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Mr Price under siege

Today at 12:21 PM, via Daily Investor

Mr Price is getting hammered for its controversial acquisition of German-based retailer NKD Group, with many stakeholders slating the decision.

South Africa

Employment and Labour moves to close compliance gaps, expand worker protections

Today at 11:46 AM, via SAnews

Employment and Labour moves to close compliance gaps, expand worker protections

The Department of Employment and Labour has taken decisive steps to strengthen worker protections and close long-standing compliance gaps across key sectors, including security, municipalities and the creative industries. 

In a statement on Thursday, the department said it has officially withdrawn the...

Business

Big petrol price cut coming next month

Today at 11:30 AM, via BusinessTech

South African motorists are set for further relief, with petrol and diesel prices set to decline in February.

Education

The Trump Crackup

Today at 12:03 PM, via New York Times

Events are being propelled by one man’s damaged psyche.

Education

South Africa: Illegal Dumping Turns Soshanguve Schools Into Health Hazards

Today at 09:56 AM, via AllAfrica

[Health-e] Several government schools in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, have become breeding grounds for health hazards, due to delayed waste collection and illegal dumping. During a recent visit to Soshanguve Block R, Health-e News saw waste dumped at three separate schools.

Education

Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added

Helen Lambert borrowed £57,000 to go to university and began repaying her student loan in 2021 after starting work as an NHS nurse.

Since then she has repaid more than £5,000, typically having about £145 a month taken from her pay packet. But everything she hands over is dwarfed by the...

Entertainment

When children are taught to be calm

Today at 12:07 PM, via The Citizen

Children’s wellness facilitator Alleah Church said teaching kids how to be calm, manage emotions, and ban anxiety aids emotional development.

Science/Tech

Five Ways People Are Using Claude Code

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

The artificial intelligence tool generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps.

Science/Tech

‘Active’ Sitting Is Better For Brain Health

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A systematic review of 85 studies has now found good reason to differentiate between ‘active’ sitting, like playing cards or reading, and ‘passive’ sitting, like watching TV. […] “Total sitting time has been shown to be related to brain health; however, sitting is often treated as a single entity, without considering the specific type of...