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R500 note in South Africa

Today at 10:34 AM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s highest-denomination banknote is the R200 note, which has not changed since 1992.

South Africa

Eskom progress continues

Today at 10:33 AM, via SAnews

Eskom progress continues

Eskom’s recovery continues to yield results as the power utility records some 260 days without the implementation of load shedding.

The sustained progress stems from implementation of the Generation Recovery Plan, government’s Energy Action Plan and the improvement in the Energy Availability Factor (EAF).“Together, these developments are enhancing...

Sport

Meet the 17 Scots in Team GB for Winter Olympics

Today at 10:24 AM, via BBC News

Seventeen Scottish athletes, across four different sports, will be part of Team GB’s 53-strong delegation for this month’s Winter Olympics in Italy.

Education

South Africa: Move to Strengthen Global Alignment in Higher Education Sector

Today at 07:28 AM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training is in the process of conducting a sector-wide workshop on international relations, which is aimed at strengthening coherence and strategic alignment across the higher education and training sector.

Education

South Africa: Committee to Visit Walter Sisulu University’s Komani Campus

Today at 07:26 AM, via AllAfrica

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education will tomorrow continue with its oversight programme with on-site visit to the Walter Sisulu University to assess the state of readiness of the university for the 2026 academic year.

Education

Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures

Ministers have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.

The changes will raise the...

Science/Tech

Rethinking wide-area surveillance for Africa

Today at 11:02 AM, via ITWeb

Multi-sensor panoramic cameras integrate multiple imagers into a single device to deliver wide-area coverage with minimal blind spots and rich detail, says Leandro da Cunha, surveillance BU executive at Duxbury Networking.

Health

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

Saturday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.