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South Africa

Moulding success one brick at a time

Today at 09:00 AM, via SAnews

Moulding success one brick at a time

By Sihle Manda

At just 25, Pfunzo Monica Chilate is steadily building a name for herself in Limpopo’s construction sector – one red mud brick at a time.

Chilate is the founder of Chilate Enterprises, a brick-making business based in Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Although she officially started the company in 2018, the roots of the enterprise run much...

South Africa

Rocky Brands: driving job creation

Today at 09:00 AM, via SAnews

Rocky Brands: driving job creation

By More Matshediso

Rishav Juglall is not just an entrepreneur; he is the man behind Rocky Brands, a business that has created 48 employment opportunities.

Based in Midrand, Rocky Brands manufactures and supplies high-quality cleaning products to retailers across South Africa.

In 2022, his business was named Pick n Pay Business Supplier of the Year....

Business

Warning for braai lovers in South Africa

Today at 07:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The latest Braai Index shows that prices for South Africa’s favourite pastime have eased ever so slightly—but April’s fuel price spike is coming to spoil the party.

Sport

Sacha drops to Stormers bench, here’s why!

Today at 08:43 AM, via The South African

The Stormers have named a powerful line up for Saturday’s clash against Toulon, but Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been named on the bench.

Education

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say

UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.

A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and...

Education

A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’

Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse of female staff on the increase, leaving victims “traumatised”, “demeaned” and “humiliated”.

Almost a quarter of female teachers who took part in a union survey said they have...

Science/Tech

Artemis II Astronauts Pass 100,000 Miles From Earth On Voyage To the Moon

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

The Artemis II crew has passed 100,000 miles from Earth and is now on a “free-return” path around the moon after a successful “translunar” injection burn. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am so, so excited to be able to tell you that for the first time since 1972 during Apollo 17, human beings have left Earth orbit,” NASA’s Dr Lori Glaze told a news conference. The Guardian reports: The astronauts —...

Science/Tech

‘AI’ Is Coming For Your Online Gaming Servers Next

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

“Consumer PC parts aren’t the only things being gobbled up by the ‘AI’ industry,” writes PCWorld’s Michael Crider. “A Starcraft-inspired strategy game is shutting down its multiplayer servers because the hosting company got bought out for ‘AI.'” The game will still be playable offline for now, but the shutdown highlights the ripple effects of the AI boom on the gaming industry. Amid the ongoing...

Science/Tech

Iran Strikes Leave Amazon Availability Zones ‘Hard Down’ In Bahrain and Dubai

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Iranian strikes have reportedly knocked out key AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai, leaving parts of both regions effectively offline for an extended period and forcing Amazon to urge teams and customers to shift workloads elsewhere. “These two regions continue to be impaired, and services should not expect to be operating with normal levels of redundancy and resiliency,” an internal...