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MARKET DOUBTS: Why the market hates Mr Price’s European venture

Today at 18:11 PM, via Daily Maverick

Mr Price is betting nearly R10bn that German discounter NKD is its passport to European glory, but investors aren’t buying the fairy tale. With the share price hammered and a ‘worst deal in a decade’ tag from The Finance Ghost, this wolf dance could draw blood.

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South Africa’s overnight miracle four years in the making

Today at 18:00 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s move to a 3% inflation target and sustained fiscal consolidation kicked off in 2021 and is setting the stage for faster growth, a stronger rand, lower debt-servicing costs, and a declining government debt burden.

Business

South Africans want BEE to end

Today at 17:30 PM, via BusinessTech

More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based, according to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.

Education

Kenya: How to Check 2025 Kjsea Results Online and Via SMS

Today at 17:43 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Parents and guardians across Kenya can now access the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results following their official release by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba.

Education

Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Manchester Metropolitan University again wins top spot for climate and social justice in league table

More universities have severed ties with fossil fuel companies, banning them from recruitment fairs and refusing to advertise roles in the industry, according to the latest higher education league table.

The analysis found that eight more universities had signed up to end recruitment ties with...

Education

Nigeria: Amir Fund Revives Prize-Giving Tradition in School

Today at 12:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The AMIR Fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State, formally reviving its long-standing prize-giving tradition and expanding the fund’s impact in education.

Science/Tech

Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images

Today at 17:22 PM, via Slashdot

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and has entered into a three-year licensing deal that will let users generate AI-powered short videos and images featuring more than 200 characters from its Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises. The new features are expected to launch in 2026 through Sora, OpenAI’s short-form video platform, and ChatGPT. A selection of user-generated short...

Science/Tech

Fearless mafias are crushing South Africa

Today at 17:00 PM, via MyBroadband

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says there has been a reduction in construction stoppages by business forums. However, fibre network rollouts could still be suffering.

Motoring

South Africa needs to ditch driver’s licence cards

Today at 15:17 PM, via TopAuto

South Africa’s largest public sector trade union has voiced its support for a plan to replace the country’s physical driver’s licences with a new digital system.

Health

She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria

Today at 17:00 PM, via New York Times

Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.

Health

How Long Should You Take Antidepressants?

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications.