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Frugal Omoda C5 SHS hybrid launching in SA soon

Today at 16:00 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Scheduled to arrive at SA dealerships in March, the hybridised compact crossover combines a 1.5l four-cylinder petrol engine with a high-output electric motor.

Sport

Joshua is in our prayers – Wilder

Today at 15:29 PM, via BBC News

Deontay Wilder tells long-time heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua “to stay strong” following the death of two of his friends in a car crash.

Education

Liberia: Liberia’s Judiciary Revives Judicial Education With Peer-to-Peer Training

Today at 13:04 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] Buchanan, Grand Bassa County -February 5, 2026: In a quiet coastal city far from the bustle of Monrovia, Liberia’s judges gathered for something that had not happened in more than a decade: a week-long judicial training designed to strengthen competence, accountability, and access to justice.

Education

Ghana: President Directs Probe Into Cash-for-Scholarship Claims

Today at 12:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) to conduct a full-scale probe into allegations of improper practices in the award of government overseas scholarship.

Lifestyle

Mrs South Africa 2026: Semi-finalists revealed

Today at 16:02 PM, via The South African

‘Leading pageant for married women’ Mrs South Africa has unveiled the semi-finalists for the 2026 pageant. Here’s all we know…

Science/Tech

New way to pay at Checkers

Today at 16:00 PM, via MyBroadband

Self-checkout systems are rare in South Africa, but Shoprite has seen a positive response to one type it has been testing for the last six months.

Science/Tech

FBI Couldn’t Get Into Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. 404Media: The court record shows what devices and data the FBI was able to ultimately access, and which devices it could not, after raiding the home of the reporter, Hannah...