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North Korea’s Kim oversaw hypersonic missile test, KCNA says

Today at 11:40 AM, via Daily Maverick

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of hypersonic missiles on Sunday, state media KCNA reported, as he cited the need for Pyongyang to maintain a powerful nuclear deterrent in its first ballistic missile test of the year.

South Africa

NSFAS  processes funding applications for 2026 

Today at 11:09 AM, via SAnews

NSFAS  processes funding applications for 2026 

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year.“NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 funding applications prior to the start of the 2026 academic year as committed to by the 31st December 2025. All students can view their...

South Africa

SA expresses concern over Venezuelan military strike

Today at 10:12 AM, via SAnews

SA expresses concern over Venezuelan military strike

Government has noted with grave concern the United States’ military strike against Venezuela at the weekend.“The Government of the Republic of South Africa notes with grave concern the recent developments, which were confirmed by the United States that the USA has conducted ‘a large-scale military strike against Venezuela...

World

What lies ahead for Venezuela after U.S. attack?

Today at 11:47 AM, via NPR

The future of Venezuela is uncertain after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The vice president is now in charge, but she hasn’t indicated she’ll fall in step with President Trump.

Business

Warning to braai lovers in South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The latest Braai Index indicates that the cost of hosting a braai in South Africa is becoming more affordable—but meat prices are still shooting up.

Business

Spur burger for R3.35

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Investment expert Schalk Louw highlighted that the price of a Spur burger increased from R3.35 to R119.50 over the last 40 years.

Sport

When will Eben Etzebeth play again?

Today at 11:12 AM, via The South African

Eben Etzebeth is still serving out a lengthy ban for a red card offence, but he will be available to play perhaps sooner than you think.

Education

Nigeria: Governor Soludo Reaffirms Commitment to Education Reform

Today at 02:07 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to transform the state’s education sector, with plans to recruit more teachers to improve the quality of learning across public schools.

Education

‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Lucy Morville, from Burnley, thought most students would be from the north and felt ‘culture shock’ surrounded by southerners

Like many students from the north, Lucy Morville says she felt “culture shock” at being surrounded by southerners when she arrived at university. But she said the shock was even greater because it wasn’t what she expected when she enrolled at the University of York.

“I...

Education

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Saturday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.

Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...

Science/Tech

2025 Ends With Release of J. R. R. Tolkein’s Unpublished Story

Today at 10:34 AM, via Slashdot

2025’S final months finally saw the publication of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Bovadium Fragments, writes the Los Angeles Review of Books:Anyone who has read Tolkien’s letters will know that he is at his funniest when filled with rage, and The Bovadium Fragments is a work brimming with Tolkien’s fury — specifically, ire over mankind’s obsession with motor vehicles. Tolkien’s anger is expressed...