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Get ‘On the Move with Sowetan’

Today at 18:08 PM, via SowetanLIVE

You can use this as the bit of information in the story: We’ve all jumped on the fitness and running bandwagon, right? If not, the good news is that it’s not too late.

South Africa

Gautrain marks 16 years of service: Over 216 million passenger trips and counting

Today at 16:34 PM, via SAnews

Gautrain marks 16 years of service: Over 216 million passenger trips and counting

Gautrain today marks 16 years since its official launch on 8 June 2010, reaffirming its position as one of South Africa’s most successful and transformative public infrastructure investments.

Since inception, the rapid rail network has recorded more than 216 million passenger trips, firmly establishing...

South Africa

AI-Designed Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Clears First Human Trial — With Lessons for South African Pandemic Preparedness

Today at 16:09 PM, via iAfrica

A Cambridge laboratory has run the first human trial of a vaccine whose active ingredient was designed entirely by artificial intelligence — not tweaked or analyzed by AI, but designed from scratch by it. The result is a single shot that could, in theory, protect against every known coronavirus, including strains that do not yet […]

Sport

Wilkinson reveals Wales plane was hit by lightning

Today at 17:35 PM, via BBC News

Boss Rhian Wilkinson says Wales are happy to be at home in Tuesday’s Women’s World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic after revealing their team plane was struck by lightning en route to Montenegro.

Education

Uganda: Solar Energy Transforming Education in Kilulu-Mbale

Today at 14:02 PM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Mbale, Uganda — High in the rolling hills of Mbale District, Kilulu B Village is witnessing a quiet but powerful revolution, one powered not by politics or pipelines but by sunlight. At the centre of this transformation are Local Council I Chairperson Simon Malenje and his partner Grace Kayegi, who manages Good Journey Nursery and Primary School.

Education

Nigeria: Will Ogbomoso Be the Turning Point?

Today at 13:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The nationwide protest organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) over the Ogbomoso school abductions is a welcome development. And for many reasons. For one, newspapers are giving the abductions more front-page treatment.

Entertainment

A fine and cool to cold Tuesday awaits

Today at 17:40 PM, via The Citizen

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 9 June 2026.

Science/Tech

Pharos Network Launches 150,000 $PROS AI Agent Carnival 

Today at 17:34 PM, via Tech Financials

Hong Kong, June 8, 2026 (PinionNewswire) — On the first anniversary of the Testnet launch, Pharos Network, the financial Layer 1 blockchain for RealFi, announced a six-week global initiative to mark the PROS Summer. The “Create Like a PRO · Agent Carnival” runs from today through July 21 and deploys a total prize pool of […]

Science/Tech

DeFi Saver announces Reward program as part of Hyperliquid integration

Today at 17:21 PM, via Tech Financials

British Virgin Islands (PinionNewswire) — DeFi Saver has officially integrated Hyperliquid, the leading perpetual futures DEX and a premier high-volume trading venue. This launch brings futures trading and DeFi lending into one unified interface, making it the only place where users can manage their entire DeFi strategy in one place. About Hyperliquid x DeFi Saver […]

Science/Tech

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

Jeff Bezos is backing Flourish, a new “neuro AI” startup with $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, that aims to reinvent AI by studying the brain’s architecture and building systems that learn continuously while using far less power than today’s large language models. The company’s long-term bet is that neuroscientists and AI researchers working together can uncover...

Health

Are you too emotional?

Today at 17:45 PM, via BBC News

Kimberley Wilson gives tips on how to manage your emotions.