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TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2026, 19:24

Africa

M23 rebels welcome SANDF departure from Monusco

Today at 17:43 PM, via Mail & Guardian

M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa accused the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo of failing the people of eastern DRC

Business

South Africa heading for social unrest

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

A state-owned company specialising in insurance for special risks such as riots has warned that South Africa is heading for social unrest.

Sport

How history-maker Aswat hopes to inspire others

Today at 18:25 PM, via BBC News

Aamilah Aswat says she is ‘buzzing’ after becoming the first female black British jockey to win a UK horse race.The 20-year-old earned her first win at Kempton Park after completing only four races.

Sport

Mateta knee injury ‘not as bad as feared’

Today at 17:56 PM, via BBC News

The knee injury which scuppered Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan last month is “not as bad as feared” and he will not need surgery, says Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner.

Education

‘So shameful’: backlash as US national monuments conform to Trump’s rewrite of history

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

From Pennsylvania to Montana, the White House’s war on ‘woke’ has targeted US monuments that address topics like racism and Indigenous history

Blank spaces now exist where a series of panels about enslavement once appeared on the walls of the President’s House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The site, which honors the home of George Washington and John Adams, is a major landmark that bore...

Education

Nigeria: Our Investment in Education Is Yielding Results – Governor Namadi

Today at 16:24 PM, via AllAfrica

[Premium Times] The governor made this assertion while presiding over a basic education stakeholders roundtable meeting convened to review progress, challenges, and opportunities within the basic education sub-sector, held at the Government House, Dutse, on Sunday.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 10 February 2026

Today at 18:30 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

A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The hundreds of prize payouts were mostly just a few bucks each, part of a promotional campaign by a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange. The total reward pot: 620,000 Korean won, or about $425. Then came a colossal mistake. A staffer for Bithumb, South Korea’s No. 2 crypto exchange, didn’t distribute 620,000 Korean won. Rather, the prizes, due to an input...

Science/Tech

Sentech is in dire straits

Today at 18:46 PM, via TechCentral

National treasury has stepped in to rescue state-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech.

Science/Tech

A.I. Personalizes the Internet but Takes Away Control

Today at 18:45 PM, via New York Times

The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.

Health

Inside Health

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

Is NHS dentistry on ‘life support’?