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Business

Best news for the rand in three years

Today at 08:32 AM, via BusinessTech

Optimism among traders about the rand is at its highest level in three years, with many expecting the currency to strengthen further.

Sport

Varsity Cup heavyweights shine in Round 2

Today at 08:34 AM, via The South African

Varsity Cup Round 2 saw Maties produce a dominant second-half display to defeat UJ at a packed Danie Craven Stadium.

Sport

Has Arteta solved the Gyokeres problem?

Today at 08:08 AM, via BBC News

Umir Irfan analyses how Mikel Arteta got the best out of Viktor Gyokeres in the win over Tottenham and how Arsenal have not always played to the striker’s strengths this season.

Education

Kenya: Ombudsman Flags Sh30 SMS Fee for School Placement Results

Today at 08:53 AM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Commission on Administrative Justice has raised concerns over what it terms as excessive charges imposed on students and parents seeking access to senior secondary school placement results.

Education

Uganda: Don’t Ruin Your Retirement Over School Fees, Mayiga Warns Parents

Today at 08:48 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has cautioned parents against sacrificing their long-term financial security to enroll their children in “Ivy League” schools, warning that no level of academic success can compensate for old-age financial instability.

Education

Nigeria: New ASUU Deal Strengthens Autonomy – Govt

Today at 07:29 AM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has said the 2025 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which takes effect from January 2026, is designed to strengthen autonomy safeguards and stabilise Nigeria’s university system.

Science/Tech

Country diary: The magic of knowing a meteorite fell here, of all places | Amy-Jane Beer

Today at 07:30 AM, via The Guardian

Wold Newton, East Yorkshire: On a dreary day in a nondescript field, I visit the site where a 4.56 billion-year-old bit of space rock came to Earth

On a low rise, beyond a screen of trees, behind a small holiday park in the Yorkshire Wolds, a brick obelisk stands incongruously at the edge of an otherwise nondescript field. It bears a plaque inscribed as follows: “Here, on this spot, Decr....

Motoring

8 new Toyota cars coming to South Africa

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via TopAuto

Toyota plans to release at least 8 new cars in South Africa, ranging from a GR supercar to a “baby Prado” Adventure SUV.

Health

Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down

Yesterday at 19:47 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.

Health

How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via New York Times

Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes.