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Politics

DA calls for IDAC to be disbanded

Yesterday at 20:15 PM, via SABC News

The party argues that alleged systematic issues at the institution are beyond repair.

Education

Sudan: Sudan, Türkiye Sign Protocol Establishing Sudanese-Turkish University

Today at 07:44 AM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, and President of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Türkiye, Professor Erol Özvar, signed on Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, a protocol establishing the Sudanese-Turkish University in Khartoum, in a step reflecting the strength of bilateral relations and opening new horizons for...

Education

‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected

Almost as soon as I returned from my first reporting trip to Ukraine, in October 2022, I decided to start Ukrainian lessons. Not as an act of solidarity, exactly, but as a marker that I was committed to returning. I wanted to know some Ukrainian in order to feel less helpless,...

Science/Tech

Nedbank Reports Strong H1 2026 Results as Digital Banking Surge Drives 3.5 Million Active Clients

Today at 09:29 AM, via Tech Financials

Nedbank Group has reported robust financial results for the six months ending 30 June 2026, with headline earnings reaching R8.4 billion, significantly outperforming the bank’s initial expectations for the year. The results reflect a robust combination of digital adoption, strategic restructuring, and disciplined expense management that has positioned the bank for sustained growth in an […]

Science/Tech

Spain Offers $1.14 Billion To Get Thirty Meter Telescope Moved To Canary Islands

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Behind the Black: In a new bid to get the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to move from Hawaii, which has blocked its construction for more than a decade, the Spanish government has put together a $1.14 billion package that would not only pay for construction on the Canary Islands, but would finance an additional half century of operations. Tech...