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BURNOUT CRISIS: Why SA’s young healthcare workers are wearing their stress on their socks

Today at 15:38 PM, via Daily Maverick

On #CrazySocks4Docs Day, healthcare workers and students across South Africa are using colourful socks to spark conversations about mental health, burnout and the pressures facing those on the front lines of care. The campaign highlights the urgent need for greater support, compassion and systemic reform in a healthcare system where many young professionals work under immense strain.

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Golf pals defy 17m-to-one odds with holes-in-one

Today at 15:30 PM, via BBC News

Rob Davis said it “was surreal” to see both balls in the hole after he and long-time playing partner David Lewis hit aces in the same round on the 15th hole at Royal Liverpool.

South Africa

Deputy President receives courtesy visit from Cuba’s Ambassador to South Africa

Today at 14:43 PM, via SAnews

Deputy President receives courtesy visit from Cuba’s Ambassador to South Africa

Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Friday received a courtesy visit in Johannesburg from the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to South Africa, Fakri Rodríguez Pinelo.

The Presidency said the courtesy call reaffirmed the historically friendly ties between the governments and peoples of South Africa and...

Politics

Mchunu challenges committee report, alleging prejudicial findings

Today at 13:25 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Parliament’s ad hoc committee defended the evidence leaders’ draft report after suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu objected to the findings that he dismantled the PKTT without consultation and for nefarious reasons

Sport

Dazzling Dunlop wins 10th Supersport TT in a row

Today at 15:04 PM, via BBC News

Michael Dunlop continues his dominance of the Supersport class at the Isle of Man TT by winning the second race of the week in that category and making it 35 career wins in total at the event.

Sport

England to use palm-cooling devices at World Cup

Today at 14:54 PM, via BBC News

Midfielder Jordan Henderson praises the “top level research” on “cool down and recovery” by the “team behind the team” as England continue to prepare for the World Cup.

Education

South Africa: Putting UCT Global Surgery On the World Stage

Today at 13:56 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] In June 2019, Professor Salome Maswime took a leap of faith when she and her husband, Gundo Vhusani Maswime, packed their two young sons, Farai and Taurai, into a car and left Johannesburg. Professor Maswime came to the University of Cape Town (UCT) to assume the newly created position of head of Global Surgery. At the time she was a team of one, but her mandate was simple: dream big and...

Education

South Africa: Tackling Transformation in Research At UCT

Today at 13:54 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) Employment Equity Cluster 10 Collective (EEC 10) recently hosted a colloquium in commemoration of Africa Month. This to facilitate deep conversation and reflection on how institutional structures, systems and practices enable or constrain a more just, inclusive and future-oriented research ecosystem.

Science/Tech

Team Doria wins #SSHACK26

Today at 14:17 PM, via ITWeb

More than 850 applicants and participants from across SA and, for the first time, Kenya, took part in the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 Hackathon.

Health

1 in 4 births in England now by emergency C-section

Today at 11:12 AM, via BBC News

A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows – marking a significant rise over the last five years.

Health

How Gold Is Driving the Spread of Ebola

Today at 11:04 AM, via New York Times

Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating outbreak.