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Cogta flags municipal land leased to a shisanyama

Today at 18:26 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Emfuleni municipality says it does not have the money to launch an investigation into a lease it gave years ago to an individual who built a pub on what used to be vacant municipal land

Business

Bad news for burger lovers in South Africa

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

New data shares that the cost of a single burger has increased by R64 in the last three decades in South Africa—far outstripping inflation.

Sport

Bafana Bafana arrive in Mexico – WATCH

Today at 18:15 PM, via The South African

Bafana Bafana have arrived safely in Mexico ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 after resolving the visa issues that delayed the team’s departure.

Education

Ballet Tech Gave Them Dance. Now They Give Back.

Today at 17:41 PM, via New York Times

Kids Dance, from the New York Public School for Dance, is debuting a work featuring alumni. That’s not the only way former students are involved with the school.

Education

Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told

Today at 17:02 PM, via The Guardian

Student groups tell inquiry about ballooning debt and ‘sneaky changes’ to loan terms while likening system to finance scandals

Graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts feel they are being unfairly used as “cash cows” to finance measures benefiting older people such as the state pension triple lock, MPs have been told.

Student representatives told an official inquiry about the...

Science/Tech

Trump Signs Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models

Today at 18:23 PM, via New York Times

The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed debates over how to gain control of A.I. models without disrupting innovation.

Science/Tech

User-Replaceable Batteries Are Coming Back In a Big Way

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

New EU battery rules taking effect early next year are pushing tech makers toward user-replaceable batteries in products like headphones, e-readers, handheld consoles, laptops, and possibly earbuds. But carve-outs for smartphones and tablets may mean replaceable batteries won’t necessarily return to phones in the way many users remember. The Verge’s Dominic Preston reports: Since the upcoming...