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SA’s bumper maize harvest keeps food inflation on a leash

Today at 18:27 PM, via Daily Maverick

As farmers wait for the rain-giving La Niña to make way for El Niño drought, South Africa is, for now, in a good position regarding crop supplies and the path of food price inflation.

South Africa

SA increases pledge in response to Ebola outbreak

Today at 15:55 PM, via SAnews

SA increases pledge in response to Ebola outbreak

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will increase its financial contribution to the Ebola response effort to US$13.5 million, reaffirming the country’s commitment to supporting African nations affected by the outbreak. 

President Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the African Union Champion for Pandemic Preparedness,...

South Africa

NYDA shifts focus from grants to broader youth development agenda

Today at 15:32 PM, via SAnews

NYDA shifts focus from grants to broader youth development agenda

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Executive Chairperson, Dr Sunshine Myende, says the agency has repositioned itself from being primarily a grant-making institution to becoming a leading force for youth development across South Africa.

Since taking office on 1 August 2025, the NYDA Board has focused on...

Business

Why is Thames Water in so much trouble?

Today at 13:02 PM, via BBC News

Thames Water’s lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to save the firm, but how did it end up in this state?

Education

Some college, no degree: the Americans who find it impossible to graduate

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

They all begin college with hope, and leave without the credential they believed would shape the rest of their lives due to financial instability, family, illness

Story and photographs by Rachel Bujalski

Everyone knows the feeling of leaving something unfinished.

A half-written novel. A business idea scribbled into a notebook. A hobby abandoned after the excitement fades. In my own life as a...

Education

South Africa: ‘Children Lost Five Months of Learning’ – Western Cape Parents Demand Urgent Learner Placement

Today at 16:01 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Maverick] Singing struggle songs and carrying placards demanding education for their children, more than 200 parents, learners and community activists marched from the Western Cape Provincial Legislature to the Western Cape Department of Education’s offices on 15 June, calling for urgent intervention as dozens of children have still not been placed in school, more than five months into...

Science/Tech

Best Gifts for Father’s Day

Today at 18:25 PM, via Tech Financials

Father’s Day is right around the corner. This year, the most popular gift options go beyond the traditional tie or power tool. Dads like to be pampered, too, so here’s a list of great gift ideas that are sure to make dad feel loved! Pure Parima Pure Parima is an elevated lifestyle brand known for […]

Science/Tech

ERA-co Takes to the Stage at WRLD CTY with Headline Debate on the Future of Cities

Today at 18:15 PM, via Tech Financials

What happens to cities when work is dismantled by AI and robotics? Cities have always been built around people. Infrastructure and urban planning determine where and how they will work, how they move, where they gather, and what they need.  For generations, the logic of the city has been tied to human effort, from factory […]

Science/Tech

Russian Spam and Profanities Are Now Plaguing the Arch Linux AUR

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

The Arch Linux User Repository “AUR” is facing another issue just days after more than 1,500 packages were found carrying malware. According to Phoronix, over 70 AUR packages have reportedly been modified to insert Russian spam and profane messages into users’ shell configuration files. From the report: Nicolas Boichat with his AI/LLM detection bot detected some questionable messages appearing...