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South Africa

Mashatile honours Bushy Maape as servant of the people and liberation stalwart

Today at 17:21 PM, via SAnews

Mashatile honours Bushy Maape as servant of the people and liberation stalwart

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described former North West Premier Kaobitsa Abel “Bushy” Maape as a disciplined freedom fighter and servant of the people who dedicated his life to the liberation and upliftment of South Africans.

Delivering a eulogy at Maape’s funeral service held at Huhudi Stadium...

Africa

Ndiaye adamant Senegal are champions of Africa

Yesterday at 12:43 PM, via BBC News

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Sport

Devine stars as New Zealand recover from dismal start to beat England

Today at 19:12 PM, via BBC News

Sophie Devine hits 87 off 57 balls to help New Zealand recover from 11-4 to 170-5, a total which helps the White Ferns beat England by 14 runs in the second T20 international at Canterbury to level the series at 1-1 with one match to play.

Education

Angola: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Young People’s Scientific Training

Yesterday at 19:49 PM, via AllAfrica

[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.

Education

Gambia: University of Education Launches First-Ever Degree Programmes

Yesterday at 19:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

Entertainment

Next season’s MTN8 fixtures confirmed

Today at 19:11 PM, via The Citizen

Durban City secured the final top eight spot despite a 1-0 defeat to AmaZulu in the KwaZulu-Natal derby.

Science/Tech

Researchers Say the Worst Climate Future is Less Likely. But the Best One is Also Slipping Away

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Citing new research, the Associated Press reports that “modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating.” That’s the good news. But the same research “also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015.”Researchers’ new list of seven plausible carbon pollution scenarios for the future are pushing...

Science/Tech

Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Access Root-Only Files, Execute Arbitrary Commands as Root

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Qualys’s Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered and published a logic flaw in Linux kernel “that permits an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major distributions.” Friday their blog pointed out “The bug has resided in mainline Linux since November 2016 (v4.10-rc1).” “Upstream patches and distribution...

Science/Tech

Tech CEOs Call for a Universal Basic Income. But What are the Alternatives?

Today at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Washington Post looks at arguments that “AI’s coming upheaval may demand massive infusions of cash to everyday Americans”. But they also look at some of the alternatives:Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for similar public-relief measures, including, potentially, universal basic income, or UBI. Eventually “our current economic setup will no longer make sense,” he wrote in a blog post,...

Health

How Profit-Seeking Autism Clinics Can Harm Kids

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.