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South Africa experiencing 56 murders every day

Today at 07:30 AM, via Newsday

Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, revealed the latest crime statistics for the third quarter, with unacceptably high rates of violent crimes persisting.

South Africa

Godongwana to deliver 2026 Budget

Today at 05:00 AM, via SAnews

Godongwana to deliver 2026 Budget

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will outline all the financial, economic, and social commitments that the government will prioritise in its planned expenditure when he tables the 2026 Budget in the National Assembly on Wednesday.The budget allocation aims to strike a balance between growing the economy and supporting the vulnerable amid...

World

U.K.’s parliament had a rare debate about the royals

Today at 00:51 AM, via NPR

Something rare happened Tuesday in the U.K. Parliament: MPs criticized the royals, which 19th century rules prohibit. But an exception was made for disgraced ex-Prince Andrew — and floodgates opened.

Sport

Kaizer Chiefs have to make this announcement

Today at 07:55 AM, via The South African

It’s seems all but certain Kaizer Chiefs will have a new coach next season. A lifetime opportunity has come and gone for current co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze.

Education

US justice department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests

Today at 02:23 AM, via The Guardian

Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with California

The justice department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging the university created a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff after protests against the war on Gaza broke out across campus.

The lawsuit claims UCLA...

Education

Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns

Yesterday at 21:59 PM, via The Guardian

Education leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sector

Teachers and schools face “a huge ask” implementing the government’s special needs proposals affecting hundreds of thousands of children, according to education leaders and MPs who otherwise gave the plans a cautious welcome.

Under the plans unveiled by...

Science/Tech

Vodacom Launches R1.5M School Of Excellence Model At Lavelilanga Secondary School In Komani

Today at 07:58 AM, via Tech Financials

The Vodacom Foundation, in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Education, today launched the Vodacom Schools of Excellence (SoE) model, at Lavelilanga Secondary School in Komani. The launch marks another significant milestone in the Vodacom Foundation’s commitment to using technology in order to foster a culture of academic excellence within the country’s schooling system, […]

Science/Tech

Stripe mulling bid for PayPal: report

Today at 06:42 AM, via TechCentral

Payments firm Stripe is reportedly considering an acquisition of PayPal or parts of the digital payments pioneer.

Science/Tech

First British Baby Born Using Transplanted Womb From Dead Donor

Today at 03:30 AM, via Slashdot

A 10-week-old boy named Hugo has become the first baby born in the UK from a womb transplanted from a deceased donor, after his mother Grace Bell — who was born without a viable womb due to a condition called MRKH syndrome, which affects one in every 5,000 women — underwent a 10-hour transplant operation at The Churchill Hospital in Oxford in June 2024. Hugo was born just before Christmas 2025,...