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South Africa

Response to Hantavirus case was swift – contact tracing began within hours

Today at 13:16 PM, via SAnews

Response to Hantavirus case was swift – contact tracing began within hours

South African officials worked with speed to detect, contain and respond to the case of Hantavirus detected in the country.

This according to Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday morning.

The Minister’s update followed the confirmation of...

Sport

How the FA helped US Soccer build its new home

Today at 13:37 PM, via BBC News

Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the United States may be under renewed scrutiny, but when it comes to football, it appears to be in fine health, writes Dan Roan.

Education

South Africa: R90m to Revitalise CET Colleges

Today at 13:47 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA), has committed R90 million towards revitalising Community Education and Training (CET) colleges across South Africa.

Science/Tech

White House App Is a Terrifying Security Mess

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

New submitter spazmonkey writes: From a hidden GPS tracker polling your location every 4.5 minutes to JavaScript loaded from a random GitHub account, no SSL certificate pinning, and an in-app browser that silently strips cookie consent dialogs and paywalls from every page you visit, the new White House app seems to have a little bit of everything. A security researcher pulled the APK apart to...