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Pensioners do work Emfuleni municipality ignores

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Frustrated by years of inaction, a group of men, most of them pensioners, have taken it upon themselves to fix sewer spillages in their communities in the Emfuleni local municipality in Vanderbijlpark, on the Vaal.

Education

Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’

The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed.

Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer,...

Entertainment

Mayor’s thugs are no better than ICE

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Citizen

The killing of a motorist by Madibeng bodyguards echoes critiques of ICE violence, questioning accountability for armed public safety units.

Entertainment

C70 – The car that changed the way Volvo looked

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Citizen

The Volvo C70. A Swedish grand tourer that paired elegant styling with charismatic five-cylinder performance and quietly rewrote the brand’s image.

Entertainment

Justice delayed becomes injustice

Today at 05:00 AM, via The Citizen

Court delays, arcane rules, and unchecked parole releases erode trust in justice, leaving victims frustrated and criminals advantaged.

Science/Tech

SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion All-Stock Deal

Today at 05:46 AM, via Slashdot

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion — a markup from the $800 billion it commanded in a December secondary stock sale — and priced xAI at $250 billion based on a recent $20 billion funding...

Science/Tech

A Century of Hair Samples Proves Leaded Gas Ban Worked

Today at 04:30 AM, via Slashdot

Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed nearly a century’s worth of human hair samples and found that lead concentrations dropped 100-fold after the EPA began cracking down on leaded gasoline and other lead-based products in the 1970s. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, drew on hair collected from Utah residents — some preserved in family...