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THE WEEKEND WRAP: Farewell Tolashe, Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala gamble and five hearty winter warmers for colder days

Today at 19:46 PM, via Daily Maverick

In this edition of the Weekend Wrap, we unpack the political fallout facing President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Phala Phala saga refuses to fade, why axed social development minister Sisisi Tolashe leaves behind a trail of controversy and the widening web of arrests linked to the Madlanga corruption probe. From missing cocaine consignments and Parliament’s textbook exposé to winter comfort...

Sport

Vingegaard claims impressive Giro stage win

Today at 19:28 PM, via BBC News

Jonas Vingegaard puts on an impressive ride to win stage seven of the Giro d’Italia and complete his set of Grand Tour stage victories.

Education

Ghana: Asantehene Commends Getfund for Bringing Knust Teaching Hospital Vision to Life

Today at 19:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), led by its Administrator, Mr Paul Adjei, has paid a working visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to brief him on the award of a GH¢ 400 million contract for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the new teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Education

Ghana: A Turning Point for Secondary Education If We Get It Right

Today at 19:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The announcement that government has secured a US$300 million World Bank facility to upgrade 50 senior high schools (SHSs) under the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) project is, without doubt, a significant moment for Ghana’s education sector.

Science/Tech

ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

ArXiv says it will ban authors for one year if they submit papers containing AI-generated slop, such as hallucinated citations, placeholder text, or chatbot meta-comments left in the manuscript. “If generative AI tools generate inappropriate language, plagiarized content, biased content, errors, mistakes, incorrect references, or misleading content, and that output is included in scientific...

Health

Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD

Today at 16:47 PM, via New York Times

The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.