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South Africa still seen as more corrupt than ever before

Today at 10:57 AM, via Newsday

Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025, revealing that South Africa has failed to improve its standing, remaining at a score of 41 out of 100.

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KZN teacher cleared on sexual misconduct claims

Today at 10:55 AM, via SowetanLIVE

An Inanda school teacher, charged with misconduct after allegations of sexual harassment by seven pupils, has been found not guilty and cleared.

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Controversial wall splits Cape Town in two

Today at 10:53 AM, via Daily Investor

Cape Town’s plan to build a security wall along the N2 to safeguard motorists has split the city’s residents into ‘for’ and ‘against’ camps.

Africa

Free education becomes Zambia’s election battleground

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Business

BP profits fall after oil prices drop

Today at 09:59 AM, via BBC News

The oil giant also says it is suspending its share buyback programme ahead of the arrival of its new boss.

Business

R490 million loss for Pick n Pay

Today at 08:48 AM, via BusinessTech

Pick n Pay has seen its headline loss rise to around R490 million amid lower-than-expected turnover.

Education

Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it reshaping economists’ education

As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University in the US walked out of their introductory economics class complaining it was teaching a “specific and limited view” that perpetuated “a problematic and inefficient...

Education

Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice

“Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor,” my Spanish tutor instructs. I cringe at the butchered Spanglish my estuary accent produces. Like Del Boy Trotter ordering a cocktail: “Key – yeah – row oon margari’a, pour far four.”

It’s 2023, I’m 41, living in...

Science/Tech

Talk360 secures $1.4m secondary investment

Today at 10:34 AM, via ITWeb

The South African-founded global calling app announces a R22.3 million secondary investment led by its long-standing investor Havaíc.