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The South African municipality without a mayor

Today at 05:00 AM, via Newsday

A deepening governance crisis in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands has left the Impendle Local Municipality in a state of administrative paralysis and financial ruin. 

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Vietnam police seize tons of fake coffee products made from soybeans

Today at 04:54 AM, via Daily Maverick

HANOI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Police in Vietnam have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse accused of producing fake coffee made from soybeans following a raid earlier this week, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

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Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action

Today at 04:52 AM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as the US dispatched another warship to the Middle East and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the military would be ready to carry out whatever the president decided.

Sport

Van Gerwen out on day one of World Masters

Today at 01:33 AM, via BBC News

Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen is knocked out by Damon Heta on the opening night of the World Masters in Milton Keynes.

Sport

Sterling in talks with seven clubs – Friday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:07 PM, via BBC News

Raheem Sterling’s representatives in talks with seven clubs, Tottenham and Burnley also interested in England winger, Cole Palmer out of Manchester United’s price range, plus more.

Education

Ghana: Visual Arts Can Promote Education, Alleviate Poverty

Yesterday at 18:29 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] Award-winning Ghanaian visual artist, Mr Anthony Jefferson Hanson, has described the arts as a life-changing profession and urged Ghanaians to place greater value on it.

Education

Ghana: Glomef Donates Learning Materials to Pupils in Ahafo Ano North Municipality

Yesterday at 18:29 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF) Ghana has distributed learning materials to vulnerable pupils in selected basic schools in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region to enhance teaching and learning while easing the financial burden on parents in cocoa-growing communities.

Science/Tech

Universal Basic Income Could Be Used To Soften Hit From AI Job Losses In UK, Minister Says

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The UK could introduce a universal basic income (UBI) to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. “Bumpy” changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology would mean there would have to be “some sort of concessionary arrangement with jobs that go...

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Comcast Keeps Losing Customers Despite Price Guarantee, Unlimited Data

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

Comcast’s attempt to slow broadband customer losses still isn’t stopping the bleeding as fiber and fixed wireless competition intensifies. In Q4 2025 alone, Comcast lost 181,000 broadband subscribers, even as it leans harder into wireless bundling and other business lines like Peacock and theme parks. Ars Technica reports: The Q4 net loss is more than the 176,000 loss predicted by analysts,...

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Cory Doctorow On Tariffs and the DMCA In Canada

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader devnulljapan writes: In 2012, Canada passed anti-circumvention law Bill C-11, cut-and-pasted from the U.S. DMCA, in return for access to U.S. markets without tariffs. Trump has tariffed Canada anyway, so Cory Doctorow suggests it sounds like like a good idea to ditch Bill C-11 and turn Canada into a “Disenshittification Nation” and go into the business of...

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Linux Gaming Developers Join Forces To Form the Open Gaming Collective

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

A group of Linux gaming-focused distros and developers have formed the Open Gaming Collective to pool work on shared components like kernels, input systems, and Valve tooling. The Verge reports: Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux distribution Bazzite, announced on Wednesday that its helping to form the OGC with several other groups, which will collaborate on improvements to...