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Batting costs England again as NZ edge to 3-0 win

Today at 10:43 AM, via BBC News

New Zealand seal a 3-0 series sweep by edging to a two-wicket win in the third one-day international in Wellington, following another England top-order collapse.

Business

Big changes for driving licences in South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The Department of Transport (DoT) has confirmed significant progress in reducing the massive backlog and waiting time for driving licence cards.

Sport

Sundowns vs Pirates – THREE things to expect

Today at 09:50 AM, via The South African

It’s here again, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates go head-to-head at Loftus Versfeld. Here are three things to expect when the giants collide.

Education

Liberia: TU Hosts Youth Summit On SDGs, Vision 2030

Yesterday at 17:43 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Republic] Tubman University has once again positioned itself as a hub for youth empowerment and leadership with the hosting of the Tubman University Youth Summit-an inspiring event that brings together young people from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and develop solutions for Liberia’s future.

Lifestyle

HOW much DSTV used to cost: 1995 vs 2025

Today at 08:32 AM, via The South African

Here’s how much DSTV, Africa’s first satellite broadcaster, used to cost 30 years ago when it first launched in South Africa …

Science/Tech

Make yourself vanish from the Internet

Today at 10:11 AM, via MyBroadband

Cybersecurity and anti-virus company Kaspersky has provided a detailed guide that people can follow to reduce and even remove their digital footprint.

Science/Tech

SpaceX Set To Win $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX is reportedly poised to secure a $2 billion Pentagon contract to develop hundreds of missile-tracking satellites for President Trump’s ambitious Golden Dome defense system. The Independent reports: The planned “air moving target indicator” system in question could ultimately feature as many as 600 satellites once it is fully operational, The Wall...

Science/Tech

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.

Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social,...

Science/Tech

Hot summer and damp autumn cause UK boom in destructive honey fungus

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say

A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn.

Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year, according to iNaturalist.

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