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Morning Brief, Friday 13 November 2026

Published 13 November 2026 at 05:00

Here are the 8 stories that mattered in the last 24 hours, drawn from 8 outlets. The most widely reported was “Two dead, several injured after New York building collapses”, covered by 4 outlets.

1. 

   South AfricaTwo dead, several injured after New York building collapses

   Two people were killed Wednesday and at least 17 others injured, including children, after a three-story building collapsed near a construction site in New York, city authorities said.

   Read at IOL, Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera, SABC News

2. 

   BusinessNvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns in blow to AI boom he helped foster

   Nov 12 (Reuters) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepped down on Thursday after revelations of extramarital affairs, including one involving a suspected Chinese spy, plunged the chipmaker into crisis and sent shockwaves across an AI industry he helped bankroll.

   Read at Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera, SABC News

3. 

   CrimeRussia-Ukraine war: Another foreign national arrested in SA, bringing total to 10

   This brings to 10 the total number of foreign nationals arrested in South Africa for the same alleged crime this week.

   Read at The Citizen, SABC News, IOL

4. 

   WorldUS envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Vladimir Putin

   Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

   Read at BBC News, World, Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera

5. 

   PoliticsANC Western Cape begins pre-coalition talks in hung councils

   The province has 16 hung councils following the recent local government elections.

   Read at SABC News, The Citizen

6. 

   BusinessJensen Huang, face of the AI boom, ousted by Nvidia board as CEO

   Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress was named interim CEO.

   Read at Moneyweb, IOL

7. 

   SportYouth, intensity and baggage: Why Manchester United are gambling on Mauricio Pochettino

   Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly reached a verbal agreement to replace Michael Carrick.

   Read at IOL Sport, The Citizen

8. 

   South AfricaMalaria alert: 17 dead as Gauteng records surge in infections

   Gauteng health authorities have sounded the alarm after malaria cases surged by nearly 39%, with 17 deaths recorded in just nine months, prompting urgent warnings to residents travelling to high-risk areas.

   Read at IOL, SABC News