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BOOK EXCERPT: Because I Love You: The quiet harm that can live inside love

Today at 17:00 PM, via Daily Maverick

Joy Watson’s exquisite excavation of the female psyche traces the inner lives of three women: Zara, Mira and Thuli. Their stories unfold in fragments, with beginnings, middles and endings that are not always clean, and are interwoven with reflections from the author’s own experience.

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EasyEquities-owner raking in the cash

Today at 16:57 PM, via Daily Investor

Purple Group is set to extend its strong 2025 performance into 2026, with the EasyEquities-owner expecting an up to 23.3% jump in half-year earnings.

South Africa

Call for urgent support for NPOs

Today at 16:36 PM, via SABC News

NPOs have raised concerns about the sustainability of SA’s healthcare sector.

Business

D-Day for the rand

Today at 15:49 PM, via BusinessTech

The rand is under pressure as markets pause ahead of a critical deadline for the US-Iran war.

Sport

Sinner & Alcaraz open clay-court seasons with wins

Today at 16:45 PM, via BBC News

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz continued their tussle for the world number one spot as they opened their clay-court seasons with commanding second-round wins at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Sport

Wales suffer Holland blow for World Cup qualifiers

Today at 16:29 PM, via BBC News

Wales suffer a significant injury blow heading into this month’s World Cup qualifying double-header against Albania as Ceri Holland is ruled out of both games.

Education

Sudan: Education Minister Discusses Expanded Unicef Support

Today at 13:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] Omdurman — Minister of Education Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar held talks with UNICEF’s Education Director in Sudan, Daniel Behita, on strengthening cooperation in education programs and projects.

Education

Kenya: KICD Seeks Grade 10 Enrollment Data to Fix Textbook Gaps

Today at 12:58 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development has directed principals of all public senior schools to provide enrollment data for Grade 10 students in preparation for the next phase of textbook distribution.

Education

Liberia: China Awards Two Maritime Scholarships to Lima

Today at 12:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] Congo Town — The Government of the People’s Republic of China has awarded two scholarship slots to the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), strengthening bilateral cooperation between China and Liberia in the maritime sector.

Science/Tech

Sentiv Announces Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Visiosoft To Accelerate Intelligent Communications And IoT

Today at 17:15 PM, via Tech Financials

Sentiv (Pty) Ltd, a leader in mission critical communications and intelligent technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of a majority equity stake in Visiosoft, a South African technology company specialising in advanced IoT Hardware and data-driven solutions. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Sentiv’s growth strategy, reinforcing its commitment to building an...

Science/Tech

Stanford Daily Ponders Fate of Bill Gates Namesake Building On April Fools’ Day

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

theodp writes: “Gates Computer Science Building renamed Peter Thiel Center for Panoptic Computing” reads the headline of an April Fools’ Day story that ran in the Humor section of The Stanford Daily (with the further disclaimer that “This article is purely satirical and fictitious”). The story begins: “Following revelations that the billionaire founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, had a...

Science/Tech

Artemis II crew describe ‘overwhelming’ emotions after soaring past the moon

Today at 16:23 PM, via The Guardian

Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited photographs of impact craters and ridges

Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion felt when soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.

Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule...

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Standard Bank notifies clients of data breach

Today at 16:15 PM, via ITWeb

The breach exposed select client records, including account numbers, some account information, business names, and ID or registration numbers.