary values have become so huge that we have become numb to their meaning. In this week's chart, GroundUp used the cost of a Nando's meal to put some of these numbers into context. Read groundup.org.za/article/mone... by The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Billions and trillions: understanding large amounts of money
Monetary values have become so huge that we have become numb to their meaning
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We’ve got a new show tonight at 11:10pm on HBO Max! Ten minutes late, which, we’ll have you know, is the precise amount of time needed in order to be “fashionably” late. We’ve been told. By a friend. A cool one. That exists. We met them at summer camp. Ok fine! We read it! Yes, in an encyclopedia.
More than 150 people gathered at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Saturday to protest against xenophobia and the ill treatment of immigrants in South Africa. Read groundup.org.za/article/stop... by Kimberly Mutandiro
Stop blaming immigrants for government failures, Johannesburg marchers say
“This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race”
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We’re back tonight at 11:10pm on HBO max! After 3 long weeks away! You know what that means!!! John has been alone, in the studio, at his desk, with the lights out, for 21 days straight. “Oh my gosh! Why don’t you let him out!!” RELAX. The door is unlocked, he just *chooses* not to leave.
4 - Pep Guardiola has won all four of his Premier League games against league-leaders with his Man City side starting the day 2nd in the table - the joint-most wins by a manager of 2nd vs 1st in the competition's history, alongside Alex Ferguson. Apex.
1981 – Leeds United recorded their first away league win over Manchester United since February 1981 (1-0), ending an 18-game winless run (D7 L11). Marching.
We’re back tonight at 11:10pm on @HBOmax! You’re not gonna wanna miss it! Unless, of course, you’re not a fan of this show. In which case, we apologize this post has reached your algorithm. It *is* sort of on you, since it’s your algorithm and all…you must like SOMETHING about us. But still. Sorry.
Since cannabis was decriminalised, the number of drug-related convictions in South Africa’s courts has plummeted, and it may be having a positive effect on serious crime convictions. Read groundup.org.za/article/how-... by The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
How dagga decriminalisation changed criminal convictions
Drug-related crimes have plummeted since a 2018 ConCourt ruling
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We’ve got a new episode tonight at 11:06pm on HBO Max! We need the extra six minutes because the network has us sharing the studio with some actress named Valerie Cherish and she keeps screaming “How’s THAT” in the middle of our rehearsals and it’s just…she’s great. We’re managing.
omg why did @Carra23 do @Pschmeichel1 like that 💀😭
4 - In Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle, and Tottenham Hotspur, this is the first time ever that four sides from a single nation have all been eliminated at the same stage of a season in the UEFA Champions League. Fall.
We’ve got a new episode tonight at 11:05pm on HBO max! And this will be our official protest episode in opposition to the Oscars. Because, you guessed it, John was not invited. And we want the world to know: This is NO way to treat Vanity Smurf.
We’ve got a new episode tonight at 11:11pm on HBO Max! Join us! And by “join us,” we mean turn on your TV. You cannot technically “join us.” But when you think about it, you can’t technically join anyone, can you? We enter this world alone, and we leave it alone. Ok! See you tonight!
Hello! We have a new episode airing tonight at 11pm and given… y’know…. everything, it feels important to specify that it was taped yesterday, Saturday, which helps explain the otherwise inexplicable ratio of “discussion of Iran” to “discussion of Steven Seagal’s hair color.”
