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THURSDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2026, 06:31

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Real state of nation Mr President: hope is fading

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Across SA, communities are grappling with a collapse in basic services. In parts of Johannesburg, taps have run dry for more than 20 days, while the CBD has been without electricity for a week, with promises of reconnection tomorrow.

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Recovering Mthethwa faces tough return to Chiefs XI

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Sibongiseni “Ox” Mthethwa acknowledges that it won’t be easy to return to the starting XI when he recovers from the injury he sustained late last year.

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Ipid investigators ‘threatened’ amid EMPD investigation

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The acting head of investigations at the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has told the Madlanga commission that the Ekurhuleni metro police officers followed and threatened their investigating officers.

South Africa

UCT Researcher Wins Global Grant to Study AI’s Impact on Youth Employment in South Africa

Yesterday at 18:17 PM, via iAfrica

A researcher at the University of Cape Town has received an international research grant to examine whether artificial intelligence can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa. Dr. Tim Köhler, a senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics, is one of 19 early-career researchers selected […]

Sport

Confirmed Nedbank Cup final 16 fixtures

Today at 04:47 AM, via The South African

The Premier Soccer League has announced this season’s Nedbank Cup final 16 showdowns, with three amatuer sides still in the mix.

Education

NUS urges ‘loan shark’ Reeves to reverse changes to student debt repayment

Yesterday at 21:20 PM, via The Guardian

Policy announced in autumn budget freezes threshold at which students start repaying university loans

Protesters dressed as sharks and in Rachel Reeves face masks gathered outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to express their anger over changes to their student loans and their ballooning debt.

The demonstration by members of the National Union of Students (NUS) characterised the...

Education

Uganda: Luweero Headteachers Warn Parents Against Late School Reporting

Yesterday at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] School administrators in Luweero District, particularly in government-aided schools, have urged parents to send pupils back to school promptly, warning that delayed reporting is hurting learners academically now that classes have resumed.

Education

Uganda: Low Learner Turnout Marks School Reopening in Tororo

Yesterday at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Several schools in Tororo District registered low learner turnout on the first day of reopening for the 2026 academic year, raising concern among education administrators over potential disruptions to learning.

Entertainment

Trump’s trade bullying may cost US loyalty

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Citizen

As Trump antagonises allies and consumers, global brands lose appeal, reinforcing the need for South Africa to rethink US dependence.

Science/Tech

Anthropic Safety Researcher Quits, Warning ‘World is in Peril’

Today at 05:44 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: An Anthropic safety researcher quit, saying the “world is in peril” in part over AI advances. Mrinank Sharma said the safety team “constantly [faces] pressures to set aside what matters most,” citing concerns about bioterrorism and other risks. Anthropic was founded with the explicit goal of creating safe AI; its CEO Dario Amodei said at Davos that AI...

Science/Tech

With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet

Today at 03:45 AM, via Slashdot

Ring’s Super Bowl ad on Sunday promoted “Search Party,” a feature that lets a user post a photo of a missing dog in the Ring app and triggers outdoor Ring cameras across the neighborhood to use AI to scan for a match. 404 Media argues the cheerful premise obscures what the Amazon-owned company has become: a massive, consumer-deployed surveillance network. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who left...

Science/Tech

Is Linux Mint Burning Out? Developers Consider Longer Release Cycle

Today at 00:45 AM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: The Linux Mint developers say they are considering adopting a longer development cycle, arguing that the project’s current six month cadence plus LMDE releases leaves too little room for deeper work. In a recent update, the team reflected on its incremental philosophy, independence from upstream decisions like Snap, and heavy investment in Cinnamon and XApp. While the...