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Africa

Africa Cup of Nations 2027 set for June-July slot

Friday at 17:18 PM, via BBC News

Afcon 2027 will be held in June and July next year and reports the finals could be delayed are “totally unfounded”, says African football boss Patrice Motsepe.

Education

Senegal: Senegal University Suspends Student Associations Following Deadly Clashes

Today at 17:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[RFI] Senegal’s largest university has suspended student associations after violent demonstrations over unpaid grants led to the death of a student. The victim’s family has called on the judiciary to clarify the circumstances of his death after an autopsy report circulating on social media showed multiple traumas.

Education

We owe it to every victim of Jeffrey Epstein to better protect British women and girls. And we will | Jess Phillips

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

I am furious that women and children have to endure a crisis like this for progress to become politically possible. But I will seize this moment

Jess Phillips MP is parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding and violence against women and girls

Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change

It always takes a calamity – a dreadful murder that...

Education

I fear that Labour’s special needs revolution will instead be a catastrophic letdown | John Harris

Today at 15:03 PM, via The Guardian

Refocusing provision into schools is, apparently, all about ‘inclusion’. It doesn’t take much to see the real reasons – and the impact on children and parents

Where is this government heading, and who is now in charge? Keir Starmer looks even weaker than he did a week ago, uncoupled from the aides who wrote his scripts and picked his fights, and only still in his job because the cabinet and...

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 15 February 2026

Today at 18:46 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Fake Job Recruiters Hid Malware In Developer Coding Challenges

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks,” reports the Register.Researchers at software supply-chain security company ReversingLabs say that the threat actor creates fake companies in the blockchain and crypto-trading sectors and publishes job offerings on various platforms,...

Science/Tech

Best Crypto to Buy With $750: Experts Track These 3 Altcoins

Today at 18:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Finding the right place to put $750 in the 2026 crypto market requires a mix of safety and growth. Many investors get stuck looking at the past while the biggest opportunities are moving toward the future. While established leaders provide a floor for a portfolio, emerging protocols are where the real expansion happens.  As the […]

Science/Tech

Analysis of JWST Data Finds – Old Galaxies in a Young Universe?

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Two astrophysicists at Spain’s Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias analyzed data from the James Webb Space Telescope — the most powerful telescope available — on 31 galaxies with an average redshift of 7.3 (when the universe was 700 million years old, according to the standard model). “We found that they are on average ~600 million years old old, according to the comparison with...