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New housing development in a small town in the Western Cape

Today at 13:58 PM, via Daily Investor

The Western Cape government is investing millions in planning and infrastructure to unlock 313 new housing opportunities in Elands Bay as part of its broader housing delivery strategy.

South Africa

GCIS hosts activations to educate public on SONA

Today at 10:58 AM, via SAnews

GCIS hosts activations to educate public on SONA

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in collaboration with other stakeholders will host outreaches in the form of activations, community media engagements and dialogues ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on the programmes of government on 12 February...

Sport

Boffey runs second fastest indoor 800m by Briton

Today at 12:33 PM, via BBC News

Isabelle Boffey runs the second fastest ever 800m indoors by a British woman, clocking one minute 57.43 seconds to win at the BU Terrier Classic in Boston.

Education

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

Today at 14:09 PM, via The Guardian

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip

The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...

Lifestyle

Five coffee choices and what they say about you

Today at 08:57 AM, via The South African

Coffee is one of the planet’s most popular commodities and is rightly dubbed ‘black gold’ because of the intrinsic value it holds for billions of people every day.

Health

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.