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VAR is a flip of a coin, says Guardiola

Today at 00:57 AM, via BBC News

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his players have to play well enough to ensure VAR does not decide the outcome of their games, comparing the system to a “flip of a coin”.

World

How Americans see China now

Yesterday at 23:18 PM, via NPR

As President Trump heads to China this week, a new NPR-Chicago Council-Ipsos poll finds most Americans think U.S. tariffs have hurt both economies, and that the Iran war is bad for America.

Business

Bad news for domestic workers in South Africa

Yesterday at 16:40 PM, via BusinessTech

Domestic worker jobs in the country have once again declined, with unions flagging ongoing issues with pay, protections and ill treatment by employers.

Business

South Africa in major trade deal with China

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is busy finalising the legal framework needed for a new major trade scheme with the People’s Republic of China that kicked off this month.

Sport

Messi remains top MLS earner with salary of £18.5m

Today at 00:14 AM, via BBC News

Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary of $25m (£18.5m) – more than double that of the North American league’s next-highest earner.

Education

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Yesterday at 19:24 PM, via The Guardian

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.

The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any...

Education

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Yesterday at 19:21 PM, via The Guardian

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.

The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 12 May 2026

Yesterday at 22:39 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

South Korea Floats ‘Citizen Dividend’ Using AI Profits

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

South Korea’s presidential policy chief is calling for a “citizen dividend” that would return some AI-driven profits and tax revenue to the public. The Straits Times. From the report: Presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom said in a Facebook post that a portion of the profits and tax revenue derived from the artificial intelligence boom “should be structurally returned to all citizens.” That...

Science/Tech

Instructure Pays Canvas Hackers To Delete Students’ Stolen Data

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas learning platform, says it reached an agreement with the hackers who stole 3.5 terabytes of student and university data. The company says it received “digital confirmation” that the information was destroyed and that affected schools and students would not be extorted. The BBC reports: Paying cyber criminals goes against the advice of law...