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ANALYSIS: Simon’s Town unites across race, religion and history to contest ‘boutique’ development

Yesterday at 23:37 PM, via Daily Maverick

Just off St George’s Street, the main road that runs through Simon’s Town, lies an idyllic enclave that has thwarted the ambitions of developers for more than a decade. But now, despite a unified front between homeowners and the displaced Malay community – not to mention the archaeological value of the site as a former supply farm for the Dutch East India Company – a well-known...

Business

End of the road for TV Licences in South Africa

Yesterday at 16:57 PM, via BusinessTech

Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says that South Africa’s TV Licence regime has all but collapsed, and details on a new scheme will be presented to the department next month.

Sport

World title challenger Smith inspired by Hatton

Today at 00:24 AM, via BBC News

Dalton Smith – who challenges for a world-title in New York on Saturday – hopes to emulate “legend” Ricky Hatton by making a name for himself in America.

Sport

Arsenal join race to sign Guehi – Friday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:16 PM, via BBC News

Arsenal ready to join race for Marc Guehi but Manchester City confident they will sign Crystal Palace centre-back, Tottenham agree personal terms with Souza, plus more.

Sport

Olympic champion Kim dislocates shoulder

Yesterday at 22:36 PM, via BBC News

Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim dislocates her shoulder just a month before the start of the Winter Games in Milan.

Education

Nigeria: Kaduna Business School Engages Peterside On Interactive Dialogue

Yesterday at 23:54 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The Kaduna Business School has announced that it will host Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Nigeria’s leading authority in public sector turnaround, public policy, and crisis leadership, for a book-signing and interactive dialogue titled, “Unlocking Leadership: Beyond the Horizon.”

Science/Tech

Wi-Fi Advocates Get Win From FCC With Vote To Allow Higher-Power Devices

Today at 00:10 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission plans to authorize a new category of wireless devices in the 6 GHz Wi-Fi band that will be permitted to operate at higher power levels than currently allowed. The FCC will also consider authorizing higher power levels for certain wireless devices that are only allowed to operate indoors. The FCC said it...

Science/Tech

The Gap Between Premium and Budget TV Brands is Quickly Closing

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

The long-standing hierarchy in the TV market — Sony, Samsung and LG at the top, TCL and Hisense fighting it out in the midrange — is eroding as the budget brands close the performance gap and increasingly lead on technology innovation, The Verge writes. Hisense debuted the first RGB LED TV last year, and TCL’s X11L announced at CES 2026 is the first TV to use reformulated quantum dots and a new...