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WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:00

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MINING INDABA 2026: SA carmakers warned: ‘Do not compete with China’

Today at 22:23 PM, via Daily Maverick

Seeing local automotive sector representatives at Mining Indaba conversing about critical minerals is always odd – and more so given the precarious position the steel industry is in. There were harsh truths dished out this year, another bitter pill to swallow.

South Africa

UCT Researcher Wins Global Grant to Study AI’s Impact on Youth Employment in South Africa

Today at 18:17 PM, via iAfrica

A researcher at the University of Cape Town has received an international research grant to examine whether artificial intelligence can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa. Dr. Tim Köhler, a senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics, is one of 19 early-career researchers selected […]

Sport

USA’s Stolz wins gold despite Dutch awarded reskate

Today at 22:03 PM, via BBC News

Team USA’s Jordan Stolz breaks the Olympic record by nine tenths of a second to see off stiff competition from the Dutch pair of Jenning De Boo and Joep Wennemars, to win the men’s speed skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Education

NUS urges ‘loan shark’ Reeves to reverse changes to student debt repayment

Today at 21:20 PM, via The Guardian

Policy announced in autumn budget freezes threshold at which students start repaying university loans

Protesters dressed as sharks and in Rachel Reeves face masks gathered outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to express their anger over changes to their student loans and their ballooning debt.

The demonstration by members of the National Union of Students (NUS) characterised the...

Education

Uganda: Luweero Headteachers Warn Parents Against Late School Reporting

Today at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] School administrators in Luweero District, particularly in government-aided schools, have urged parents to send pupils back to school promptly, warning that delayed reporting is hurting learners academically now that classes have resumed.

Education

Uganda: Low Learner Turnout Marks School Reopening in Tororo

Today at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Several schools in Tororo District registered low learner turnout on the first day of reopening for the 2026 academic year, raising concern among education administrators over potential disruptions to learning.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 11 February 2026

Today at 22:02 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

US Had Almost No Job Growth in 2025

Today at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: hiring has picked up in 2026. Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S. economy added 584,000 jobs last year. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised that number after it received additional state data, and found that the labor...

Science/Tech

Gurhan Kiziloz Became His Own VC After Rejection & Built a $1.7 Billion Fortune 

Today at 21:17 PM, via Tech Financials

Gurhan Kiziloz decided to become his own venture capitalist after VCs rejected his funding requests for Lanistar, his fintech venture. The Turkish-British entrepreneur stated in an interview with Gulf News that no one wanted to give him money due to his history of approximately five bankruptcies. Kiziloz stated that when he sat in front of […]