As transmission pylons continue to collapse across Nelson Mandela Bay, leaving large parts of the metro without power for weeks at a time, it has emerged that the city is R24-million short, this financial year alone, of what is needed to fix its critically corroded high-voltage infrastructure — with businesses counting the cost and patience running out.
Despite government assurances, South Africa’s fuel supply is strained due to the Middle East conflict, resulting in shortages and soaring prices that threaten agricultural yields.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu talked of how his country is “challenged by terrorism” as he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday as part of his state visit to the UK.
Six major international powers, including Britain, France, Germany and Japan, said on Thursday they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz”.
In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.
Former Andre de Ruyter has warned that Eskom is fully aware that South Africa is heading toward a crisis unless urgent action is taken—and the time to act is now.
Chris Sutton takes on Crookhaven stars Amari Bacchus and Genesis Lynea plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures and the Carabao Cup final.
[Nile Post] Parents and local leaders in Tororo Municipality are demanding answers after the relocation of Morukatipe View Primary School to make way for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) left the new site with fewer facilities than the original school.
[Nile Post] Bigodi Secondary School in Bigodi Town Council, Kamwenge District, is grappling with a growing classroom shortage as student numbers rise without a corresponding expansion in facilities.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a questionnaire to workers asking for detailed information about potential civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.
[Namibian] The Zambezi regional education directorate is considering the relocation of about nine flood-affected schools in the eastern part of the Zambezi region.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its developer verification program, but not everyone is on board. Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat tells Ars that the company has been...
Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monologue, a civil servant overseeing West Coast stations privately pledged support, according to emails obtained by WIRED.
Meta is partially reversing its decision to drop VR support for Horizon Worlds, keeping VR access for existing Unity-based games while shifting future development to a new flatscreen-focused Horizon Engine. UploadVR reports: If you somehow missed it, on Tuesday Meta officially announced that its Horizon Worlds “metaverse” platform would drop VR support in June, meaning it would only be...