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THURSDAY, 08 JANUARY 2026, 18:20

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South Africa has hit rock bottom

Today at 17:15 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s economy is showing signs of having bottomed out with gradual improvement driven by reforms, better power stability, and fiscal consolidation.

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Brook, Boozeball and another Ashes hangover

Today at 17:10 PM, via BBC News

Harry Brook’s incident in New Zealand comes at the end of an Ashes tour undermined by the culture of the England team, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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SKILLS CRISIS: TVET reform plans for 2026 bump up against reality of staff and funding gaps

Today at 17:01 PM, via Daily Maverick

As the 2026 academic year looms, South Africa’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. While campuses prepare to welcome thousands of students, a profound leadership vacuum and a chronic shortage of specialist educators threaten to undermine the very institutions tasked with solving the nation’s skills crisis.

Business

End of the road for TV Licences in South Africa

Today 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.

Education

Kenya: President Ruto Holds High-Level Talks On Education Reforms

Today at 14:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto on Wednesday convened Education Ministry stakeholders at State House, Nairobi, in a high-level meeting aimed at addressing key challenges in Kenya’s education sector, including school funding, reforms, and policy implementation.

Science/Tech

China Hacked Email Systems of US Congressional Committee Staff

Today at 18:02 PM, via Slashdot

China has hacked the emails used by congressional staff on powerful committees in the US House of Representatives, as part of a massive cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon. An anonymous reader shares a report: Chinese intelligence accessed email systems used by some staffers [non-paywalled source] on the House China committee in addition to aides on the foreign affairs committee,...

Science/Tech

How Did TVs Get So Cheap?

Today at 17:25 PM, via Slashdot

A 50-inch TV that would have set you back $1,100 at Best Buy during Black Friday 2001 now costs less than $200, and the price per area-pixel — a metric accounting for both screen size and resolution — has dropped by more than 90% over the past 25 years. The story behind this decline is largely one of liquid crystal display technology maturing from a niche product to a mass-manufactured...

Science/Tech

ConvoGPT and Founder Jeremy David Announce ConvoGPT OS with Enterprise Partnership with ElevenLabs

Today at 16:56 PM, via Tech Financials

ConvoGPT today announced the development of ConvoGPT OS, a next-generation AI employee replacement system designed to eliminate human dependency across sales, follow-ups, pipeline management, and deal execution.The announcement was made by Jeremy David, Founder and CEO of ConvoGPT, who described ConvoGPT OS as a fundamental shift away from traditional CRMs, automation tools, and AI assistants. […]