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Business

Money flooding out of South Africa at a rapid pace

Today at 09:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The Iran war led to the largest outflow from South Africa’s bond market in six years, while South Africa’s stock benchmark has declined 10% since late February.

Sport

Conlan has a ‘good chance’ of title shot with win

Today at 09:42 AM, via BBC News

Kalle Sauerland, in Belfast to promote Conlan’s featherweight clash with Kevin Walsh on 20 March at the SSE Arena, eyes a path to a world title if the Belfast boxer is victorious.

Sport

Thunder first NBA side to clinch play-off place

Today at 09:03 AM, via BBC News

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enjoys 40-point night as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic and become the first NBA team to secure a play-off berth.

Sport

Orlando Pirates star gets New Zealand call-up

Today at 08:53 AM, via The South African

Orlando Pirates’ Andre de Jong has received an international call-up to represent New Zealand in their fixtures against Finland and Chile.

Education

From the archive: ‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2022: Austerity, the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis have left many schools in a parlous state. How hard do staff have to work to give kids the chances they deserve?

By Aida Edemariam. Read by Lucy Scott

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Education

Uganda: Pearl Bank Donates to Islamic University in Uganda

Yesterday at 20:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Pearl Bank has donated water tanks and assorted food items to Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) in celebration of Ramadan and Women’s month season that are key highlights during this season.

Science/Tech

Nvidia Announces Vera Rubin Space-1 Chip System For Orbital AI Data Centers

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Nvidia unveiled its Vera Rubin Space-1 system for powering AI workloads in orbital data centers. “Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is generated.” CNBC reports: In a press release, the company said that its Vera Rubin Space-1 Module, which includes...

Health

When Teens Are Pressured to Send Sexual Images

Yesterday at 18:35 PM, via New York Times

Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.