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Kruger on brink of promotion, Leopards face the axe

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

With Baroka relegated to the ABC Motsepe League following their 3-0 defeat to Kruger last week, Leopards will be relegated should they lose to the Village Boys on Saturday.

Sport

Arsenal hit seven to seal Leicester play-off fate

Today at 02:03 AM, via BBC News

Arsenal close the gap on leaders Manchester City to eight points with two games in hand, after a 7-0 win over Leicester City – who will finish bottom of the Women’s Super League.

Sport

Robertson sinks shot of the tournament contender

Today at 01:40 AM, via BBC News

Neil Robertson plays a red off the cushion and into the yellow to divert the ball into the middle pocket, in his quarter-final match up with John Higgins at the World Snooker Championships.

Sport

Arteta ‘fuming’ at overturned Eze penalty

Today at 01:15 AM, via BBC News

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that the penalty awarded against Atletico Madrid for a foul on Eberechi Eze was not a “clear and obvious error”, meaning VAR did not need to intervene and the original on-field decision to give the penalty should have stood.

Education

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

Yesterday at 20:01 PM, via The Guardian

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadership

In its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassing of those was unveiled, when the high court decisively rejected the higher education...

Education

Oxford’s new £185m humanities hub is polished, refined … and funded by a Trump ally

Yesterday at 17:46 PM, via The Guardian

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s portrait hangs discretely in a building that promises cultural clout and architectural poise – yet can seem rather bland and bloodless

When the wealthy Paduan banker Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the building of his eponymous chapel in the 14th century, he made sure that he was immortalised in the lavish frescoes adorning its interior. Florentine artist Giotto...

Entertainment

‘Leave me alone’ not on, Minister Tolashe

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Citizen

A series of investigative reports paint a troubling picture of alleged misconduct at the department of social development, directly implicating Sisisi Tolashe.

Science/Tech

Sub-two-hour marathon, spooky houses explained and why is UK health in decline? – podcast

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and Guardian science editor Ian Sample to talk through three eye-catching stories from the week, including the news that the number of years people in the UK are spending in good health has declined compared with a decade ago. Also on the agenda is the science, tech and nutrition behind two runners at this weekend’s London marathon breaking the two-hour...

Science/Tech

Elon Musk Says OpenAI Betrayed Him, Clashes With Company’s Attorney

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the San Francisco Chronicle: Elon Musk returned to the witness stand Wednesday in Oakland federal court for a second day of testimony in his case against OpenAI, detailing his shift from being an enthusiastic supporter of the nonprofit to feeling betrayed. He also clashed repeatedly with OpenAI’s attorney over questions that Musk believed were unfair. He...

Science/Tech

New Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Would Be Huge Waste of Court’s Time, Judge Says

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, calling his claims of DOJ witness intimidation “wildly conspiratorial” and unsupported by the record. Judge Lewis Kaplan said (PDF) the FTX founder’s motion appeared tied to a pre-indictment plan to recast himself as a Republican victim of Biden’s DOJ in hopes of gaining sympathy, leniency, or even a Trump pardon. Ars Technica...

Motoring

New driving laws coming to South Africa

Yesterday at 14:53 PM, via TopAuto

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its plans for the year, including the first phase of the AARTO rollout.