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Nigeria: Academy Unveils N150m Scholarship to Train 600 Nigerians in Digital Skills
[Vanguard] Oxtech Academy, the e-learning platform of Oxgital, has launched a ₦150 million digital skills scholarship programme aimed at equipping 600 young Nigerians with practical skills in high-demand technology and digital career fields.

Coleman gets first England squad call for France Test
Wigan Warriors prop Mary Coleman – a former Blue who played in three Varsity Cups – earns her first call-up for England’s summer Test in France on 25 July.

Chiefs’ Moloisane – ‘This is a dream come true’
‘It’s is a part of my youth and I grew up loving the club,’ said the new Chiefs central defender.

Five arrested for impersonating Home Affairs officials
Five arrested in Limpopo for allegedly inciting violence and impersonating Home Affairs officials.

Police continue to question suspect over Ann Widdecombe murder
The 28-year-old white British male suspect was re-arrested on Monday after counter terrorism police took over the case.

How Transnet plans to fight rail crime
State freight operator steps up rail security as theft threatens network reform plans

This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, WIRED’s senior culture editor Manisha Krishnan talks to Gowanus about eschewing Big Tech, going outside, and rejection in the age of dating apps.

Jetour Dashing and X70 Plus get a power boost
Jetour’s updated Dashing and X70 Plus SUVs now feature a 1.5l turbo engine

SASSA pensioners left in the dark after payments vanish for 3 months
SASSA pensioners describe three months of missed payments, no warning from SASSA, and confusion over new requirements.

Job cuts at smartphone maker Oppo South Africa
As part of a review of its operating structure process, the company says a limited number of roles have been affected.

England Under-20 sent off for semi-final headbutt
England Under-20 flanker Seb Kelly is sent off for a headbutt as his team’s hopes of regaining the age-grade world title ended in semi-final defeat.

Retrenchments loom at Sun International
But group confirms this is limited to four of its smaller, marginal casino properties.

Buy a bottle this year and help save Kruger’s lions and wild dogs
Kruger carnivores face mounting threats, and a new wine fundraiser is helping fund GPS collars that protect lions and wild dogs.

Pimblett would have considered retiring if he lost to Saint-Denis
Paddy Pimblett says he would have considered retiring had he lost to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329 last week.

Wimbledon school crash driver’s trial set for 2027
Claire Freemantle was driving the car that killed Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau at a Wimbledon school.

Zulu King Misuzulu sacks Thulasizwe Buthelezi as prime minister, again
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, through his spokesperson Mpikayise Buthelezi, announced that Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza was replacing Thulasizwe Buthelezi as traditional prime minister
Eastern Cape welcomes strong support for Kirkwood agricultural show
Eastern Cape welcomes strong support for Kirkwood agricultural show
Eastern Cape Agriculture MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe has welcomed the strong public support shown during the department’s Agricultural Show at Kirkwood, in the Sarah Baartman District, where farmers successfully marketed and sold their produce.
Addressing attendees at the Phindile Madama Qekeni Multipurpose Hall on Monday,...
Swarts calls for unified air quality management system in Africa
Swarts calls for unified air quality management system in Africa
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts has called on African leaders to develop a system to transform air quality information management and help improve the lives of millions of Africans who continue to breathe air that does not meet internationally recognised health...

WATCH | Mr Moloto in court for allegedly burning property of rival drug rehab centre
Businessman charged with malicious damage to property

Crypto regulations ‘unconstitutional, bypass Parly’
National Treasury’s draft crypto regulations strip property rights and contradict the central bank’s own vision, Luno argues.