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WATCH | Lawlessness on the N1

Today at 12:35 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Motorists driving on the highway disregard road rules and use the oncoming lane

South Africa

Call for global fairness in the sharing of benefits derived from biodiversity

Today at 12:01 PM, via SAnews

Call for global fairness in the sharing of benefits derived from biodiversity

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has called for greater global fairness in the sharing of benefits derived from biodiversity.

The Deputy Minister made the call as he opened the third meeting of the Steering Committee on the multilateral mechanism for Digital...

World

How much has the US spent on the war in Iran

Today at 10:44 AM, via NPR

NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about how much the U.S. has spent on the Iran war.

Sport

McLeary replaces McAneny in Scotland squad

Today at 11:50 AM, via BBC News

Rangers midfielder Jodi McLeary replaces Celtic counterpart Maria McAneny in the Scotland squad for next week’s World Cup qualifying double header against Belgium.

Education

Liberia: She Called It a Gift. Then She Built a Career Out of It.

Today at 12:26 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] At 23, Goodness Sart is a graduate trainee, a sought-after event compère, and a primary provider. She will tell you none of it is easy. She will also tell you she would not have it any other way.

Entertainment

Moonlighting, money and morals in SA’s looted health system

Today at 12:29 PM, via The Citizen

The Department of Health allows some public sector doctors and nurses to moonlight in the private sector, but the relevant policy and its implementation caused much controversy over the years. Set against the wider management dysfunction in several provincial health departments, the issue is now coming to a head.

Science/Tech

South Africa’s AI Moment Will Be Shaped By The Strength Of Its Networks

Today at 12:08 PM, via Tech Financials

 Trying to scale AI on outdated digital foundations is like playing Jenga on a wobbly table: early wins stack up quickly, but as ambition grows, every underlying weakness is magnified. South African organisations are reaching this point with AI. Adoption is accelerating, experimentation is widespread, and productivity gains are visible, yet many are trying to […]