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THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 19:30

Business

Ford recalls vehicles in South Africa

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The National Consumer Commission has recalled 582 Ford Transit and Ford Tourneo vehicles that were sold in South Africa between 2021 and 2025.

Sport

ASA names squad for Commonwealth Games 2026

Today at 15:51 PM, via The South African

Athletics South Africa (ASA) has announced a 68-member provisional squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow in Scotland.

Education

Memes and Mixed Messages in the Iran War

Today at 19:04 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Phil Klay. Also: Educating undocumented students; energy realities; calling all teenagers.

Education

Nigeria: Nans Calls for Students’ Involvement in FG’s Educational Reforms

Today at 18:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Abakaliki — A leading aspirant for the office of the Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Alfred Nwuruku, has advocated that the Nigerian students’ community be adequately carried along in all federal government educational reforms.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 26 March 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

Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine’, Dies At 80

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Ancient Slashdot reader wiredog writes: Tracy Kidder, author of “The Soul of a New Machine,” has died at the age of 80. “The Soul of a New Machine” is about the people who designed and built the Data General Nova, one of the 32 bit superminis that were released in the 1980’s just before the PC destroyed that industry. It was excerpted in The Atlantic. “I’m going to a commune in Vermont and will...

Science/Tech

China Reviews $2 Billion Manus Sale To Meta As Founders Barred From Leaving Country

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Chinese authorities have barred two Manus executives from leaving the country while investigating whether Meta’s reported $2 billion acquisition of the Singapore-based AI startup violated foreign investment reporting rules. “Manus was founded in China but last year relocated its headquarters and core team to Singapore,” notes the Financial Times. “Meta acquired it for $2 billion at the end of...

Science/Tech

Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests

Today at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg

Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found.

When exposed to microgravity in experiments, sperm tumble around like an untethered astronaut, according to Adelaide University researchers.

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Health

Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director

Today at 00:04 AM, via New York Times

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.