PPersonal finance Read More Defence Forces facing ‘looming retention crisis’ over removal of supplementary pensionOctober 21, 2026 The Defence Forces is facing a “looming retention crisis” over changes made for new recruits in 2013, which…
MMobile Read More R130 or R79? UCT student’s app helps diners find the cheaper biteOctober 21, 2026 Story audio is generated using AI A meal costing R130 at one restaurant and R79 at another across…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Could this be a Deep Blue moment for the cryptic crossword? | PuzzlesOctober 21, 2026 When the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, it was an early victory…
EEnvironment Read More World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says | Climate crisisOctober 21, 2026 The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and by…
SSpace Read More Elon Musk Says SPCX Could Reach Up to $1 Trillion ARR By 2027—Gwynne Shotwell Says Starlink Is Contracted for 12,000 AircraftOctober 21, 2026 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk, during the commercial spaceflight giant’s second-ever earnings call since it…
WWildlife Read More ‘Nowhere left to go’: Beluga whale off Ireland amid growing sightings of Arctic species – The Irish TimesOctober 21, 2026 A beluga whale, a species that normally lives in the freezing waters of the Arctic and sub-Arctic, was…
MMovies Read More Ramayana Advance Bookings Cross Rs 171 Million Worldwide Ahead of November 5 ReleaseOctober 21, 2026 The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Yash as Ravana, has collected Rs 48.8 million in…
MMusic Read More Radio duo Carrie and Tommy call it quits after nearly 10 years on the airOctober 21, 2026 Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little have called time on their popular afternoon radio show after nearly a decade,…
TTV Read More Maura Higgins makes it a great night to be Irish on DWTSOctober 21, 2026 Maura Higgins had a night to remember on Dancing with the Stars on US TV, wearing a tricolour-themed…
AArts and design Read More Glen-Gery clads Princeton building in burgundy bricksOctober 21, 2026 Burgundy-coloured bricks incorporating reclaimed manufacturing waste wrap Princeton University’s Frist Health Centre in Princeton, New Jersey, as shown…
CCelebrities Read More Crystal Lake starLinda Cardellini shares verdict on The Pitt after starring in EROctober 21, 2026 Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.…
HHealthcare Read More Concerns over staff shortages, patient safety in midwestOctober 21, 2026 Senior hospital management in the midwest health region have raised serious concerns about staffing shortages and ongoing patient…