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Thank you, Cuba, for the 60 years they’ve been trying to make us forget

Today at 11:00 AM, via Daily Maverick

In November 2022, I travelled to Cuba with a group of South African social justice leaders. What we found there – the contradictions, the humanity, the defiant solidarity – is difficult to recall now. The country we visited is being deliberately starved into submission. We should not look away.

South Africa

Over R600 million to boost Eastern Cape agricultural productivity

Today at 10:08 AM, via SAnews

Over R600 million to boost Eastern Cape agricultural productivity

The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has allocated over R600 million to provide tools aimed at improving labour efficiency, increasing agricultural productivity, and supporting value addition at household level.Delivering the department’s 2026/27 Policy Speech at the Provincial Legislature on Wednesday, MEC...

South Africa

Two life sentences for sexual assault of 15-year-old stepson

Today at 09:53 AM, via SAnews

Two life sentences for sexual assault of 15-year-old stepson

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has commended the Groblersdal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses (FCS) Unit for securing two life imprisonment sentences for a 36-year-old man.

The man was arrested for rape and sexual assault to his 15-year-old...

Africa

Salah to leave Liverpool at end of season

Tuesday at 22:34 PM, via BBC News

The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.

Sport

London Marathon to be split over TWO days?

Today at 11:19 AM, via The South African

The London Marathon could be split across two days in 2027 to allow up to 100 000 runners to participate and raise millions more for charity.

Education

Nigeria: How Dangote’s Education Drive Is Changing Lives in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos

Today at 11:08 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] On the outskirts of Lagos, where one of Africa’s largest industrial ecosystems is redefining Nigeria’s economic landscape, a quieter but equally powerful transformation is unfolding — one rooted in classrooms, not construction sites. Across Ibeju-Lekki, thousands of students are experiencing a different kind of impact — not measured in barrels of refined petroleum or tonnes of...

Entertainment

1 in 5 Nsfas students are failing

Today at 11:10 AM, via The Citizen

822 dead students are also recieving funding, and 321 get both an SRD grant and Nsfas financing.

Science/Tech

The Government’s Shittiest Website

Today at 11:00 AM, via Wired

For more than 30 years, the US Postal Service has sent people who need to change their addresses to MyMove. Experts say the site uses dark patterns to trap visitors in an online purgatory of “deals.”

Health

Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director

Today at 00:04 AM, via New York Times

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.