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Man City increase interest in Palace captain Guehi

Today at 15:41 PM, via BBC News

Manchester City are emerging as contenders to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi in January following injuries to defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias.

South Africa

DBE reminds matric candidates: Second Chance Programme is free

Today at 14:41 PM, via SAnews

DBE reminds matric candidates: Second Chance Programme is free

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has encouraged National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates, who were unsuccessful in their initial attempt at the exams, to make use of the official Second Chance Programme.

The Second Chance Programme is provided free of charge to candidates.

Eligible individuals may register to...

Business

South African airline named the most on-time in the world

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South African airline FlySafair has been named the most on-time airline in the Middle East and Africa, with an on-time score that surpasses that of the world’s official number one in the rankings.

Sport

‘Rangers building something with real togetherness’

Today at 16:22 PM, via BBC News

As Rangers bid to go second in the Scottish Premiership, defender John Souttar says everyone at Ibrox can feel momentum, while manager Danny Rohl confirms Dujon Sterling is available to face Aberdeen after being charged with driving offences.

Sport

West Ham sign Argentina striker Castellanos

Today at 15:50 PM, via BBC News

Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos says he will bring his “fighting spirit” to West Ham after joining from Lazio on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

Education

Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Children are growing up as AI natives and experts say computing skills should be on par with reading and writing

In a Cambridge classroom, Joseph, 10, trained his AI model to discern between drawings of apples and drawings of smiles.

“AI gets lots of things wrong,” he said, as it mistakenly identified a fruit as a face. He set about retraining it and, in a flash, he had it back on track –...

Science/Tech

Samsung Co-CEO Says Soaring Memory Chip Prices Will ‘Inevitably’ Impact Smartphone Costs

Today at 16:04 PM, via Slashdot

Samsung’s co-CEO TM Roh has warned that product price increases are “inevitable” as an unprecedented global memory chip shortage squeezes margins across the company’s consumer electronics lineup — from smartphones to televisions and home appliances. The South Korean giant, one of the top two largest smartphone manufacturers, plans to double the number of mobile devices running its Galaxy AI...

Science/Tech

All the Ways You Can Pay for Online Games in US & Why Real Money is Still King

Today at 16:03 PM, via Tech Financials

Digital wallets, crypto, prepaid cards, and even bank wire transfers… there’s no shortage of payment methods when it comes to online casino gaming in the US. Yet despite the modern menu, traditional real money payments still hold the top spot. To understand why, it helps to break down how different payment options function, where each […]

Science/Tech

Nine scientific breakthroughs I’d like to see in 2026 – from earworms to procrastination | Emma Beddington

Today at 15:43 PM, via The Guardian

There’s nothing more uplifting than hearing about a world-shaking, life-enhancing new development. But science shouldn’t overlook the small stuff, or stop looking for new species of cute, fluffy mammals …

People who greet the new year with hope, ambitious plans and optimised gut microbiomes might be obnoxiously apparent at the moment, but we all know they’re a minority. Most of us lurched...

Motoring

South Africa’s Formula 1 history

Today at 15:00 PM, via TopAuto

South African has a long history in Formula – including hosting many Grand Prix and even having a former Driver’s Champion in its ranks.