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Discovery beats Old Mutual, Sanlam, and OUTsurance

Today at 12:37 PM, via Daily Investor

PressPulse’s latest media sentiment report shows that Discovery has achieved much better coverage than Old Mutual, Sanlam, OUTsurance, and Momentum.

South Africa

South Africa to receive one million FMD vaccine

Today at 11:06 AM, via SAnews

South Africa to receive one million FMD vaccine

The first consignment of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses from Biogénesis Bagó in Argentina is expected to arrive in South Africa this weekend, bringing much-needed relief to the most affected provinces and regions.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said the shipment marks the first phase of a...

World

The last newspaper hawker in Paris honored with knighthood

Today at 11:44 AM, via NPR

Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has been hawking papers on the streets of Paris for the last 50 years. French President Emmanuel Macron honored him with a knighthood late last month.

Business

Great news about interest rate cuts in South Africa

Today at 11:19 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s consumer inflation has dipped to 3.5% in January 2026, supporting the SARB’s view that inflation peaked in December, opening the way for interest rate cuts.

Education

Ghana: NLC Summons Tertiary Education Unions Over Ongoing Strike

Today at 11:38 AM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned all four tertiary education unions and their employers to appear before it to address the ongoing strike action in the country’s higher education institutions.

Science/Tech

An Inside Look at Lego’s New Tech-Packed Smart Brick

Today at 12:30 PM, via Wired

Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.