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WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, 12:32

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South Africa losing its crown in Africa

Today at 12:02 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa is now competing with its continental peers for investor attention, as the country has lost its monopoly status as the “gateway to Africa”.

Business

Rand smashes through major roadblock

Today at 11:32 AM, via BusinessTech

The South African rand continued its rally on Wednesday, hitting R15.80 to the dollar as markets eye key interest rate moves this week.

Politics

LIVE | Madlanga Commission Day 48

Today at 09:44 AM, via SABC News

Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is investigating allegations of corruption within the judiciary.

Sport

GB pair Hewett & Reid to meet in quarter-finals

Today at 11:20 AM, via BBC News

Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid set up a quarter-final meeting in the men’s wheelchair singles before reaching the doubles semi-finals together.

Education

Hey, ChatGPT: Where Should I Go to College?

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students?

Education

How the Online SAT May be Vulnerable to Cheating

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Sites in China are selling test questions, and online forums offer software that can bypass test protections, according to tutors and testing experts raising alarms.

Education

Nigeria: Govt, World Bank Ask States to Publish Education, Health Contracts Quarterly

Today at 10:51 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] Abuja–In a decisive push to entrench transparency and accountability in public spending, state governments across Nigeria will now be required to publish details of contract awards in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors every quarter under a Federal Government-World Bank collaboration.

Education

Nigeria: World Bank-Assisted Programme – States to Publish Quarterly Basic Education, Primary Health Contract Awards

Today at 10:21 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Abuja — The subnational governments are to embark on quarterly publication of contract award information for procurements in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors, within 30 days of the end of each quarter under the World Bank-supported Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV) Programme of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.

Science/Tech

SpaceX mulls $1.5tn IPO timed to ‘align with Musk’s birthday and the planets’

Today at 12:18 PM, via The Guardian

World’s richest person targeting symbolic date in June for flotation of rocket company

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering a flotation valuing the rocket company at $1.5tn (£1.1tn) that will reportedly be timed for early summer to coincide with a planetary alignment and the multibillionaire’s birthday.

The world’s richest person is targeting a symbolic date of mid-June for the initial public...

Science/Tech

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 4% Chance of Hitting the Moon

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Universe Today: There’s a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the Moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid. The chances of such an event are still relatively small (only around 4%), but non-negligible. And scientists are starting to prepare both for the bad (massive risks to satellites and huge...