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Google announces R25 million Impact Challenge South Africa

Registered South African charities and NGOs could win $250 000 for innovations that can improve lives. If you work at an NGO, a non-profit organisation or charity, Google has some good news for you. The search engine giant has announced the Google Impact Challenge South Africa, putting out the call for NGOs, non-profit organisations and charities to submit innovations and ideas that can improve lives. Google says its committing $2 million (R25 million) in grants for ideas that the Challenge’s judging panel deems worthy of being funded. The judging panel includes the likes of HuffPost SA editor-at-large Ferial Haffajee, Google SA country director Luke Mckend, singer and entrepreneur Yvonne Chaka Chaka and TV personality Maps Maponyane. “This is the first time we are running a Google Impact Challenge in Africa. Many African non-profits are doing great work with real impact and we’re keen to shine a light on them, and give a financial boost to innovative projects and ideas,” sa

Mohamed Salah has not reached Cristiano Ronaldo's level yet, says Liverpool's Loris Karius

Loris Karius believes Mohamed Salah is "world class", but has admitted he is not yet on Cristiano Ronaldo's level. Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday in a game that will see Salah and Ronaldo - the top scorers for their respective teams - come head to head. Both players have scored 44 goals for their clubs this season, but Liverpool goalkeeper Karius says comparisons between the pair are premature.

Meghan Markle gets the giggles as Harry is attacked by a bee during first public appearance since stunning wedding

+ Meghan Markle was in fits of giggles this afternoon as her new husband, Prince Harry, was attacked by the bee as he gave a speech at their first official public appearance since marrying at the weekend. The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex may still be buzzing after Saturday's ceremony, but the unexpected visitor threatened to steal the show when Harry fluffed his lines. Meghan was pictured smiling with the Duchess of Cornwall during the garden party being held to celebrate Prince Charles turning 70 later this year. Harry had been making a moving tribute to his dad’s hard work when the bee caused chaos, forcing the prince to admit: “That bee really got me." He was part way through a speech in Buckingham Palace’s garden in front of around 6,500 invited guests.

Salah: I always believed we could get to the final

Mohamed Salah knew immediately that Liverpool were capable of great things in this season's Champions League. A meeting with Real Madrid in the final of Europe’s premier club tournament awaits the Reds in Kiev on Saturday. Including a qualification play-off against TSG Hoffenheim last August, Jürgen Klopp’s team have lost just once in 14 outings in the competition this term, scoring 46 times in the process. However, that Liverpool have performed with such consistent brilliance on the continent’s biggest stage has come as no surprise to Salah, who joined the club from AS Roma last summer. “To be honest, yes, I believed 100 per cent. From the first day I came here, I believed we were going to play in the Champions League, I believed we were going to go far, as much as we can, so now we are in the final,” he tells Dejan Lovren in LFCTV’s ‘Salah and Lovren: Coffee Mates’. “If you look at our team now and in the beginning, you see the improvement [in] each round, each game and