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South Africa’s lucky escape 

Today at 11:35 AM, via Daily Investor

South Africa has seemingly avoided major US backlash over Iran’s naval exercise participation largely due to Washington’s shifting focus elsewhere, highlighting that the country is relying more on luck than effective diplomacy.

South Africa

Agreement to strengthen pharmacy education quality

Today at 10:54 AM, via SAnews

Agreement to strengthen pharmacy education quality

The Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) have formally entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to strengthen cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the quality assurance, accreditation and promotion of pharmacy education and training in South Africa.

The agreement recognises...

South Africa

SANDF conducts Project OWETHU outreach in Limpopo

Today at 10:43 AM, via SAnews

SANDF conducts Project OWETHU outreach in Limpopo

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), through the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS), is conducting Project OWETHU, a humanitarian community outreach programme in Limpopo.

In a statement on Monday, the department explained that Project OWETHU is a Department of Defence supported initiative aimed at providing...

Science/Tech

ReactOS Celebrates 30 Years

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

jeditobe writes: ReactOS, the open-source operating system aimed at binary compatibility with Windows, recently marked its 30th anniversary. Launched in 1996, ReactOS has focused on providing a free alternative to Windows, with compatibility for Windows applications and drivers. Though still in development, it has made significant progress in recent years, including improvements to USB support,...

Health

Want Nirvana? Try a Colonoscopy.

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

It turns out that despite everything you’ve heard, getting a colonoscopy is wonderful.

Health

What does it take to be a prison officer?

Yesterday at 15:30 PM, via BBC News

In a recent survey, 72% of prison officers say they are frequently stressed at work, 42% say they have been assaulted at least once. So what motivates them – and how do they cope?