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Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam
More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality – what makes them risk this dangerous journey?
MONDAY, 06 JANUARY 2025, 03:09
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More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality – what makes them risk this dangerous journey?
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Elon Musk’s calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader, and weather disruption leads the papers.
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Hollywood stars brought style as well as The Substance to the event in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Companies are facing a “pressure cooker” of rising costs and taxes, the British Chambers of Commerce says.
South Africa
Traffic volumes increases on major roads as holidaymakers return to Gauteng.
South Africa
Disaster management teams across KZN has been put on high alert to monitor all areas prone to floods
South Africa
Limpopo’s health department says it’s tackling Kgapane hospital ablution issues.
South Africa
The Lebombo Port of Entry has experienced an influx of travellers since Sunday.
World
Syria’s finance minister said on Sunday the government would hike salaries for many public sector employees by 400% next month after completing an administrative restructuring of ministries to boost efficiency and accountability.
World
Blizzard and winter storm conditions blasted the Midwest early on Sunday, as a massive weather system began tracking eastward across the United States, with authorities warning of some of the heaviest snowfalls in a decade and severe impact on transport.
World
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.
World
The gold and money was allegedly hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in.
Africa
Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation.
Africa
Ghana’s Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.
Africa
Thirteen suspected criminals are on the loose in Zambia after a tipsy detective unlocked jail cells on New Year’s Eve and told inmates they were free to go, police said on Friday.
Africa
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday announced visa-free travel for all African passport holders from the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration.
Business
While Trump eyes Greenland, Norway and Russia have put the brakes on their polar region investments.
Business
Business
Business
Politics
Controversial former ANC MP Mervyn Dirks is the new chief whip of the MK Party in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.
Politics
Mashatile says the ANC is also working on long-term solutions to deal with the regular shack fires
Politics
The EFF claims that Dan Makutu’s killing was politically motivated.
Politics
EFF says it cannot rule out that the gunning down of its member was politically-motivated
Sport
Match of the Day 2 pundit Alan Shearer analyses Liam Delap’s performance in Ipswich Town’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Fulham and says England manager Thomas Tuchel will be having a “right good look” at him.
Sport
Match of the Day 2 pundit Alan Shearer analyses Manchester United’s “impressive” Diogo Dalot and how he caused Liverpool’s right-hand side problems in their 2-2 draw in the Premier League.
Sport
The New England Patriots sack head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season in charge.
Sport
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must show he ‘deserves’ to regain his spot in the starting line-up.
Education
Five students at Assumption University in Worcester, Mass., are accused of luring a man to campus, where he was chased by a group of about 25 people.
Education
Shireland CBSO academy in West Bromwich has put music at centre of its teaching in effort to revive interest
It is first thing in the morning at Shireland CBSO academy in West Bromwich, and the school corridors are filled with music. Scattered throughout the classrooms are a steel pans class, a keyboard group, a guitar group, a wind band, a jazz orchestra, a percussion group, a string orchestra...
Education
The party’s manifesto promised big policy reforms. Now, with his popularity in freefall, the prime minister must deliver to change the political narrative
As the popularity of his government has nosedived in recent weeks, Keir Starmer has turned up the heat on his cabinet ministers. Since early last month, individual secretaries of state have been summoned by the prime minister to attend...
Education
President-elect said he would give states the power to control education, but it would be extremely difficult
Donald Trump issued a bold campaign promise to his voters: he would eliminate the US Department of Education and give states all power to control education.
He didn’t lay out how he could get rid of the cabinet-level agency, but he alone cannot eliminate a department, making it an...
Lifestyle
Actress Sonia Mbele’s son Donell has made headlines over more disturbing allegations of GBV against a romantic partner…
Lifestyle
‘Most protected plumber’ Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi under fire from supporters after Cape Town City defeat.
Lifestyle
From Kabza De Small to former Bafana Bafana star Dino Ndlovu, take a look at SA celebrities raking in millions from the nightlife.
Lifestyle
Orlando Pirates star Zakhele Lepasa celebrates his birthday, but is he still in his prime?
Entertainment
From skydiving to river cruises, here’s what the celebs got up to.
Entertainment
Here’s what track music producer DJ Cleo chose as his Song of the Year.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Wildenstein and her partner Lloyd Klein, 57, stayed at Hotel Balzac Paris in the “Eiffel Tower View Suite”.
Science/Tech
“It’s fair to say that by 1995, OS/2 was dead software walking,” remembers a new article from the Register (which begins with a 1995 Usenet post from Gordon Letwin, Microsoft’s lead architect on the OS/2 project). But the real question is why this Microsoft-IBM collaboration on a DOS-replacing operating system ultimately lost out to Windows…?If OS/2 1.0 had been an 80386 OS, and had been able...
Science/Tech
“In many instances, there’s a catch: flexible work but at lower pay…” writes Fortune. “Remote workers are accepting lower salaries in order to achieve remote status. Some are taking as much as 5% to 15% less pay to do so, while other employers are reversing the strategy to entice workers to come to the office at higher salaries…”Today, nearly half of managers anticipate challenges in meeting...
Science/Tech
In a potential U.S.-China conflict, cyberattackers are military weapons. That’s the thrust of a new article from the Wall Street Journal:The message from President Biden’s national security adviser was startling. Chinese hackers had gained the ability to shut down dozens of U.S. ports, power grids and other infrastructure targets at will, Jake Sullivan told telecommunications and technology...
Science/Tech
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: In an Op-ed for The Huntington News, fourth year Northeastern University CS student Derek Kaplan argues that real pedagogical merit is what should count when deciding which language to use to teach CS fundamentals (aka ‘Fundies’). He makes the case for Northeastern to reconsider its decision to move from Racket to Python and Java later this year in an...
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Schumacher, who won seven world titles during his racing career, is recovering at his Swiss home from a near-fatal brain injury.
Health
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.
Health
The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced – but critics say the pace of the plan “feels far too long”.
Health
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
Health
The number of people with flu in hospital has quadrupled in the last month, the latest data shows.
Nature
SA’s top young scientists captivated the audience at the 9th BRICS Young Scientists Forum. Mfanelo Ndlela’s Smart Water Management System caused a stir, shining hope on the future of SA’s water infrastructure.
Nature
In the space of just a month, Wall Street’s biggest banks have quit what had been one of the most popular clubs inside global finance.
Nature
A doctoral student’s backyard discovery has turned into a scientific breakthrough – the newly discovered dung beetle, named after the Egyptian goddess Hathor, is protected by aggressive ants.
Nature
Electric vehicles could solve a number of problems but have been slow to take off in Africa. Its biggest economy, South Africa, had only about 1 000 electric vehicles by 2022, say MJ Booysen and Joubert Van Eeden.