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South Africa

Breakthrough in Foot and Mouth Disease fight 

Today at 17:15 PM, via SAnews

Breakthrough in Foot and Mouth Disease fight 

South Africa’s fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has received a boost with the first batch of locally produced vaccines in over 20 years set to reach farmers soon.This as the country has resumed local FMD vaccine production.“This milestone signals a shift from reactionary disease chasing to a proactive, science led war on...

Politics

News24 | Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa rival Blessed Geza dies of cancer

Today at 17:42 PM, via News24

The outspoken, controversial Zimbabwean war veteran Blessed Runesu “Bombshell” Geza, 73, at the centre of a movement calling for the removal of president Emmerson Mnangagwa, died in the early hours of Friday at a Johannesburg hospital.

Sport

Knee injury could scupper Mateta’s World Cup ‘dream’

Today at 17:34 PM, via BBC News

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner indicates the injury that scuppered Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan could also thwart the striker’s “dream” of playing for France at the World Cup, if surgery is needed.

Education

£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system

Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?

Growing anger over the plight of millions of graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government, with Martin Lewis leading the demands for an urgent rethink.

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Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 6 February 2026

Today at 18:04 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

KPMG Pressed Its Auditor To Pass on AI Cost Savings

Today at 18:31 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: KPMG, one of the world’s largest auditors of public and private companies, negotiated lower fees from its own accountant by arguing that AI will make it cheaper to do the work, according to people familiar with the matter. The Big Four firm told its auditor, Grant Thornton UK, it should pass on cost savings from the rollout of AI and threatened to find a new...

Health

Federal Vaccine Advisers Take Aim at Covid Shots

Today at 17:00 PM, via New York Times

One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women.