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How I was coached to ‘steal’ from Sassa pensioners

Today at 16:03 PM, via SowetanLIVE

‘I was in my early 20s and unemployed, and I saw an advert on social media from someone who was recruiting agents to target old age grant and disability grant beneficiaries’

South Africa

Gautrain marks 16 years of service: Over 216 million passenger trips and counting

Today at 16:34 PM, via SAnews

Gautrain marks 16 years of service: Over 216 million passenger trips and counting

Gautrain today marks 16 years since its official launch on 8 June 2010, reaffirming its position as one of South Africa’s most successful and transformative public infrastructure investments.

Since inception, the rapid rail network has recorded more than 216 million passenger trips, firmly establishing...

South Africa

AI-Designed Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Clears First Human Trial — With Lessons for South African Pandemic Preparedness

Today at 16:09 PM, via iAfrica

A Cambridge laboratory has run the first human trial of a vaccine whose active ingredient was designed entirely by artificial intelligence — not tweaked or analyzed by AI, but designed from scratch by it. The result is a single shot that could, in theory, protect against every known coronavirus, including strains that do not yet […]

Sport

Blitzboks: A tale of triumph and tenacity

Today at 16:03 PM, via The South African

The Blitzboks overcame various challenges to ultimately walk away with two memorable titles in a season to remember.

Sport

Joyce set for return in Moscow against Suslenkov

Today at 15:52 PM, via BBC News

Britain’s Joe Joyce will return to the ring for the first time in more than a year when he faces undefeated Russian heavyweight Artem Suslenkov in Moscow.

Education

Uganda: Solar Energy Transforming Education in Kilulu-Mbale

Today at 14:02 PM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Mbale, Uganda — High in the rolling hills of Mbale District, Kilulu B Village is witnessing a quiet but powerful revolution, one powered not by politics or pipelines but by sunlight. At the centre of this transformation are Local Council I Chairperson Simon Malenje and his partner Grace Kayegi, who manages Good Journey Nursery and Primary School.

Education

Nigeria: Will Ogbomoso Be the Turning Point?

Today at 13:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The nationwide protest organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) over the Ogbomoso school abductions is a welcome development. And for many reasons. For one, newspapers are giving the abductions more front-page treatment.

Science/Tech

Absa goes quiet on its MVNO plans

Today at 14:40 PM, via TechCentral

Banking group Absa won’t confirm a launch date, a network partner or whether the MVNO is even still happening.