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Hope for vital Zambian wetland

Today at 00:05 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Over the years working with communities across Zambia’s expansive Kafue Flats, I have seen first-hand how deeply people’s lives and culture are tied to this vast wetland. Families depend on its waters for fish, grazing land for livestock and fertile soils for farming that sustain livelihoods and economies.  While it is home to the endangered Wattled […]

Africa

Eswatini’s oil reserve gamble

Wednesday at 03:25 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Africa

PSG’s Hakimi in Morocco squad despite injury

Tuesday at 22:29 PM, via BBC News

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Business

Bad news for braai lovers in South Africa

Yesterday at 16:59 PM, via BusinessTech

While food inflation in South Africa is easing, the latest Braai Index shows that prices are still rising, taking a bruising from high energy prices.

Sport

Littler beats Humphries in epic Premier League final

Yesterday at 23:24 PM, via BBC News

World champion Luke Littler produces one of his finest displays to exact revenge on Luke Humphries and regain the Premier League with a 11-10 success in one of the competition’s greatest finals.

Education

The Guardian view on jobs and training: boosting young people’s chances should be a national mission | Editorial

Yesterday at 19:45 PM, via The Guardian

Colleges and placements can help the 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds who aren’t earning or learning. But what they need most is work

For a few days at least, political attention is focused on young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (known as Neets). A report from the commission led by Alan Milburn, a former health secretary, shines a bright light on a group that...

Education

‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest

Yesterday at 18:38 PM, via The Guardian

A landmark government-backed report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.

The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, and urged a fundamental reset of policy covering...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 28 May 2026

Yesterday at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Anthropic Releases Opus 4.8 With New ‘Dynamic Workflow’ Tool

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8 with stronger performance and better handling of uncertain or flawed data, including a greater tendency to flag issues rather than make unsupported claims. The update also introduces a “Dynamic Workflows” research preview for coordinating complex tasks across many subagents. TechCrunch reports: Opus 4.8 comes with the expected best-in-class benchmark...

Science/Tech

Occupy Wall Street Co-Founder Built an On-Device AI For Activists

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: In an era where Silicon Valley’s conservatism is both expressed openly and becoming more intense by the day, it’s strange to think that tech was once seen as a hive of liberalism. The right-wing nature of today’s tech industry means that its products tend to also be seen as serving right-wing interests, either in their actual operation (like X’s...

Science/Tech

Apex Trader Funding Launches Massive 90% Off Promotion, New 5-Pack Bundles, and Zero Activation Fee Options for Futures Traders

Yesterday at 22:16 PM, via Tech Financials

Apex Trader Funding has announced one of its promotional campaigns offering up to 90% off evaluation accounts, new bundled purchasing options, and expanded trading features for futures traders worldwide.Traders can access the promotion using code FUTURE. The limited-time promotion runs through June 3, 2026, and includes heavily discounted intraday and end-of-day evaluation accounts, alongside...

Science/Tech

Trump Loses More Control Over AI Regulation As Illinois Passes Landmark Law

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a landmark AI safety bill (SB 315) that would require major AI companies to publish safety plans, submit annual third-party testing reports, report serious incidents quickly, and protect whistleblowers who flag emerging risks. OpenAI and Anthropic supported the bill, which could make Illinois a testing ground for state-level AI governance as federal...

Health

Can a rooftop garden help very ill patients heal faster?

Yesterday at 15:16 PM, via BBC News

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King’s College Hospital in south London.

Health

Why the gut is known as the second brain

Yesterday at 11:33 AM, via BBC News

Your gut doesn’t just respond to your brain – it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.