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News24 | In SUNDAY. | City Power’s dirty tricks, Mel’s post-ICE makeover, and the battle of the rate bills

Today at 04:42 AM, via News24

A law firm report into allegations of extortion at City Power has instead implicated utility spokesperson Isaac Mangena in alleged tender interference; towering schoolboy rugby star Sebastian Vermeulen is heading to the Sharks; Mel Viljoen marked her release from US immigration detention with Starbucks coffee; and a comparison of municipal bills in Johannesburg and Cape Town suggests fixed...

World

The squeeze on Cuba now includes compensation lawsuits

Yesterday at 23:53 PM, via NPR

American University professor William LeoGrande explains how the Supreme Court’s decision to allow lawsuits seeking compensation for assets seized in the Cuban revolution to move forward fits in context of current political crisis on the island.

Africa

Ndiaye adamant Senegal are champions of Africa

Friday at 12:43 PM, via BBC News

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Sport

Women’s T20 Cricket

Today at 00:30 AM, via BBC News

Cricket from Canterbury where England face New Zealand in the second of three T20 matches.

Education

Angola: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Young People’s Scientific Training

Friday at 19:49 PM, via AllAfrica

[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.

Education

Gambia: University of Education Launches First-Ever Degree Programmes

Friday at 19:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

Science/Tech

Tesla’s Electric Cybercab is Certified as the Most Efficient EV Ever

Today at 05:34 AM, via Slashdot

Tesla’s upcoming Cybercab “has been certified at 165 Wh/mi,” reports Electrek — which makes it “the most efficient electric vehicle ever produced — by a wide margin.” The next most efficient EV on the market, the Lucid Air Pure, consumes 28% more energy per mile. Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy confirmed the figure, which represents a certified rating — not a marketing claim...

Science/Tech

Linus Torvalds on How AI is Impacting the Hunt for Linux Kernel Bugs

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

Linus Torvalds spoke this week at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit North America, reports ZDNet — and described how AI is impacting Linux kernel development:”In the last six months, we’ve seen a lot more commits,” Torvalds noted, estimating that “the last two releases, it’s been about 20% more commits than we had in the previous releases over many years…. The real change that...

Science/Tech

Is America Closer to Ending Daylight Saving Time?

Today at 00:34 AM, via Slashdot

A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the U.S. House of Representative, reports California news station KCRA:A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the House, reigniting an age-old American debate around the twice-annual clock changes. And this time, the proposal has the president’s backing. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will...

Science/Tech

AMD (Xilinx) is Excluding Linux From the Free Tier For Its FPGA Dev Tool

Yesterday at 23:34 PM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader Sun writes:AMD has announced a change to the way they are licensing Vivado, their FPGA development tool… Hidden between the lines of the announcement [of a new model starting with the 2026.1 release] is the change to the free of charge tier. AMD is adding more devices to be supported in this tier, which is supposedly the carrot. The stick, however, is the removal of...

Health

How Profit-Seeking Autism Clinics Can Harm Kids

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.