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DJ Warras shot dead in Joburg CBD

Today at 16:42 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Radio and club DJ Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was shot and killed on Tuesday in the Johannesburg CBD in what is believed to have been an eviction showdown.

South Africa

President Ramaphosa warns against false narratives aimed at dividing South Africans

Today at 15:45 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa warns against false narratives aimed at dividing South Africans

President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned against misinformation and false narratives that seek to portray South Africa as a deeply divided society, warning that such narratives are designed to sow fear, hatred and division. 

Speaking at the National Day of Reconciliation commemoration at the Ncome...

Business

Here is the expected petrol price for January

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that petrol and diesel users in South Africa are lining up for a sizeable cut to pricing in the new year.

Sport

Soutar wins epic after missing 15 match darts

Today at 16:45 PM, via BBC News

Scotland’s Alan Soutar misses 15 match darts before finally defeating debutant Teemu Harju in a sudden-death leg at the PDC World Championship.

Education

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

Today at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Under Trump, the department that once rooted out race- and disability-based discrimination has begun opening investigations over antisemitism and transgender policies

The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window.

The staffers shut the door in his face. Alone, the boy...

Education

Liberia: Making Education Better

Today at 13:28 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] When President Joseph Nyuma Boakai officially launched the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) Project, the ceremony marked more than the unveiling of a five-year education program. It symbolized a renewed national reckoning with one of Liberia’s most enduring postwar challenges: how to rebuild an education system battered by conflict, epidemics, chronic...

Education

Nigeria: Nile University of Nigeria Contributes to the Honoris United Universities 2025 Impact Report Showcasing Human-Centered Ai Transformation in African Higher Education

Today at 12:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] ABUJA — Honoris United Universities, Africa’s first and largest pan-African private higher education network, today announced the release of its fourth annual Impact Report, showcasing how the network is harnessing artificial intelligence to advance its mission Education for Impact across Africa.

Science/Tech

Tech Giants Can’t Agree On What To Call Their AI-Powered Glasses

Today at 18:01 PM, via Slashdot

The glasses-shaped face computers that tech companies have been building for years now face an identity crisis, and their makers can’t agree on what to call them. Meta has asked a journalist to refer to its Ray-Ban glasses as “AI glasses” to distinguish them from Google Glass. Google, whose Project Aura is a collaboration with Xreal, calls the product “wired XR glasses” because the company...

Science/Tech

How MetaTrader 5 is redefining the standards for trading platforms in South Africa

Today at 17:31 PM, via Tech Financials

Across South Africa’s growing trading sphere, you’ve probably noticed how expectations around platform performance and reliability have shifted. More traders want deeper analytics, broader market access and tools that simplify complex decisions in real time. Recent figures reflect this rise, with around 190,000 active retail traders in South Africa in 2025 and online retail projected […]

Science/Tech

The Entry-Level Hiring Process Is Breaking Down

Today at 17:22 PM, via Slashdot

The traditional signals that employers used to evaluate entry-level job candidates — college GPAs, cover letters, and interview performance — have lost much of their value as grade inflation and widespread AI use render these metrics nearly meaningless, writes The Atlantic. The recent-graduate unemployment rate now sits slightly higher than the overall workforce’s, a reversal from historical...

Science/Tech

How South Africans Use Digital Catalogues To Fight Rising Food Prices

Today at 17:15 PM, via Tech Financials

Food inflation in South Africa has definitely come off the scary highs of the past few years, but most households will tell you their trolley still feels lighter than it should. Consumer food price inflation averaged about 11% in 2023, before easing to roughly 4.1% in 2024, with December 2024 down at 1.7% year-on-year....

Motoring

Major airport in ruins in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The once-bustling Thaba ‘Nchu Airport, opened in 1988 as one of Bophuthatswana’s flagship infrastructure projects, now stands as a stark symbol of a local economy that has long since stalled.

Motoring

Good news for European carmakers

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The European Union is preparing to relax its impending ban on combustion engine vehicles, a decision that will influence the cars made by brands like BMW, Mercedes, and VW.