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Wembanyama stars for Spurs as Thunder and Celtics win

Today at 08:18 AM, via BBC News

Victor Wembanyama stars on his NBA play-off debut as the San Antonio Spurs win, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics both make dominant starts to the post-season.

Business

One group of South Africans in deep trouble

Today at 07:02 AM, via BusinessTech

A group of South Africans are increasingly being pushed out of the property market by a cost-of-living crisis and stagnant wages.

Sport

Sharks: Two controversial moments prove costly

Today at 07:32 AM, via The South African

With the Sharks looking likely to miss the URC playoffs, there were two controversial moments from their latest loss that deserve scrutiny.

Education

Nigeria: JAMB Releases Second, Third Batches of 2026 UTME Results

Today at 07:05 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2026, respectively.

Education

‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’

An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life.

Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now...

Lifestyle

GOOD news for 2026 food prices in South Africa

Today at 08:30 AM, via The South African

2026 food prices in South Africa have not taken as big of a knock as many predicted at the start of the Middle East conflict. Here’s why …

Entertainment

Wastage betters no lives, Lesufi

Today at 08:20 AM, via The Citizen

Judging by what vandalism and theft have done to the scheme in Clayville, it looks like the skeletons of the houses will have to be bulldozed.

Entertainment

Leading is no side hustle, Hill-Lewis

Today at 07:57 AM, via The Citizen

Geordin Hill-Lewis wears the mantle of DA leadership so lightly that he plans not only to remain mayor of Cape Town, but to seek re-election.

Science/Tech

Starwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861

This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, the shower peaks during the late evening of Wednesday 22 April and early the next morning.

The chart shows the view looking east from London at 00.01 (BST) on Thursday 23 April. The origin point of...

Science/Tech

Brave Browser Introduces ‘Origin’, a Pay-Once ‘Minimalist’ Browser

Today at 06:34 AM, via Slashdot

The Brave browser “has introduced Brave Origin, a stripped-down version of its browser that removes built-in monetization features like Rewards and other extras tied to its business model,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli”The stripped-down browser is available either as a separate browser download or as an upgrade to the existing Brave install, unlocked through a one-time purchase that can...

Science/Tech

‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL

Today at 06:01 AM, via The Guardian

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary

Over its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming “Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath’s poem Zoo Keeper’s Wife.

Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes, who would become poet...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Saturday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.