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THURSDAY, 15 JANUARY 2026, 16:49

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NHI reality check for South Africa’s government

Today at 16:37 PM, via Daily Investor

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the parties fighting it out in court over NHI must reach a settlement or risk delaying the plan’s implementation by years.

Top Stories

ICY ADVENTURE: Antarctic experience transforms SA teens’ view of climate and innovation

Today at 16:37 PM, via Daily Maverick

A week on Antarctica’s frozen frontier has reshaped how a Gqeberha school pupil thinks about engineering, climate change and his future. Seventeen-year-old Luke Boswell was one of just five South African students selected for a rare Deep Field Antarctica expedition – an experience designed to turn young talent into practical environmental problem-solvers.

Sport

Skeleton chiefs cleared in Olympic qualifying row

Today at 16:33 PM, via BBC News

Canada are cleared of manipulating Winter Olympics qualification but “reminded” they should “act within the spirit” of the sport’s code of ethics.

Sport

‘Ultimate honour’ – King named Ireland captain

Today at 16:18 PM, via BBC News

Erin King says being named Ireland captain before the Women’s Six Nations is the “ultimate honour” after fearing her Test career was over during an injury lay-off.

Sport

Managers’ authority is being eroded – Southgate

Today at 16:13 PM, via BBC News

Football managers’ authority is being steadily eroded, Sir Gareth Southgate says, but the switch to head coaching still brings a “significant melting pot of problems and pressure”.

Education

Nigeria: Why Jigawa Is Prioritising Teacher Competency in Its New Education Overhaul

Today at 15:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The commitment of Governor Malam Umar Namadi’s administration to repositioning Jigawa State’s education sector is well known. However, the new approach, which stands in stark contrast to the old system marred by nepotism and parochial sentiments in recruiting education managers and implementing policy, has become a significant subject of public discussion.

Education

Liberia: From Classroom to Streets

Today at 14:18 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] Gbarnga — Each morning, as school bells ring across Gbarnga City and children in pressed uniforms hurry toward their classrooms, 10-year-old Kolu Sumo takes a different path, one that leads to the roadside.

Science/Tech

Anthropic’s Index Shows Job Evolution Over Replacement

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Anthropic’s fourth installment of its Economic Index, drawing on an anonymized sample of two million Claude conversations from November 2025, finds that AI is changing how people work rather than whether they work at all. The study tracked usage across the company’s consumer-facing Claude.ai platform and its API, categorizing interactions as either automation (where AI completes tasks entirely)...

Science/Tech

New SITA CEO Vows: Faster Digital State, Stronger Security For All

Today at 16:12 PM, via Tech Financials

The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has turned a critical page with the announcement of its new Managing Director, Magatho Anthony Mello, commencing 1 April 2026. This appointment concludes an extensive executive search and ushers in a period of strategic stability for the Agency, which has operated under acting leadership for nearly two years. Mello’s […]

Science/Tech

‘White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change’

Today at 16:05 PM, via Slashdot

White-collar workers stuck in a cycle of layoffs and stagnant wages might want to look past the traditional tech, finance and media job postings to an unexpected source of opportunity: the blue-collar sector, which faces a labor shortage and is seeing rapid transformation through private-equity investment. These jobs are generally less vulnerable to AI, and the earning trajectory can be steep,...

Health

How Can I Support a Depressed Friend?

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who wants to help a struggling pal but is growing frustrated.