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My Joburg: From varsity to IdolsSA, Jozi’s chapter in the book of ProVerb

Today at 18:57 PM, via Daily Maverick

Tebogo ‘ProVerb’ Thekisho captured an audience with the charm of an uncle you wish you had. The laidback storyteller is one of South Africa’s most recognisable voices, having spent decades in the entertainment industry. While many were introduced to him as the host of IdolsSA or through his clean conscious hip-hop, he has never been confined to one lane. His career spans business, writing...

Business

Bad news for domestic workers in South Africa

Today at 16:40 PM, via BusinessTech

Domestic worker jobs in the country have once again declined, with unions flagging ongoing issues with pay, protections and ill treatment by employers.

Business

South Africa in major trade deal with China

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is busy finalising the legal framework needed for a new major trade scheme with the People’s Republic of China that kicked off this month.

Sport

Narvaez wins Giro stage three days after huge crash

Today at 18:35 PM, via BBC News

Ecuador’s Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage four of the Giro d’Italia, three days after being involved in a major crash which resulted in three of his team-mates abandoning.

Education

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Today at 19:24 PM, via The Guardian

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.

The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any...

Education

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Today at 19:21 PM, via The Guardian

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.

The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was...

Science/Tech

Robert Smith obituary

Today at 19:09 PM, via The Guardian

My father, Robert Smith, who has died aged 92, was a pharmacologist and professor at St Mary’s medical school in London (now part of Imperial College) whose work helped shape thinking on people’s differing responses to drugs – genetically, biochemically and clinically.

Bob became well known in particular for his role in the discovery of “debrisoquine polymorphism”. An enthusiastic...

Science/Tech

eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover As ‘Neither Credible Nor Attractive’

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: EBay on Tuesday rejected a $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop over financing doubts, calling the proposal “neither credible nor attractive.” EBay, which has roughly four times GameStop’s market value, also underscored that its turnaround efforts under CEO Jamie Iannone have boosted growth, with its stock returning 201% since...