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TOXIC TAILINGS: EXPOSED: The sordid tale of a dubious mine tailings operation that threatens critical wetlands in Gauteng

Today at 18:11 PM, via Daily Maverick

This is the dark underbelly of South African mining – the dubious re-mining of tailings dams in an ecologically destructive way that feeds the laundry mat of illicit gold. Daily Maverick’s queries on this operation prompted action from the Department of Water and Sanitation – an example of how journalists and government can work together for the public good.

Business

Rand takes sharp turn for the worse

Today at 16:09 PM, via BusinessTech

The old adage about the higher things climb, the harder they fall, rang true for the rand on Monday as the local currency’s recent rally came to a sharp end.

Sport

How many 1-0 wins for Kaizer Chiefs so far? 

Today at 17:36 PM, via The South African

Kaizer Chiefs have won 11 matches this season, with eight decided by 1-0 scorelines. It’s been a results team before entertainment.

Education

Nigeria: Pay, Peace and the Politics of Learning

Today at 17:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] In Nigeria, the academic calendar has, for too long, behaved like a fragile truce rather than a dependable promise. Families plan for semesters the way coastal communities plan for storms: with caution, with backups, with a quiet readiness to start again after everything has been interrupted. Students have learned to measure time not by sessions completed but by months lost–months...

Education

Graduates in England and Wales: share your views on student loan repayments

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

We’d like to hear from graduates about how they’re faring with paying back student loans. Have you experienced large increases in outstanding debt?

In last year’s budget Rachel Reeves froze the salary threshold for plan 2 loan repayments for three years from April 2027 – which means borrowers will have to pay even more towards their student loans as they benefit from pay rises.

Student finance...

Science/Tech

High-Speed Internet Boom Hits Low-Tech Snag: a Labor Shortage

Today at 18:01 PM, via Slashdot

The U.S. laid fiber-optic cables to a record number of homes last year as billions of dollars in federal broadband grants and a surge in data-center construction fueled an enormous buildout, but the industry does not have enough workers to sustain the pace. A 2024 report by the Fiber Broadband Association and the Power & Communication Contractors Association projects 58,000 new fiber jobs...

Science/Tech

China’s Decades-Old ‘Genius Class’ Pipeline Is Quietly Fueling Its AI Challenge To the US

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

China’s decades-old network of elite high-school “genius classes” — ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula — has produced the core technical talent now building the country’s leading AI and technology companies, the Financial Times reported Saturday. Graduates of...

Health

The Wonder Drug That’s Plaguing Sports

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.