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We would have lost that game last season – Guardiola

Today at 18:23 PM, via BBC News

Pep Guardiola warned his players not to be overweight in the festive season – but there is little fat to trim at Manchester City who saw off Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

South Africa

Teen injured in Thokoza cash heist

Today at 17:29 PM, via SABC News

A 14-year-old girl has been injured after being struck by a stray bullet during a heist in Thokoza

Africa

The best players who never won Afcon?

Today at 11:04 AM, via BBC News

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah begins another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles top stars who never lifted the trophy.

Business

Big turn for domestic workers in South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

While domestic workers remain one of the most vulnerable consumer classes in South Africa, the segment has seen a remarkable turnaround over the past five years when it comes to loan defaults.

Business

Major South African bank buys a slice of Dubai

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

FirstRand, the owner of FNB and RMB, is offering good value to investors, with the company set to grow in the digital banking space after buying a slice of Dubai-based Optasia.

Sport

Pound-for-pound star Inoue cruises past Picasso

Today at 17:31 PM, via BBC News

Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue outpoints Alan David Picasso Romero with a classy display in Riyadh to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight title.

Sport

Solness and Skylight Hustle take Leopardstown wins

Today at 17:06 PM, via BBC News

Solness edges out Marine Nationale to take a thrilling win in the feature Club Chase Steeplechase at Leopardstown while Skylight Hustle takes victory in the two-mile Novices Hurdle.

Science/Tech

Should Physicists Study the Question: What is Life?

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

An astrophysicist at the University of Rochester writes that “many” of his colleagues in physics “have come to believe that a mystery is unfolding in every microbe, animal, and human.” And it’s a mystery that: – “Challenges basic assumptions physicists have held for centuries”- “May even help redefine the field for the next generation”- “Could answer essential questions about AI.” In short,...

Science/Tech

Internet problems in South Africa

Today at 17:54 PM, via MyBroadband

A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak on the network of a major undersea cable firm connecting South Africa to the rest of the world was behind a recent local Internet outage.

Science/Tech

Free Software Foundation Receives ‘Historic’ Donations Worth Nearly $900K – in Monero

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

On Wednesday (Christmas Eve), the Free Software Foundation announced it had received two major contributions totaling around $900,000 USD — in the cryptocurrency Monero. The two donations “are among some of the largest private gifts ever made to the organization,” the FSF said in a statement. “The donors wish to remain anonymous,” according to the FSF’s statement:The organization is in its...

Motoring

4 tips to protect your car

Today at 09:00 AM, via TopAuto

You don’t need to be a technical expert or mechanic – simple preparation gets you a long way.

Health

How One Father Created an Organ Empire

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.