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Poster boy Rele bags hat-trick as Bucs hit Galaxy for six

Today at 20:43 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Relebohile Mofokeng consolidated his rise to stardom with his first senior hat-trick, inspiring Orlando Pirates to an emphatic 6-0 win over 10-man TS Galaxy at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday.

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R638 million vanished without a trace

Today at 20:35 PM, via Daily Investor

R638 million in discretionary grants at the Education, Training, and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) vanished.

Business

Big shift for South Africa’s major ‘gateways’

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s ports—the key gateways into the country—have seen the highest number of ship dockings since 2019, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic-related slowdowns.

Sport

The R2 million deal that favoured Kaizer Chiefs

Today at 19:38 PM, via The South African

Baroka FC’s move to sign Siphelele Ntshangase did not start with Kaizer Chiefs in the picture, it started with a bold decision and a big spend.

Education

Should the bank of mum and dad pay university debts?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Those planning for uni in England and Wales this autumn can apply for student loans from Monday. Here are the options for families worried about debt

Our child is heading to university soon – should we try to pay their tuition fees upfront so they are not saddled with a debt for decades?

Our child is a recent graduate and their student loan debt is ballooning – should we help pay off some or...

Science/Tech

William Shatner Celebrates 95th Birthday, Smokes Cigar, Revisits ‘Rocket Man’ and Tests X Money

Today at 19:55 PM, via Slashdot

It was 60 years ago when William Shatner — born in 1931 — portrayed Captain Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. Shatner turns 95 today — and celebrated by posting a picture of himself smoking a cigar. “At 95, I’m still smokin’!” Shatner joked, adding that in life he’d learned two things. “Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'” For more celebrations,...

Science/Tech

A CNN Producer Explores the ‘Magic AI’ Workout Mirror

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

CNN looks at “the Magic AI fitness mirror,” a new product “watching you, and giving you feedback automatically,” while sometimes playing footage of a recorded personal trainer. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland describes CNN’s video report:CNN says the device “tracks form, counts reps, and corrects technique in real-time — and it doesn’t go easy on you.” (Although the company’s...

Science/Tech

Google Search Is Now Sometimes Using AI To Replace Headlines

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated,” reports the Verge:After doing something similar in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the traditional “10 blue links,” too. We’ve found multiple examples where Google replaced headlines we wrote with ones we did not, sometimes changing their meaning in the...

Motoring

6 new bakkies coming to South Africa

Today at 07:09 AM, via TopAuto

South Africans can look forward to six new bakkies this year, ranging from a luxurious double cab to two diesel plug-in hybrids.

Health

David Botstein, Gene-Mapping Pioneer, Dies at 83

Friday at 23:25 PM, via New York Times

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.