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South Africa

Western Cape Education ready for the 2026 school year

Today at 14:45 PM, via SAnews

Western Cape Education ready for the 2026 school year

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has expressed its readiness for the 2026 academic year, with schools set to reopen on Wednesday, 14 January.

“The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is prepared and ready for the start of the 2026 school year. Educators and school-based staff will return on Monday, 12 January...

South Africa

Minister condemns social media misinformation

Today at 14:36 PM, via SAnews

Minister condemns social media misinformation

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has condemned the photoshopping of her X account with vulgar images and misinformation as not only distasteful, but also shameful.

“In a country that is battling with a scourge of gender-based violence, the continued use of sexual images to tarnish women is deplorable at the least. The...

South Africa

Department to continue work to create employment opportunities

Today at 14:21 PM, via SAnews

Department to continue work to create employment opportunities

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) will continue to work with municipalities and stakeholders to create much-needed work opportunities for poor and unemployed South Africans through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

This is according to Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts, who concluded...

Africa

Mbeumo ‘sad’ over Cameroon Afcon exit

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via BBC News

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Business

Big change coming for smoking in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

New smoking laws being processed by parliament could force tobacco brands to use standardised packaging. But there’s a big problem.

Education

Excessive screen time limits vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn

Today at 14:54 PM, via The Guardian

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

Excessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ ability to speak, the government has warned as it prepares to issue advice to parents for the first time on how to manage screen use in under-fives.

New research has found that children aged two with the highest screen use – about five hours a...

Science/Tech

Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End ‘Enshittification’

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the “enshittification” of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be “the beginning of the end for enshittification” in a new article for the Guardian — “our chance to make tech good again”.There is only one reason the world isn’t bursting with wildly profitable products and projects that...

Motoring

BYD unveils new car brand

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

BYD has created a new sub-brand designed to appeal to the e-hailing industry.