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Business

Double blow on the cards for South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Following the SARB’s decision to hike interest rates this week, there is a chance that another hike will follow in July.

Education

How to Make Americans Read Again

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

The reading crisis is real, but the solution does not require new inventions.

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 31 May 2026

Yesterday at 21:34 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

‘The Oral Tradition That Built Software May Not Survive AI’

Today at 00:15 AM, via Slashdot

A historian-turned-software engineer warns that “so little is ever written down” by professional programmers in a new article for Fast Company:Perhaps there’s an early design doc, but then it turns out that everything was substantially revised before work began. Maybe there are a few wiki pages explaining known issues, some of which were solved a long time ago and others that have been left to...

Science/Tech

US Teachers’ Union Urges Schools To Curb AI Chatbots and Screen Time

Yesterday at 23:15 PM, via Slashdot

Axios reports:The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest teachers’ union in the U.S., released a 10-point plan to introduce AI and screen-time guardrails in classrooms. The plan would limit AI use and ban screens for students in prekindergarten through second grade “unless there is a compelling reason,” such as supporting students with special needs. The teacher union’s president...

Science/Tech

New Star Wars Movie Falls to #3 Behind Two Movies Directed By YouTube Stars

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu “suffered a catastrophic 70% drop in its second weekend,” reports Variety, suggesting the movie isn’t finding audiences “beyond an aging group of core fans.” “Despite playing on far more screens, The Mandalorian and Grogu landed in third place on weekend charts behind Backrooms and Obsession.” (described as “two buzzy horror films.”) Suprisingly,...

Science/Tech

Renewable Energy is Surging in Africa

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Almost a fifth of the earth’s population lives in Africa. And Africa’s next generation of power projects “is increasingly being built around solar and wind power and battery storage,” reports the Associated Press, “as governments and investors shift away from coal and large hydropower dams in search of cheaper, faster and more reliable electricity.”The shift is visible in a $1.5 billion energy...

Health

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Saturday at 06:00 AM, via New York Times

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.