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Best news for petrol prices in four years

Today at 19:08 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s gasoline price will fall to the lowest level in nearly four years following the global drop in crude and a stronger rand.

Education

‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Lucy Morville, from Burnley, thought most students would be from the north and felt ‘culture shock’ surrounded by southerners

Like many students from the north, Lucy Morville says she felt “culture shock” at being surrounded by southerners when she arrived at university. But she said the shock was even greater because it wasn’t what she expected when she enrolled at the University of York.

“I...

Education

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.

Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...

Education

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 4 January 2026

Today at 18:00 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

Archboot Adds COSMIC Desktop as a New Install and Rescue Option

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Linux news site Linuxiac:Archboot, a guided, user-friendly, menu-driven installer for Arch Linux that automates much of the traditional manual installation process (while still allowing advanced users to intervene when needed), has added the COSMIC desktop environment as a new selectable option. The change is part of Archboot’s development cycle...

Science/Tech

Furiosa’s Energy-Efficient ‘NPU’ AI Chips Start Mass Production This Month, Challenging Nvidia

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Wall Street Journal profiles “the startup that is now one of a handful of chip makers nipping at the heels of Nvidia.”Furiosa’s AI chip is dubbed “RNGD” — short for renegade — and slated to start mass production this month. Valued at nearly $700 million based on its most recent fundraising, Furiosa has attracted interest from big tech firms. Last year, Meta Platforms attempted to...

Motoring

The automotive scandal that shook the world

Today at 11:00 AM, via TopAuto

The automotive industry has witnessed numerous scandals over the years, but one in particular stands out for its sheer scale and impact.