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Business

Rand hits the sweet spot

Today at 13:13 PM, via BusinessTech

The rand’s winning streak has seen the currency push past major roadblocks, trading at a place it hasn’t been in years—fair value.

Education

As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed | Gordon Brown

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Major powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants. And all the while gender repression is getting worse

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has now issued its most extreme edict yet. It is already the only regime in the world where girls are excluded from secondary education. Now it has gone further, debarring all Afghan women from any contact with schools or...

Education

School suspension in England only to be for pupils’ most serious misbehaviour

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Policy intended to keep more children sanctioned for non-violent bad behaviour in school in ‘internal exclusion’ units

Suspending pupils from school will be reserved for the most serious cases of bad behaviour including violence, according to the latest government guidance to be issued to schools in England.

The Department for Education (DfE) is to announce a consultation on behaviour policy to...

Lifestyle

Why leaving your dog in a car can be deadly

Today at 11:03 AM, via The South African

Leaving your dog in a car carries serious, life-threatening consequences. Find out what you can do to protect these pooches.

Science/Tech

How Many Smart ID Cards Were Issued In South Africa in 2025

Today at 13:27 PM, via Tech Financials

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a record 4 002 964 smart ID cards in the 2025 calendar year — the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department. This milestone represents a 17% increase on the 3 427 468 Smart IDs issued during 2024, which was itself a new record […]