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Australia’s Smith out of third Test with illness

Today at 01:29 AM, via BBC News

Usman Khawaja, who was left out after losing his place after experiencing back spasms in the first Test, replaces Steve Smith in the Australia XI in Adelaide.

Sport

Five clubs in Semenyo chase – Wednesday’s gossip

Today at 00:31 AM, via BBC News

Five Premier League clubs in the frame to sign Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, Everton interested in Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney, Aston Villa plan Youri Tielemans contract talks, plus more.

Education

UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

Yesterday at 20:09 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be announced on Wednesday as part of the UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.

The final details of the announcement were agreed by the two sides on Tuesday, with a plan to allow UK...

Education

Sudan: UNDP Completes Training Program for Small Business Owners in Al-Gadarif

Yesterday at 19:47 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has completed its plan to fund capacity-building courses on the credit guarantee system and financial literacy for small business owners. The programme was implemented in partnership with Al-Ibda’a Bank for Microfinance in Al-Gadarif state.

Education

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Under Trump, the department that once rooted out race- and disability-based discrimination has begun opening investigations over antisemitism and transgender policies

The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window.

The staffers shut the door in his face. Alone, the boy...

Lifestyle

Tributes pour in for DJ Warras

Yesterday at 20:33 PM, via The South African

Fans, friends and colleagues have posted messages and tributes after DJ Warras was shot and killed in Johannesburg CBD.

Entertainment

Broos not happy despite Bafana victory

Yesterday at 22:16 PM, via The Citizen

‘Let’s say I am happy with the result … but we can play much better,’ Broos told SABC Sport.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 16 December 2025

Yesterday at 20:12 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Intel Quietly Discontinues Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code

Today at 00:50 AM, via Slashdot

Intel has quietly stopped maintaining its open-source user-space driver stack for Gaudi accelerators. Phoronix reports: It turns out earlier this year Intel archived the SynapseAI Core open-source code and is no longer maintained by Intel. The open-source Synapse AI Core GitHub repository was archived in February and README updated with: “This project will no longer be maintained by Intel....

Science/Tech

Reporter Suggests Half-Life 3 Will Be a Steam Machine Launch Title

Today at 00:10 AM, via Slashdot

A veteran games journalist claims Half-Life 3 is real and still planned as a Spring 2026 launch title tied to Valve’s next Steam Machine push. Ars Technica reports: On the contrary, veteran journalist Mike Straw insisted on a recent Insider Gaming podcast that “everybody I’ve talked to are still adamant [Half-Life 3] is a game that will be a launch title with the Steam Machine.” Straw — who has...

Science/Tech

Volkswagen To End Production At German Plant, a First In Company History

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The last vehicle will roll off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s plant in Dresden, Germany, on Tuesday, marking the first time in the automaker’s 88-year history that it has closed a plant in its home country. Volkswagen warned of potential production cuts last year, as it faced shaky demand in Europe and China, its biggest market, as...

Science/Tech

Utah Leaders Hinder Efforts To Develop Solar Energy Supply

Yesterday at 22:50 PM, via Slashdot

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed two bills this year that ended solar development tax credits and imposed a new tax on solar generation despite solar power accounting for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. The legislation passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature has already had an impact. Since May, when the laws took effect, 51 planned solar...

Motoring

Major airport in ruins in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The once-bustling Thaba ‘Nchu Airport, opened in 1988 as one of Bophuthatswana’s flagship infrastructure projects, now stands as a stark symbol of a local economy that has long since stalled.

Motoring

Good news for European carmakers

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The European Union is preparing to relax its impending ban on combustion engine vehicles, a decision that will influence the cars made by brands like BMW, Mercedes, and VW.