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ANALYSIS | Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war?

Today at 09:50 AM, via SowetanLIVE

US President Donald Trump may have won just about every battle against Iran, but three months after attacking the Islamic Republic, he now faces a bigger question: Is he losing the war?

South Africa

SADC ministers seek united response to global crises

Today at 09:05 AM, via SAnews

SADC ministers seek united response to global crises

Foreign Affairs Ministers from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have gathered at Skukuza in the iconic Kruger National Park for a high-level retreat aimed at crafting a coordinated regional response to mounting geopolitical and economic pressures affecting Southern Africa.

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South Africa

SA to host Space Law Moot Competition

Today at 08:00 AM, via SAnews

SA to host Space Law Moot Competition

South Africa will host the 17th Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition next week.

The Chief Director of Space Affairs at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Africa Regional Coordinator for the competition, Nomfuneko Majaja, said the continued growth of the initiative reflects the...

Africa

Ndiaye adamant Senegal are champions of Africa

Yesterday at 12:43 PM, via BBC News

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Politics

ANC opens door to public in mayoral candidate search

Yesterday at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

Education

Angola: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Young People’s Scientific Training

Yesterday at 19:49 PM, via AllAfrica

[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.

Education

Gambia: University of Education Launches First-Ever Degree Programmes

Yesterday at 19:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

Science/Tech

Caltech Could Lose Control of JPL For First Time In Decades

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

NASA plans to open competition for the contract to operate JPL for the first time in nearly a century, meaning Caltech’s historic role managing the iconic deep-space lab could come to an end when its current agreement expires in 2028. According to JPL, Caltech has managed the lab since the its inception in the 1930s, and has done so for NASA since the agency was established in 1958. Space.com...

Science/Tech

Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’

In exploring the physics and geometry of the universe, Stephen Hawking became a world-renowned pioneer of black hole theory, writing the bestselling book A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 13m copies, and inspiring people to “look up at the stars and not down at...