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SOWETAN | Let sanity prevail in immigration crisis

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The departure of hundreds of Ghanaian nationals from SA this week paints a troubling picture of a country wrestling with its identity, its borders and its conscience. That these departures are happening during Africa Month, and in the same week as Africa

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Broos to help select Bafana superfan

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

As Bafana Bafana prepare to travel to the World Cup for the first time in 16 years, coach Hugo Broos has been tasked by one of their backers, Caste Lager, with identifying Mzansi’s Ultimate Superfan

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A Mitsubishi for the family

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The Mitsubishi Destinator builds on the basic ingredients of the Outlander Sport. It boasts a longer wheelbase, beefier looks and seating for seven.

South Africa

Bafana Bafana have the nation behind them

Yesterday at 21:15 PM, via SAnews

Bafana Bafana have the nation behind them

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Bafana Bafana will carry the hopes and dreams of the nation with them as they head to the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada from next month.

The President said this on Wednesday night during a send-off dinner for the men’s national football squad and...

World

In court as Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced

Today at 06:13 AM, via BBC News

The live-in personal assistant to the actor has been sentenced to 41 months in prison, capping a multi-year legal saga surrounding the actor’s death. ​​

Africa

Eswatini’s oil reserve gamble

Yesterday 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

Why paying £5 for a latte is here to stay

Yesterday at 18:58 PM, via BBC News

Poor coffee harvests in Brazil and Vietnam are just some of the factors driving up the price of your morning cup of coffee.

Politics

ANC NWC resolve to show Tolashe the door

Yesterday at 12:03 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league

Sport

Major injury concern for Stormers, Springboks

Today at 06:38 AM, via The South African

A ‘catastrophic’ training ground incident at the Stormers will also have the Springboks on high alert as all parties wait for a full report.

Education

Liberia: Liberia Introduces Evidence-Based School Drug Prevention Model

Today at 06:30 AM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Liberia has launched a pioneering, evidence-based school drug prevention initiative aimed at addressing rising concerns over substance abuse among young people, with education and development advocates describing it as a major shift toward structured, prevention-focused intervention in the education sector.

Education

Rwanda: Schools Turn to Iron-Rich Beans to Cut Feeding Costs

Today at 06:21 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] A new nutrition-focused initiative promoting the cultivation of iron-rich beans and vegetables in school farms is set to improve diets and reduce school feeding costs for more than 445,000 learners in Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts.

Education

‘A tax on ambition’: graduates tell all to student loans inquiry

Yesterday at 18:01 PM, via The Guardian

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’

Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.

Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...

Science/Tech

Websites Have a New Way To Spy On Visitors: Analyzing Their SSD Activity

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Now sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, named FROST (fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing), allows sites to monitor other sites a visitor is viewing and what apps are open on their devices. The technique, laid out in a research paper (PDF),...

Science/Tech

Meta To Start Testing AI Subscription Services

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Meta will begin testing paid subscriptions for its Meta AI app and website, with a $7.99/month Meta One Plus plan and a more capable $19.99/month Meta One Premium plan offering. The test will start next month in Singapore, Guatemala, and Bolivia as Meta looks for AI revenue beyond advertising while continuing to offer a free tier. CNBC reports: Naomi Gleit, the head of product at Meta, revealed...

Health

KFF’s Chief Executive to Retire

Yesterday at 21:01 PM, via New York Times

Drew Altman, who transformed KFF from a little-known family foundation to a major source of U.S. health policy research, will step down at the end of the year.

Health

‘When I was 14 I thought I was dying’

Yesterday at 15:43 PM, via BBC News

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton’s symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 24.