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World

Ukraine launches large-scale drone strikes on Russia

Today at 10:47 AM, via NPR

As peace talks stall, Ukraine launches one of the biggest drone strikes against Russia since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in an attempt to weaken Russia’s war machine.

Business

R27 million paid to people who don’t exist

Today at 11:12 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s specialised crime unit, the Hawks, has arrested three suspects in Mpumalanga in connection with an alleged R27 million fraud in which funds were paid to 700 ghost workers.

Politics

Mathjabeng in financial freefall

Yesterday at 09:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Free State municipality is facing severe fiscal distress, with liabilities exceeding R5.8bn and a R871.6 million deficit, says Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke

Sport

Sinner completes ‘Golden Masters’ with win in Rome

Today at 12:32 PM, via BBC News

Watch highlights as world number one Jannik Sinner beats Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 to win the Italian Open and complete the full set of nine ATP Masters 1000 titles – known as the ‘career Golden Masters’.

Education

Nigeria: Prof. B.K. Ogunmodede (1936-2018) – Teacher Made in Heaven

Today at 12:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] “When he shall die/Take him and cut him out in little stars/And he will make the face of heaven so fine/That all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun” – William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, in Romeo and Juliet.

Education

Nigeria: Baze University – The Bigger Picture

Today at 12:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] In emerging societies such as Nigeria, universities and other tertiary institutions have generally done about the same thing in the last half a century. Those interested in establishing such higher schools always began by looking out for huge hectares of land to erect imposing structures and facilities. It is indeed, part of the requirements for getting a licence to run courses...

Education

Liberia: MOE to Remove Unqualified Teachers Under New Licensing Regime

Today at 12:39 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced firm measures to remove unqualified teachers from Liberia’s classrooms as part of a new nationwide enforcement of the country’s teacher licensing regime, aimed at improving education standards and strengthening professionalism in the teaching sector.

Science/Tech

Bitcoin firm headed to JSE main board

Today at 12:20 PM, via TechCentral

Africa Bitcoin Corporation, formerly Altvest Capital, is moving its JSE listing from AltX to the main board.

Science/Tech

I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?

Today at 12:00 PM, via Wired

Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.

Science/Tech

How Small Teams Can Build Better Customer Relationships with Simple, Sustainable Processes

Today at 11:31 AM, via Tech Financials

As a business grows, keeping track of every conversation, commitment, and follow-up becomes increasingly difficult. Many small teams rely on memory, personal inboxes, or loosely maintained spreadsheets — an approach that works well enough, until it doesn’t. Contacts slip through the cracks, follow-ups get missed, and customer trust quietly erodes. Teams often start by tracking […]

Health

How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare

Yesterday at 04:32 AM, via New York Times

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.