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Severe storms to hit several provinces this week

Today at 14:40 PM, via SowetanLIVE

The SA Weather Service has issued warnings for severe thunderstorms across various regions, including Free State, North West, and Gauteng, with a 60% chance of occurrence on Wednesday and Thursday.

Business

Business Talk reaches 8 million views

Today at 13:29 PM, via BusinessTech

Business Talk with Michael Avery is South Africa’s top business podcast and recently reached a major viewership milestone.

Education

A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity | Eric Reinhart

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia

Last Tuesday afternoon, Dean Andrea Baccarelli at the Harvard School of Public Health sent out a brief message announcing that one of the country’s most experienced and accomplished public health leaders, Dr Mary T Bassett, would...

Education

EU chiefs welcome UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’ – Europe live

Today at 12:30 PM, via The Guardian

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday

We are also getting first reactions from members of the European Parliament.

Sandro Gozi, an Italian politician elected to European Parliament from France, welcomed the agreement on the UK rejoining Erasmus+, saying it was “excellent news”.

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Education

Share your views on the UK rejoining the EU Erasmus student exchange programe

Today at 12:29 PM, via The Guardian

We’d like to hear from people who think they may want to participate in the programme from 2027 and those who have taken part in the past

The Erasmus scheme, officially called Erasmus+, is to reopen after the government announced an agreement to rejoin the student exchange programme.

British students and staff will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027. They will be...

Science/Tech

From reactive to resilient: How Cyber MXDR transforms enterprise security

Today at 15:00 PM, via MyBroadband

Modern enterprises are facing a threat landscape that’s bigger and more complex than ever – and attackers are lurking in every corner of it. The status quo? Cyberattacks are frequent, highly sophisticated, and tailored for each target. Alerts and signal volumes are skyrocketing by the day. Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams are being stretched thinner

Science/Tech

Warner Bros slams the door on Paramount

Today at 14:46 PM, via TechCentral

Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount’s $108-billion bid, citing weak financing assurances and shareholder risk.

Science/Tech

New flu strain sweeping across Europe is putting pressure on healthcare, says WHO

Today at 14:38 PM, via The Guardian

At least 27 of 38 countries in WHO’s European region are reporting high or very high influenza activity, body says

Europe live – latest updates

An intense surge in flu cases driven by a newly dominant virus strain is sweeping across Europe, placing healthcare systems in several countries under severe pressure, the World Health Organization has said.

The WHO said on Wednesday that at least 27 of...