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South Africa

Government welcomes continued growth in South Africa’s economy

Today at 15:15 PM, via SAnews

Government welcomes continued growth in South Africa’s economy

Government has welcomed the latest data released by Statistics South Africa showing that South Africa’s economy grew by 1.1% in 2025, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by 0.4% in the fourth quarter.  

Fourth quarter performance, covering the period from October to December, marks the fifth consecutive quarter...

South Africa

Gauteng remains heartbeat of SA economy – Maile

Today at 15:11 PM, via SAnews

Gauteng remains heartbeat of SA economy – Maile

Despite global economic volatility and geopolitical tensions, Gauteng remains the “engine of the national economy”.

This according to Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile who tabled the Gauteng 2026/27 budget on Tuesday.

The province contributes some 33% of South Africa’s Growth Domestic Product with provincial...

Sport

RIP: South African rugby icon dies at age 70

Today at 14:53 PM, via The South African

Former South African Rugby Union and Eastern Province loose forward Charles Peter Kleinbooi has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

Education

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.

It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...

Education

Malawi: Education Activists Proposes 10 Percent of CDF for Education

Today at 13:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has proposed that 10 percent of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) be allocated specifically to improving education standards at constituency level, citing persistent underfunding and growing challenges in Malawi’s public education sector.

Education

Ghana: Planet One Announces Tvet Projects Worth $327m

Today at 13:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] PLANET One has announced its latest investment across three countries in West Africa in the TVET sector, a sector that holds strategic importance in the group’s overall plan for the education sector in Africa.

Entertainment

New Lepas L4 SUV priced at just R299 900

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Citizen

Chery’s Tiggo 4 still tops in price war as Lepas L4 downs Jaecoo J5 and Omoda C5 as South Africa’s cheapest Chinese SUV.

Science/Tech

Cape Town Startup Yazi Raises Funding To Turn WhatsApp Into Research Infrastructure For Africa  

Today at 16:08 PM, via Tech Financials

Cape Town-based research technology company Yazi has raised its first institutional funding round from 3 Capital Ventures (3CV), the early-stage venture firm that originated inside Allan Gray, as enterprises and development organisations increasingly adopt WhatsApp as a channel for customer and population research. Founded in 2022 by Timothy Treagus (CEO) and Mzwandile Sotsaka (CTO), Yazi […]

Science/Tech

EQT Eyes $6 Billion Sale of SUSE

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

Private equity firm EQT AB is reportedly exploring a sale of SUSE that could value the open-source Linux pioneer at up to $6 billion, roughly doubling the valuation since EQT took the company private in 2023. Reuters reports: EQT “has hired investment bank Arma Partners to sound out a group of private equity investors for a possible sale of the company, said the sources, who requested anonymity...

Health

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

Today at 09:00 AM, via New York Times

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.