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Pirates poised for title run, undeterred by past misses

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Sounding confident of finally shrugging off their poor reputation by winning what’d be their first championship since the 2011/12 season, Orlando Pirates captain Nkosinathi Sibisi and coach Abdeslam Ouaddou have made it clear that Bucs have no time to ent

Sport

Inspired by Wrexham, Merthyr dream of more glory

Today at 06:28 AM, via BBC News

Merthyr Town are hoping to secure back-to-back promotions just like Wrexham did as they bid to finish inside the top seven of the National League North.

Sport

How ‘clinical’ Tottenham beat Frankfurt

Today at 01:59 AM, via BBC News

Champions League pundits Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Julien Lauren discuss Tottenham’s “clinical ability” to score goals away from home and Thomas Frank’s “great achievement” to handle the pressure.

Education

Mozambique: Govt Postpones Start of School Year By a Month

Today at 06:58 AM, via AllAfrica

[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican government on Tuesday announced that the start of the 2026 school year will be delayed by a month because of the catastrophic flooding that has gripped much of the southern provinces.

Education

Nigeria: Cross River to Restore School Sports

Yesterday at 23:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Lawrence Itanya, has announced plans to revive school sports across the state, describing it as the foundation of sustainable sports development.

Science/Tech

Extremophile Molds Are Invading Art Museums

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

Scientific American’s Elizabeth Anne Brown recently “polled the great art houses of Europe” about whether they’d had any recent experiences with mold in their collections. Despite the stigma that keeps many institutions silent, she found that extremophile “xerophilic” molds are quietly spreading through museums and archives, thriving in low-humidity, tightly sealed storage and damaging...

Science/Tech

Fully Electric Vehicle Sales In EU Overtake Petrol For First Time In December

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Reuters: Fully electric car sales in December overtook petrol for the first time in the European Union, even as policymakers proposed to loosen emissions regulations, data showed on Tuesday. U.S. battery-electric brand Tesla continued to lose market share to competitors including China’s BYD and Europe’s best-selling group Volkswagen, data...

Science/Tech

Kernel Community Drafts a Plan For Replacing Linus Torvalds

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

The Linux kernel community has formalized a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds eventually steps aside, defining how the process would work to replace him as the top-level maintainer. ZDNet’s Steven Vaughan-Nichols reports: The new “plan for a plan,” drafted by longtime kernel contributor Dan Williams, was discussed at the latest Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit in Tokyo, where he...

Science/Tech

French Lawmakers Vote To Ban Social Media Use By Under-15s

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

French lawmakers have voted to ban social media access for children under 15 and prohibit mobile phones in high schools, positioning France as the second country after Australia to impose sweeping age-based digital restrictions. The Guardian reports: The lower national assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. It will now go to the...