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Today at 11:59 AM, via SowetanLIVE

If there’s one thing we know for certain about AI, it’s that it is artificial. It’s in the name – it’s made by humans to imitate human intelligence.

Business

End of work-from-home warning for South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

A recent Labour Court judgment has delivered another warning to employers in South Africa who are considering terminating work-from-home arrangements.

Sport

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders

Today at 11:22 AM, via BBC News

A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formula 1 driver Lando Norris are the nominees.

Education

South Africa: Western Cape Education Warns of Scam Targeting Unemployed Teachers

Today at 11:54 AM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued an alert about a scam targeting new, unemployed, and substitute teachers, misleading them into believing they have been selected for permanent teaching positions and then asking for payment under false pretences.

Education

How can abuse openly take place in a nursery? This is the question we must urgently reckon with | Munira Wilson

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

No parent should worry about their child’s safety while they work. But a crisis in our early-years sector is shielding predators such as Vincent Chan

I remember those initial heart-wrenching days and weeks leaving my daughter, aged nine months, at the nursery. She was distraught as I left, and I – like so many parents – headed off to work feeling guilty for leaving her, wondering if I was...

Science/Tech

Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered Nearly 200 Children Across Europe

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

schwit1 shares a report from CBS News: perm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200 babies across Europe, an investigation by 14 European public service broadcasters, including CBS News’ partner network BBC News, has revealed. Some children conceived using the sperm have already died from cancer, and the vast majority of those who...

Health

How Long Should You Take Antidepressants?

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications.