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New era for South Africa’s biggest stock exchange

Today at 13:35 PM, via Daily Investor

The FSCA has approved the JSE’s simplified Listings Requirements, which is set to help attract and retain listings and marks a new era for Africa’s biggest stock exchange.

South Africa

Gauteng government provides psychosocial support after learner transport tragedy

Today at 10:59 AM, via SAnews

Gauteng government provides psychosocial support after learner transport tragedy

Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona says they are providing psychosocial support to the schools and parents who lost loved ones in the accident that claimed the lives of 12 learners in the Vaal area on Monday morning. 

Speaking to the media this morning, Mabona said psycho-social support teams...

Africa

Nigeria remembers master wood carver

Today at 02:30 AM, via BBC News

Kasali Akangbe Ogun, who came from a long line of wood carvers and wanted to preserve local traditions, has been buried following his death after a brief illness.

Business

One deal South Africa has to make

Today at 13:08 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s economy is starting to turn a corner, but economists warn of risks ahead—and one policy the country needs to nail down for success.

Business

Why are UK prices still rising?

Today at 11:53 AM, via BBC News

UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England’s 2% target.

Education

Liberia: Liberia School of Law Appoints Gerald D. Yeakula, Sr. As Vice President

Today at 13:22 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Liberia School of Law (LSL) has announced the appointment of Gerald D. Yeakula, Sr., Esq. as its new Vice President, a move expected to further strengthen the institution’s academic leadership and commitment to excellence in legal education.

Education

Liberia: UL Entrance Results Show 3,277 Successful Candidates, Females Retain Lead

Today at 13:14 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The University of Liberia (UL) Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) has released the results of the November 22, 2025, Undergraduate and Technical & Vocational College entrance examinations, with female candidates continuing to outperform their male counterparts.

Education

South Africa: Departments Unite to Enhance Maths and Science Education

Today at 13:03 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has announced that his department will strengthen its long-term partnership with the Department of Basic Education, with the aim of improving pass rates in mathematics and science.

Education

South Africa: Learners Relocated After Storm Hit Amajuba District

Today at 13:02 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] Grade 11 and 12 learners from Umzilikazi Secondary School in Newcastle are being temporarily accommodated at Sgodiphola Primary School following the severe thunderstorms that struck parts of the Amajuba District in December and damaged classrooms.

Science/Tech

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?

Today at 13:03 PM, via The Guardian

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

A solitary figure stands on the shore of Thailand’s Tang Khen Bay. The tide is slowly rising over the expanse of sandy beach, but the man does not seem to notice. His eyes are not fixed on the sea, but on the small screen clutched between his...