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President Ramaphosa welcomes FIFA World Cup Trophy to South Africa

Today at 15:30 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa welcomes FIFA World Cup Trophy to South Africa

By Dikeledi Molobela 

A sense of pride, joy and quiet awe filled the Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre at the Union Buildings on Friday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa officially welcomed the FIFA World Cup Original Trophy to South Africa, marking a historic and emotional moment in the country’s football journey.

Bathed in...

South Africa

Meeting assesses impact of Zuikerbosch water plant explosion on supply systems

Today at 15:29 PM, via SAnews

Meeting assesses impact of Zuikerbosch water plant explosion on supply systems

Government has acknowledged the significant hardship and disruption experienced by households, businesses and communities across Gauteng, following the explosion of a motor connected to one of the pumps at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant.

The explosion on Tuesday, 27 January 2027, had a ripple...

Africa

Zambia rethinks its energy future

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The government plans to add 1 000MW of solar power to the national grid by 2027, with projects spread across the country

Business

South Africa and Israel give each other the boot

Today at 16:58 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out within 72 hours, prompting retaliation in kind.

Business

Retail price index rose by 2.8% in 2025

Today at 16:53 PM, via BBC News

The increase was fuelled by the prices of food, leisure, motoring and household services, Jersey Statistics says.

Sport

Preview and prediction | Cape Town Met

Today at 18:05 PM, via The South African

Colloquially called “the Met,” the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met Grade 1 is one of South Africa’s premier horse races.

Sport

Seve statue ‘broken up by thief for bronze sale’

Today at 17:59 PM, via BBC News

A life-size statue of golf great Seve Ballesteros, which vanished from his Spanish hometown, is found in pieces as the alleged thief prepared to sell it for its bronze, police say.

Sport

England through to U19 World Cup semi-finals

Today at 17:52 PM, via BBC News

Seamer Manny Lumsden takes five wickets as England book their spot in the semi-finals of the men’s Under-19 World Cup with a 65-run over New Zealand.

Education

A Farewell Column From David Brooks

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

After 22 wonderful years, I’ve decided to take the exciting and terrifying step of leaving in order to try to build something new.

Science/Tech

The UK Paid $5.65 Million For a Bookmarks Site

Today at 18:01 PM, via Slashdot

The UK government paid consulting firm PwC $5.65 million to build its new AI Skills Hub, a site meant to help 10 million workers gain AI skills by 2030 that functions largely as a bookmarking service, directing users to external training courses that already existed before the contract was awarded. The hub links to platforms like Salesforce’s free Trailhead learning system rather than offering...

Science/Tech

Amazon in Talks To Invest Up To $50 Billion in OpenAI

Today at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a giant bet on the hot AI startup. The ChatGPT maker is seeking up to $100 billion in new capital from investors, a round that could value it at as much as $830 billion, The Wall Street Journal previously reported. Andy Jassy, Amazon’s...