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WEDNESDAY, 03 JUNE 2026, 12:30

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The hidden costs of AI’s data-centre boom’

Today at 12:02 PM, via Mail & Guardian

By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

South Africa

Thusong outreach brings government services closer to communities

Today at 11:50 AM, via SAnews

Thusong outreach brings government services closer to communities

Residents of Pacaltsdorp and surrounding communities will have an opportunity to access a range of essential government services when the Thusong Outreach Programme visits George Municipality.

The initiative, led by the Western Cape Department of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, forms...

South Africa

General fuel levy reduction cushions consumers

Today at 11:49 AM, via SAnews

General fuel levy reduction cushions consumers

While petrol consumers will face an increase in prices from today, government’s reduction in the general fuel levy will actively cushion South Africans against even steeper hikes and shield the economy from broader inflationary pressures.

The intervention comes alongside an announcement by the Department of Petroleum and Mineral...

Africa

Mayor cancels DR Congo friendly over Ebola concern

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via BBC News

DR Congo’s international friendly against Chile in Spain next week is cancelled after authorities raise health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.

Education

Liberia: WAEC Threatens Legal Action Over Claim of Armed Police At Exam Centers

Today at 11:32 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] MONROVIA, June 3, 2026; The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has threatened legal action against media outlets and social media platforms over a viral Facebook post alleging that heavily armed police officers were deployed at examination centers for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination program.

Education

Kenya: COFEK Seeks Ouster of Education PS Julius Bitok, Cites Passport Scandal Allegations

Today at 09:32 AM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) to initiate proceedings for the removal of Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, citing what it terms as breaches of constitutional values, integrity concerns, and failures in public administration.

Entertainment

CoJ finances ‘a horror show’ – Scopa member

Today at 11:41 AM, via The Citizen

AG says CoJ wrote off R9bn in consumer debt, while City Power incurred R5.7bn in electricity losses and Johannesburg Water R2.8bn from water losses.