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News24 | amaBhungane | Deadly waters: The land of lamb and gold (Part 4)

Yesterday at 21:50 PM, via News24

CMS Water Engineering was supposed to secure equipment to fix the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, which would help bring an end to a decade-long human rights disaster for the residents of Hammanskraal. Instead, records show it blew millions on gold and a scheme to export lamb from Kenya to Kuwait.

World

News24 | Israeli hostage says faith sustained him in Hamas captivity

Yesterday at 21:38 PM, via News24

Released Israeli hostage Bar Kupershtein says he managed to survive two years in a cramped Hamas tunnel in Gaza with no sunlight, little food and regular beatings, by clinging to his belief that he was in God’s hands the entire time.

Sport

Real keen on Liverpool’s Szoboszlai – Tuesday’s gossip

Today at 00:24 AM, via BBC News

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is a target for Real Madrid and Manchester City, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo open to joining Napoli, Brazil winger Vinicius closer to Real Madrid exit, plus more.

Education

The Guardian view on education reform: Labour risks missing its chance to change schools | Editorial

Yesterday at 21:15 PM, via The Guardian

Ministers should encourage teachers who are keen to try new things before the new curriculum’s formal adoption

Much better to defer a white paper on special needs education in England than to announce plans in haste, only to be forced to withdraw them. This was the calculation behind the government’s decision to put off until next year its plans for reform in a vitally important and sensitive...

Education

South Africa: NSC Exams Progressing Smoothly At Halfway Mark

Yesterday at 20:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] As the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations reach the halfway mark, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that the overall administration of the exams continues to proceed smoothly, with stability, integrity and efficiency across all nine provinces.

Education

Uganda: Karamoja Schools Struggle With Acute Furniture Shortage

Yesterday at 18:55 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Schools across the Karamoja sub-region continue to grapple with severe shortages of classroom furniture and essential learning materials, forcing pupils to study in difficult and uncomfortable conditions.

Science/Tech

Best software development partner in South Africa

Today at 06:43 AM, via MyBroadband

Codehesion, voted South Africa’s most trusted software development company, is the preferred partner to work alongside a business’s software development team to ensure success.

Science/Tech

SA’s path to digital inclusion starts with meaningful connectivity

Today at 06:42 AM, via Tech Financials

In a world where connectivity creates opportunity, millions of South Africans still sit on the wrong side of the digital divide. Approximately 21% of the population – around 13.6 million people – remain offline, locked out of the digital economy because internet access is intermittent or too expensive. Vuyani Jarana, CEO of Ilitha Telecommunications, says […]

Science/Tech

Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: It appears that Neom — Saudi Arabia’s hugely expensive, architecturally bizarre urban development project — is floundering and close to collapse. A new report from the Financial Times cites high-level sources within the project to paint a picture of dysfunction and failure at the heart of the quixotic effort. Neom was envisioned as a vast series...

Science/Tech

A Jailed Hacking Kingpin Reveals All About Cybercrime Gang

Today at 04:20 AM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader alternative_right shares an exclusive BBC interview with Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, once a top-tier cyber-crime boss behind Jabber Zeus, IcedID, and major ransomware campaigns. His story traces the evolution of modern cybercrime from early bank-theft malware to today’s lucrative ransomware ecosystem, marked by shifting alliances, Russian security-service ties, and the paranoia...

Health

Illuminated

Sunday at 21:40 PM, via BBC News

Emily Berry’s exploration of agoraphobia.