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Sport

Six Nations referees want foul play ‘consistency’

Today at 16:53 PM, via BBC News

Six Nations referees have vowed to achieve “greater consistency” around officiating of foul play in this year’s Championship after a spate of controversial incidents in the autumn.

Sport

Why are Real Madrid players training in masks?

Today at 16:30 PM, via BBC News

Real Madrid players have been pictured taking part in high-intensity drills while wearing unusual blue masks – so what’s the reason for them?

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…

Entertainment

OPINION: Chiefs needed this reality check

Today at 16:33 PM, via The Citizen

Until someone with a proven winning pedigree is entrusted with the project, Chiefs will remain trapped in a cycle of only brief promise.

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...