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READER LETTER | Help alleviate pain of fuel hike

Today at 09:27 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Trade union UASA notes with deep concern the latest fuel price increase, a massive financial blow to already strained South African consumers.

Sport

Champions League quiz: Can you name every finalist?

Today at 08:24 AM, via BBC News

This week it’s the Champions League semi-final second legs with teams battling to reach the 34th final of the competition since its rebranding in 1992-93. But can you name every single finalist from 1993 to 2025?

Education

Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits.

The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, but the same year the museum removed the name...

Science/Tech

White House Wants To Vet Powerful AI Models For Risks − A Computer Scientist Explains Why AI Safety Is So Difficult

Today at 09:05 AM, via Tech Financials

The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New York Times on May 4, 2026. The move would stand in contrast to the administration’s generally anti-regulatory approach to industry and […]

Science/Tech

CO2 Levels In the Atmosphere Hit ‘Depressing’ New Record

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Atmospheric carbon dioxide hit a new record in April, averaging about 431 parts per million at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory. That’s up from under 320 ppm when the site began measurements in 1958. Scientific American reports: Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, are measured as a proportion of the total atmosphere. The numbers are presented as the number of molecules of a particular gas out...

Science/Tech

Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails ‘life-changing’ surgery

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearing

An opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described “life-changing” surgery that has the potential to become the norm for thousands of NHS patients.

Janine Roebuck, 72, from London, had double cochlear implants fitted to restore her hearing, a method now...

Motoring

Good news about diesel prices in South Africa

Yesterday at 17:02 PM, via TopAuto

The government made an error in its diesel price calculation for May 2026, and motorists can expect to pay less than previously reported.