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Unionised workforce still ideal

Today at 00:25 AM, via Mail & Guardian

We are proud of how far Cosatu has come since it was launched 40 years ago in Durban and the role it has played in ending apartheid, securing our constitutional democracy, uplifting workers and enshrining their rights into law

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‘By hook or by crook’

Today at 00:23 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The ANC has been served with court papers by branches seeking to halt the conference, which was officially set for Wednesday

Sport

Who has the better front three – Bayern or PSG?

Today at 00:58 AM, via BBC News

BBC Sport experts Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha analyse the difference between the attacking trios of Bayern Munich and PSG in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Sport

Should VAR have intervened to overrule Arsenal penalty?

Today at 00:27 AM, via BBC News

BBC Sport pundits Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Rory Smith debate whether the on-field decision to award Arsenal a penalty against Atletico Madrid for a foul on Eberechi Eze, was enough of a “clear and obvious” error to justify VAR intervening to have the penalty overturned.

Sport

VAR denies Arsenal late penalty in draw against Atletico

Today at 00:01 AM, via BBC News

Viktor Gyokeres puts Arsenal ahead from the spot before an equalising penalty from Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez in the second half. A third penalty call for the Gunners is overturned by VAR which ensures the first leg of their Champions League semi-final ends in a 1-1 draw.

Education

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

Yesterday at 20:01 PM, via The Guardian

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadership

In its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassing of those was unveiled, when the high court decisively rejected the higher education...

Education

Oxford’s new £185m humanities hub is polished, refined … and funded by a Trump ally

Yesterday at 17:46 PM, via The Guardian

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s portrait hangs discretely in a building that promises cultural clout and architectural poise – yet can seem rather bland and bloodless

When the wealthy Paduan banker Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the building of his eponymous chapel in the 14th century, he made sure that he was immortalised in the lavish frescoes adorning its interior. Florentine artist Giotto...

Entertainment

Chiefs’ Kaze – ‘We were not there’

Yesterday at 21:59 PM, via The Citizen

‘It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve – a consistency in our mindset and in our behaviour going forward,’ said the Chiefs co-head coach.

Science/Tech

New Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Would Be Huge Waste of Court’s Time, Judge Says

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, calling his claims of DOJ witness intimidation “wildly conspiratorial” and unsupported by the record. Judge Lewis Kaplan said (PDF) the FTX founder’s motion appeared tied to a pre-indictment plan to recast himself as a Republican victim of Biden’s DOJ in hopes of gaining sympathy, leniency, or even a Trump pardon. Ars Technica...

Science/Tech

Ubuntu’s AI Plans Have Linux Users Looking For a ‘Kill Switch’

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Canonical’s plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has sparked pushback from users who are concerned it could follow Windows 11’s AI-heavy direction. “After Canonical’s announcement earlier this week that it’s bringing AI features to Ubuntu, replies included requests for an AI ‘kill switch’ or a way to disable the upcoming features,” reports The Verge. Canonical says it has no plans for a “global AI...

Science/Tech

Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’

Yesterday at 23:41 PM, via The Guardian

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself

Donald Trump hosted the crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission at the White House on Wednesday.

The four astronauts – commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen – joined the president in the Oval Office for a...

Motoring

New driving laws coming to South Africa

Yesterday at 14:53 PM, via TopAuto

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its plans for the year, including the first phase of the AARTO rollout.