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South Africa

Correctional Services confirms rearrest of murderer, rapist 

Today at 13:44 PM, via SAnews

Correctional Services confirms rearrest of murderer, rapist 

Convicted murderer and rapist Thulani Gcaleka has been rearrested following his escape from custody just over a month ago.According to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Gcaleka was rearrested in Gauteng during the early hours of Tuesday after escaping from the Sevontein Correctional Centre, under the...

Business

Luno launches Blue Chip+, combining crypto and tokenised stocks

Today at 13:46 PM, via BusinessTech

Bitcoin had been making a compelling case for itself through most of 2025, pushing through successive all-time highs, comfortably outperforming global equities and outpacing gold, until it reversed course in February this year. The drawdown wasn’t unique to crypto, but it was where it was felt the most.

Education

Kenya: Trusted Local Enterprises Are the Future of School Feeding Initiatives

Today at 14:30 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya’s ambition to provide nutritious, locally sourced meals to millions of learners through the National Home Grown School Meals Programme is bold and necessary. With close to three million children reached in 2025 and a longer-term goal of ten million by 2030, the scale of the promise is clear. National targets, however, tell only part of the story. The more difficult...

Education

Nigeria: PWC, Lbs Sign MOU to Enhance Sustainability Capability Across Organisations

Today at 12:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] PwC Nigeria and Lagos Business School (LBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver specialised sustainability and climate-focused capacity-building programmes for sustainability professionals, senior executives and board members across Nigerian organisations.

Science/Tech

South Africa’s No. 2 Grocer Spar To Cut Jobs

Today at 14:06 PM, via Tech Financials

Spar Group informed shareholders on Tuesday that it will implement a voluntary severance programme in certain areas of the business as part of its ongoing focus on improving operational efficiency and competitiveness. “The severance programme forms part of a broader reset designed to align the Group’s cost base with current trading conditions and ensure Spar […]

Science/Tech

Samsung’s trifold gamble ends in retreat

Today at 13:48 PM, via TechCentral

Samsung has reportedly pulled the plug on its trifold phone after just three months, citing unsustainable production costs.

Motoring

Bad news for speeding fines in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

Experts have warned that speeding fines won’t disappear once South Africa’s new driving laws are introduced, and that motorists will face harsher penalties for ignoring fines.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.