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South Africa

State will prevail over criminality – General Masemola

Today at 16:19 PM, via SAnews

State will prevail over criminality – General Masemola

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the authority of the State will prevail over criminality and lawlessness as government intensifies its fight against organised crime through the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police operations. 

Speaking at a joint media...

World

U.S. military names six killed in plane crash as Iran war enters third week

Today at 13:00 PM, via NPR

The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.

Education

Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a year

Britain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for European students, in a row that threatens to scupper Keir Starmer’s planned EU reset.

EU officials say European students should pay “home” fees of about £9,500 a year as part of the...

Entertainment

Lilepo cracker fires Chiefs past City

Today at 17:34 PM, via The Citizen

It was Chiefs’ first Premiership win since Lilepo had hammered in another long-range effort for a 1-0 win at Marumo Gallants on January 28.

Science/Tech

Does Canada Need Nationalized, Public AI?

Today at 12:34 PM, via Slashdot

While AI CEOs worry governments might nationalize AI, others are advocating for something similar. Canadian security professional Bruce Schneier and Harvard data scientist Nathan Sanders published this call to action in Canada’s most widely-read newspaper (with a readership over 6 million): “Canada Needs Nationalized, Public AI.”While there are Canadian AI companies, they remain for-profit...

Motoring

South Africa’s 3-tonne bakkie club

Today at 09:38 AM, via TopAuto

Bakkies in South Africa offer owners incredible capability, especially those that have a 3-tonne towing capacity.

Health

How Safe Is Plasma Donation?

Friday at 18:07 PM, via New York Times

Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as often as twice a week.