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MONDAY, 23 MARCH 2026, 20:22

Africa

Nigerian heritage key to my success – Itauma

Today at 17:34 PM, via BBC News

Moses Itauma, one of heavyweight boxing’s brightest prospects, says he found the answers to questions about his identity on a trip to his father’s village in Nigeria.

Business

Danone buys meal supplement maker Huel

Today at 17:50 PM, via BBC News

The health firm backed by actor Idris Elba and broadcaster Jonathan Ross is being bought by Danone, reportedly for €1bn (£860m).

Sport

Depay explains using mobile phone during game

Today at 19:43 PM, via BBC News

Corinthians striker Memphis Depay explains why he was using a mobile phone while on the substitutes’ bench during a Brazilian top-flight match.

Education

‘Audiences told us we didn’t show enough teacher sex’: how we made Waterloo Road

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

‘In series one, it was bullying, drugs and alcohol. Twenty years on, it’s vapes, cyber-bullying and bloody energy drinks’

I was working on women’s prison drama Bad Girls when the idea for Waterloo Road came up. Bad Girls creators Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus had a fiery belief in social justice and did rigorous research. Those are often the foundations of successful serial drama. Ann had...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 23 March 2026

Today at 18:30 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

BlockDAG Keynote 5 & TRADEMAY30 Code Builds Global Market Trust! Ethereum Stays Steady & ADA Targets $0.50

Today at 20:13 PM, via Tech Financials

The Ethereum price today stays steady as Vitalik Buterin explains the new ETH Foundation mandate, focusing on keeping the network safe but slow-moving. Simultaneously, the latest Cardano news today highlights the success of the Midnight token, though investors still wait to see if ADA can finally hit the $0.50 mark.  While these coins show uncertainty, […]

Science/Tech

Mark Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent To Help Him Be CEO

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone inside and outside his company to eventually have his or her own personal artificial-intelligence agent. He is starting with himself. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta Platforms, is building a CEO agent to help him do his job (source paywalled; alternative source), according to a person...

Science/Tech

Walmart: ChatGPT Checkout Converted 3x Worse Than Website

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Walmart found that purchases made directly inside ChatGPT converted at only one-third the rate of traditional website checkouts, leading it to abandon OpenAI’s Instant Checkout in favor of routing users through its own platform. Search Engine Land reports: Starting in November, Walmart offered about 200,000 products through OpenAI’s Instant Checkout. Users could complete purchases inside...

Health

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.