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Investing in urban nature pays off

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Jukskei River catchment project highlights how green infrastructure can cut flood damage, manage invasive species and improve urban health

Top Stories

Democracy demands vigilance: Labour’s role in safeguarding South Africa’s future

Today at 05:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Organised labour has long been the heartbeat of South Africa’s struggle for freedom and justice. In the darkest days of apartheid, when oppression seemed immovable, it was the collective strength of workers that shook the foundations of tyranny. Unions were more than defenders of wages and conditions, they became the rallying cry of resistance and […]

Business

Your business has changed: Has your insurance cover?

Yesterday at 20:54 PM, via BusinessTech

Most SMEs aren’t uninsured. They’re misaligned, carrying insurance cover that made sense when it was first arranged but hasn’t kept pace with how the business actually operates.

Sport

Van Steenis ends Edwards’ title dream again

Today at 01:36 AM, via BBC News

Costello van Steenis ends Fabian Edwards’ world title dream once again as he stops the Briton in the third round to retain his PFL middleweight title.

Education

Liberia: A Game-Changing Vision – Why Liberia Must Invest in the National High School Championship

Yesterday at 17:55 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] As excitement builds for the 2025/2026 National High School Kickball and Football Championship at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Liberia is witnessing more than just another sporting event. What will unfold on the fields of the SKD Sports Complex is a powerful demonstration of how sports and education can work together to shape the future of a nation.

Science/Tech

White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework To Limit State Power

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Trump administration on Friday issued (PDF) a legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence, aiming to create uniform safety and security guardrails around the nascent technology while preempting states from enacting their own AI rules.The six-pronged outline broadly proposes a slew of regulations on AI products...

Science/Tech

CBS News Shutters Radio Service After Nearly a Century

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

CBS News is shutting down its nearly 100-year-old radio news service due to economic pressures and the shift toward digital media and podcasts. Longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather said: “It’s another piece of America that is gone.” The Associated Press reports: When it went on the air in September 1927, the service was the precursor to the entire network, giving a youthful William S. Paley a...

Motoring

Red flags over South Africa’s new driving laws

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via TopAuto

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has been silent on its decision to issue a tender for a private contractor to enforce South Africa’s new traffic laws.

Health

David Botstein, Gene-Mapping Pioneer, Dies at 83

Yesterday at 23:25 PM, via New York Times

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.

Health

How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story

Yesterday at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.