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US-Iran deal promises end to war but how it will work unclear

Today at 10:24 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Doubts swirled around the US-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could take weeks for confidence to return after any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and fundamental questions remained unanswered

Sport

Transfer news: Sundowns announce first signing

Today at 09:34 AM, via The South African

Mamelodi Sundowns have officially confirmed the signing of winger Antonio van Wyk, completing one of the club’s first business ahead of the new season.

Education

Botswana: Leverage Neurodiversity for Innovation Gains

Today at 10:40 AM, via AllAfrica

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone — Businesses have been urged to embrace neuro inclusion as a driver of innovation and productivity. Speaking at the strategic human resource conference in Gaborone, Lyra Botswana’s managing director, Dr Onalethata Johnson said discussions often focused on gender and age, while overlooking neurodiversity.

Education

Botswana: Youth Skills Answer to Economic Challenges

Today at 10:36 AM, via AllAfrica

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone — As Botswana grapples with critical economic pressures, high unemployment rates and declining dependence on diamonds, young people equipped with practical skills and entrepreneurial mindsets represent the country’s next great resource.

Education

Nigeria: Aun Suspends School of Law Dean After Premium Times Story

Today at 09:36 AM, via AllAfrica

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday reported how Mr Magaji, a former military police officer in the Nigerian Army, convicted of sodomy by a General Court Martial (GCM), never served his prison sentence despite the Supreme Court upholding the sentence.

Science/Tech

A.I. Boom Ignites Asian Chip Companies

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

They make much of the gear that goes into giant data centers. Demand for their products is shifting the balance of tech power.

Science/Tech

A Chinese Rocket Breaks Apart Dangerously Close To the Starlink Constellation

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

A Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket’s upper stage broke apart shortly after last week’s June 9 launch, likely creating 100 to 150 pieces of debris in a busy region of low-Earth orbit crossed by the ISS and lower-altitude Starlink satellites. Most fragments should reenter within months because of atmospheric drag, but experts say the incident adds to a worsening trend as China leaves more large rocket...

Science/Tech

The Unfinished Work Of June 16: Many South Africans Are Still Being Educated Into Exclusion

Today at 08:28 AM, via Tech Financials

Every year, Youth Day asks South Africa to remember the courage of young people who stood against a system designed to limit their future. The young people of 1976 were not only protesting a language policy. They were rejecting an education system that prepared black children for a life of restricted opportunity. Nearly five decades […]