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FREE TO READ | Soar higher – Explore further

Today at 12:16 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Welcome to this edition of High-Flyers, where curiosity meets adventure, and every journey is a chance to discover something extraordinary.

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Four decisions for England before third Ashes Test

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

England are at the point of no return in the Ashes – Stephan Shemilt looks at some of their key decisions for the crucial third Test against Australia.

South Africa

News24 | Living on R2 320 a month: Here’s how a pensioner spends her grant

Today at 12:07 PM, via News24

Pensioner Noah Libbie, 61, left her home in Bonteheuwel shortly after 9:00 last Tuesday to catch the bus to Parow Centre and collect her Older Person’s Grant. She was one of about four million people who received the grant. GroundUp followed her as she collected her grant, seeing how she stretches it to cover the needs of her household.

South Africa

WC Agriculture hands over working tools to empower women and youth

Today at 11:42 AM, via SAnews

WC Agriculture hands over working tools to empower women and youth

Eastern Cape MEC for Agriculture Nonceba Kontsiwe has handed over working tools aimed at strengthening the local economy through increased food production and expanded opportunities in arts, crafts, and clothing manufacturing.

During an event held in Zwelitsha Village, Matatiele, on Wednesday, Kontsiwe handed over...

Business

End of work-from-home warning for South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

A recent Labour Court judgment has delivered another warning to employers in South Africa who are considering terminating work-from-home arrangements.

Sport

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders

Today at 11:22 AM, via BBC News

A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formula 1 driver Lando Norris are the nominees.

Education

South Africa: Western Cape Education Warns of Scam Targeting Unemployed Teachers

Today at 11:54 AM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued an alert about a scam targeting new, unemployed, and substitute teachers, misleading them into believing they have been selected for permanent teaching positions and then asking for payment under false pretences.

Education

How can abuse openly take place in a nursery? This is the question we must urgently reckon with | Munira Wilson

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

No parent should worry about their child’s safety while they work. But a crisis in our early-years sector is shielding predators such as Vincent Chan

I remember those initial heart-wrenching days and weeks leaving my daughter, aged nine months, at the nursery. She was distraught as I left, and I – like so many parents – headed off to work feeling guilty for leaving her, wondering if I was...

Science/Tech

Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered Nearly 200 Children Across Europe

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

schwit1 shares a report from CBS News: perm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200 babies across Europe, an investigation by 14 European public service broadcasters, including CBS News’ partner network BBC News, has revealed. Some children conceived using the sperm have already died from cancer, and the vast majority of those who...

Health

How Long Should You Take Antidepressants?

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications.