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Business

Ramaphosa signs big tax changes for South Africa into law

Today at 18:38 PM, via BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new tax law that gives the South African Revenue Service (SARS) greater powers while also providing taxpayers with important avenues for relief.

Business

National Minimum Wage rises this week

Today at 18:11 PM, via BBC News

Around 2.7 million people are set to receive a pay rise this week as the national minimum wage goes up by 50p to £12.71 for over 21s.

Sport

Lake injury a blow for Ospreys and worry for Wales

Today at 17:21 PM, via BBC News

Hooker Dewi Lake is a doubt for Wales’ Nations Championship campaign in July and will not play again for Ospreys before his move to Gloucester for the 2026-27 season.

Education

NEU leader says schools ‘running on empty’ as he challenges Labour on education record

Today at 16:19 PM, via The Guardian

Daniel Kebede tells delegates, government’s education policies fall short as he signals growing support for Greens’ among teachers

The leader of the UK’s biggest education union has torn into the government’s record on schools, accusing Labour of letting down the nation’s children and failing to deliver on its promises for education.

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education...

Education

Uganda: Use Library to Improve Academic Performance, Air Force Tells Entebbe Students

Today at 13:08 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Deputy Commander Air Force, Major General David Isimbwa, representing the Commander Air Force, Lieutenant General Charles Okidi, has urged students of Entebbe Air Force Secondary School to responsibly utilise the newly commissioned multi-million library to enhance their academic performance.

Science/Tech

Out of orbit: Nasa’s Artemis II faces toilet trouble

Today at 18:24 PM, via The Guardian

Glitch to the facilities quickly fixed, in relief to astronauts onboard Orion spacecraft

A blinking fault light on Nasa’s Orion spacecraft signalled an unwelcome setback at the start of the historic Artemis II mission: the toilet was out of order.

Fortunately for the four astronauts on board for the 10-day mission, the issue was quickly resolved, with mission control confirming: “Happy to...

Science/Tech

Nvidia Rolls Out Its Fix For PC Gaming’s ‘Compiling Shaders’ Wait Times

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Nvidia has begun rolling out a beta feature that automatically compiles game shaders while a PC is idle. It won’t eliminate shader compilation the first time a game runs, but Ars Technica reports it could help reduce those repeated wait times. From the report: Nvidia’s new Auto Shader Compilation system promises to “reduc[e] the frequency of game runtime compilation after driver updates” for...