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Standard Bank scam warning

Today at 16:08 PM, via Daily Investor

Standard Bank warns that festive-season fraud is surging as criminals exploit higher spending and consumer distraction to gain access to personal information.

Top Stories

Shebeshxt bail hearing reveals criminal past

Today at 15:32 PM, via SowetanLIVE

An investigating officer in the attempted murder case against Lekompo artist Shebeshxt has told a court that police have been aware of the musician’s involvement in crime as far back as 2015, including two attempted murder cases that are still pending.

Africa

Who has been called up for Afcon 2025?

Friday at 20:38 PM, via BBC News

Find out who has been called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Sport

Unstoppable Stormers set for Springbok boost

Today at 14:40 PM, via The South African

The Stormers are set to be boosted by the return of leading Springbok players as they continue to lead the way for the South African sides.

Education

A four-day week for teachers? This is why that isn’t a luxury for us – it’s a necessity | Lola Okolosie

Today at 15:10 PM, via The Guardian

Teachers in England and Wales are burnt-out and barely functioning. Solving that will help young people and their families too

Tis the season to be jolly, unless you’re a teacher, in which case you are most likely a zombified wreck tenuously held together by caffeine and chocolate bars that aren’t even made of chocolate any more.

In the popular imagination, teachers finish at 4pm and have...

Education

South Africa: UCT’s Zarina Patel Inducted Into the Academy of Science of South Africa

Today at 14:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] Associate Professor Zarina Patel, a leading scholar in urban sustainability and environmental governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been elected to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). She joins 45 of the country’s most distinguished researchers in the 2025 intake, with UCT contributing 20% of this year’s cohort.

Science/Tech

From Silicon Cape to the casino floor: Local tech startups quietly powering SA’s online gambling infrastructure

Today at 16:26 PM, via Tech Financials

South Africa’s online gambling boom has reinvigorated the country’s digital economy at remarkable speed, with total wagering climbing to roughly R1.14 trillion last year, and betting now responsible for more than half of all gross gambling revenue. The shift toward mobile-first betting has been especially dramatic, as most people now place wagers on their phones, […]

Science/Tech

Amazon Pitches AI Tools as Co-Workers While Axing Jobs

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

Amazon used its annual re:Invent cloud conference in Las Vegas to pitch a vision of the workplace where AI agents serve not as tools but as “co-workers” and “teammates,” even as the company proceeds with eliminating roughly 14,000 corporate jobs in its second major workforce reduction in recent years. AWS CEO Matt Garman predicted on stage that autonomous “frontier agents” could represent 80 to...

Health

New mpox strain identified in England

Today at 15:56 PM, via BBC News

It’s a mix of two major types of the virus, and has been found in someone who recently returned from Asia.