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WATCH | Edwin Sodi’s empire crumbles amid R50m debt and liquidation

Today at 06:33 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The tender-driven empire of politically connected businessman Edwin Sodi is slowly crumbling under the weight of liquidations, a R50m creditor claim and a bid by authorities to blacklist him from lucrative government contracts.

World

U.S. intervention in Venezuela divides Houston

Today at 07:01 AM, via NPR

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

Business

Pretoria hit by massive power outage

Yesterday at 19:31 PM, via BusinessTech

Large parts of Pretoria have been hit by a massive power outage, with city officials unable to provide an estimated time of restoration.

Sport

Springbok star hits back at critics online

Today at 07:32 AM, via The South African

A double World Cup-winning Springbok has taken the unusual move to respond to critics online who may have been surprised to get a reply.

Education

When the Doctor Needs a Checkup

Yesterday at 17:25 PM, via New York Times

The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.

Education

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

Yesterday at 14:09 PM, via The Guardian

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip

The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.

Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...

Science/Tech

Five French Ubisoft Unions Call For Massive International Strike Over ‘Cost-Cutting’ and Ending of Remote Work

Today at 07:34 AM, via Slashdot

Five French unions representing Ubisoft workers “have called for a ‘massive international strike’,” reports the gaming news site Aftermath. The move follows a “series of layoffs and cancellations” at Ubisoft, the article points out, plus what the company calls a “major organizational, operational and portfolio reset” that will lead to more layoffs and cancellations announced last week. Ubisoft...

Science/Tech

US Government Also Received a Whistleblower Complaint That WhatsApp Chats Aren’t Private

Today at 05:11 AM, via Slashdot

Remember that lawsuit questioning WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption? Thursday Bloomberg reported those allegations had been investigated by special agents with America’s Commerce Department, “according to the law enforcement records, as well as a person familiar with the matter and one of the contractors.”Similar claims were also the subject of a 2024 whistleblower complaint to the US Securities...

Science/Tech

AI Use at Work Has Increased, Gallup Poll Finds

Today at 01:46 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press:American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll. Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers. The survey found roughly...

Motoring

South Africa goes quiet on new bullet trains

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The government has made no formal announcement regarding the National Rail Masterplan, which was supposed to be finalised by the end of 2025.

Health

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

Yesterday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.