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Sport

Confirmed: Coach Rulani Mokwena arrested

Today at 07:14 AM, via The South African

The South African Embassy has confirmed coach Rulani Mokwena’s arrest in Algiers for allegedly attempting to leave Algeria with undeclared foreign currency.

Sport

Bayern battle Man Utd for Anderson – Tuesday’s gossip

Today at 00:50 AM, via BBC News

Bayern Munich rival Manchester United for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers could leave Aston Villa if they fail to make Champions League, Arsenal trio face uncertain future at the club, plus more.

Education

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via The Guardian

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.

At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission...

Lifestyle

Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March?

Yesterday at 18:44 PM, via The South African

Human Rights Day is a South African public holiday that is commemorated annually on 21 March and is related to the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre.

Entertainment

Should government subsidise taxi industry

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Citizen

Ramaphosa’s subsidy idea raises tough questions about rewarding an often lawless taxi industry while commuters rely on it daily.

Science/Tech

What’s behind the injectable peptide craze? – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna...

Motoring

Gauteng still has an e-toll problem

Yesterday at 16:39 PM, via TopAuto

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is preparing to settle its case against Sanral’s collection of outstanding e-toll debts.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.