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SPAR cutting jobs

Today at 12:43 PM, via Daily Investor

SPAR plans to implement a voluntary severance programme in certain areas of its business as the retailer looks to cut costs in an increasingly competitive trading environment.

Top Stories

Iraq in talks with Iran to safeguard oil tanker traffic through Hormuz

Today at 12:33 PM, via Daily Maverick

Iraq’s oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country’s oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency reported on Tuesday, as Iraq seeks to ease disruptions to crude exports following recent attacks on tankers in its own waters.

South Africa

Community development workers uplift local communities

Today at 11:42 AM, via SAnews

Community development workers uplift local communities

What started as a response to persistent waste and sanitation challenges in Sondela informal settlement has evolved into a beacon of hope, dignity, and sustainability through the Phepafatso Project.

Spearheaded with the support of Community Development Worker (CDW), Deliwe Makhuba, the initiative is changing lives by turning...

World

Morning news brief

Today at 10:49 AM, via NPR

Israel’s ground moves in Lebanon raise pressure on Western countries, Europeans leaders reject Trump’s demand to help with the Strait of Hormuz, blackout leaves millions without power in Cuba.

Business

SPAR to cut staff

Today at 11:59 AM, via BusinessTech

SPAR has announced a voluntary severance programme following a challenging period for the retailer.

Education

Nigeria: PWC, Lbs Sign MOU to Enhance Sustainability Capability Across Organisations

Today at 12:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] PwC Nigeria and Lagos Business School (LBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver specialised sustainability and climate-focused capacity-building programmes for sustainability professionals, senior executives and board members across Nigerian organisations.

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...

Entertainment

Sharks up against it again in the URC

Today at 12:34 PM, via The Citizen

Even if the Sharks win all of their six remaining URC regular season games, they will be well short of their league-phase performance last year.

Science/Tech

MTN warns AI boom is driving up chip costs

Today at 12:09 PM, via ITWeb

While it hasn’t yet felt a drastic chip shortage, SIM card and computing costs are rising significantly due to AI demand, says MTN.

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.