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THURSDAY, 07 MAY 2026, 09:31

Sport

Chippa United fire third coach this season

Today at 08:47 AM, via The South African

Betway Premiership side Chippa United have once again pulled the trigger by parting ways with head coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi on Wednesday.

Education

My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

As the traditional route of school, university and entry-level job is ever more precarious, it’s no wonder parents are feeling the strain

Called on to do long division, how would you fare? I had no illusions going in. I couldn’t do it the first time round and, four decades later, it seemed unlikely the situation had improved. (For a split second I thought AI might help, but it was like...

Entertainment

South Africa’s lessons from World War II

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Citizen

World War II’s fate was sealed above all on the Eastern front, where the Soviet Union bore the brunt and turned the tide.

Entertainment

Bulls working to get play-off ready

Today at 07:58 AM, via The Citizen

Attack coach Neil de Bruin hopes his side are ready for play-offs but said they need to work on discipline and decision-making in attack.

Science/Tech

Single Dose of Magic Mushroom Psychedelic Can Cause Anatomical Brain Changes

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

A small study found that a single 25mg dose of psilocybin produced measurable brain changes that were still visible a month later, along with reported improvements in psychological insight, wellbeing, and mental flexibility. The Guardian reports: Evidence for the changes came from specialized scans that measured the diffusion of water along nerve bundles in the brain. They suggested that some...

Science/Tech

LAIZY A$$ MARKETING Challenges AI-Cookie-Cutter, Lazy Marketing Playbooks with a Smarter, Simpler Approach

Today at 08:45 AM, via Tech Financials

Phoenix, AZ – Marketing doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive, or exhausting. But it also shouldn’t be quick and easy, like how you clean a toilet bowl. In his bold new book, LAIZY A$$ MARKETING, author and PR strategist Scott Robertson introduces a refreshingly simple framework designed to help entrepreneurs, founders, and brands achieve meaningful […]

Science/Tech

Fraudsters may target AI mandates as agentic commerce takes off

Today at 08:38 AM, via ITWeb

Properly designed agentic commerce is a structured payments framework in which AI agents execute tightly defined mandates from customers, says Dewald Nolte, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Entersekt.

Science/Tech

The cognitive debt of digital leadership

Today at 08:36 AM, via ITWeb

The pursuit of AI could quietly lead executives into advanced ignorance, says Antonios Christodoulou, CEO and founder of Cyber Dexterity.

Health

‘I didn’t know how much I struggled with my autism at school’

Yesterday at 20:29 PM, via BBC News

Rapper Professor Green, real name Stephen Manderson, has long been open about his mental health difficulties and has joined up with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy which reports seven in 10 men don’t seek support until they hit crisis point.

Health

What is the Andes Strain of Hantavirus?

Yesterday at 18:53 PM, via BBC News

The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in two passengers who were taken to South Africa, according to the country’s health minister