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South African rand and stocks bounce back

Today at 14:27 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s rand soared, government bond yields tumbled and stocks jumped the most in six years as investors piled back into emerging-market assets that were worst-hit by the Middle East conflict.

South Africa

SAWS releases seasonal climate forecast

Today at 13:32 PM, via SAnews

SAWS releases seasonal climate forecast

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast indicates that warmer conditions are expected in most parts of the country in the late autumn and winter, while significant rainfall is expected mainly over the southern and eastern coastal parts of South Africa.

In its seasonal climate watch released on Tuesday, the weather service said the...

Sport

Springbok forward heads overseas

Today at 14:02 PM, via The South African

A well-known Springbok, who has questions over his international future, has chosen to sign with an overseas club.

Science/Tech

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation

Today at 13:40 PM, via The Guardian

As real astronauts vanish behind the moon, games have long tried to evoke the fragile quiet of drifting through space

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Last week’s launch of the Artemis II space mission was a stunning spectacle, the 17-storey-high rockets erupting into cacophonous life before wrenching the craft through the Earth’s atmosphere. But the images...

Health

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

Yesterday at 22:45 PM, via New York Times

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.