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Business

This is the wealthiest township in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Data from Lightstone shows which of South Africa biggest townships are the wealthiest in the country based on income and property values. 

Sport

Watch Match of the Day

Today at 00:59 AM, via BBC News

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day’s action in the Premier League.

Education

President-elect to face ‘disciplinary proceedings’ for Charlie Kirk remarks, Oxford Union says

Yesterday at 17:58 PM, via The Guardian

Union condemns racial abuse and threats George Abaraonye suffered after ‘inappropriate remarks’ celebrating shooting

• Charlie Kirk’s US campus tour will continue despite his death, widow says – US politics live

The president-elect of the Oxford Union will face disciplinary proceedings for making “inappropriate remarks” celebrating the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the union has announced...

Education

‘It was personal, critical’: Bristol parents’ long battle over council Send services

Yesterday at 17:07 PM, via The Guardian

Three years after leak led to claims of social media spying, city authorities have agreed to independent investigation

“I’ve realised how damaging the whole thing’s been because, you know, you can’t trust people,” Jen Smith says from her home in Bristol.

Smith is one of a number of parents of children with special education needs and disabilities (Send) who allege Bristol city council spied...

Education

Lucky kids? How AI could impact university education

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Artificial intelligence is changing how students learn and the world they’ll graduate into. Experts reveal how applicants can get ahead

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently told a US podcast that if he was graduating today, “I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history.”

Altman, whose company developed and released ChatGPT in November 2022, believes the transformative power of AI offers...

Lifestyle

Enhle Mbali: Blood, sweat and Vogue

Yesterday at 22:01 PM, via Times Live

From prime-time dramas to Vogue-approved fashion, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has turned talent into a brand and resilience into an art.

Lifestyle

What’s On September 15-21

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Times Live

KickstArt is presenting a new production of the cult classic musical The Rocky Horror Show: a delicious homage to kitsch, campy B-grade horror and sci-fi movies featuring your favourite tunes!

Lifestyle

IN PICS | Activists gather to redefine disability

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Times Live

Palesa Mosiea — who was born with nystagmus, a medical condition that, among other things, can cause blurry vision and difficulties with depth perception — relied on drivers for such simple tasks as going to the shops to buy bread.

Science/Tech

More Return-to-Office Crackdowns, with 61.7% of Employees Now in Office Full-Time

Today at 01:18 AM, via Slashdot

Paramount and Comcast’s NBCUniversal are joining Microsoft in telling employees “they could face consequences if they don’t return to the office more frequently,” reports the Washington Post:NBCUniversal sent a memo to its employees telling them to return to the office four days a week starting in January [with the option to work remotely on Fridays]. Last week, Paramount told employees to...

Science/Tech

Hollow Knight Sequel ‘Silksong’ Crashed Game Stores, as $20 Price Irks Competitors

Today at 00:18 AM, via Slashdot

Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo’s eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. They were all “unable to cope with the demand for Hollow Knight: Silksong, the long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 indie hit Hollow Knight.” (which had sold 15 million copies): SilkSong’s release triggered widespread outages, with...

Science/Tech

Could Heart Attacks Be Triggered By Infections?

Yesterday at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

Finland’s second-largest university has announced new research suggesting that heart attacks could be an infectious disease. [T]he research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbor a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from both the patient’s...

Science/Tech

Myanmar’s ‘Cyber-Slavery Compounds’ May Hold 100,000 Trafficked People

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

It was “little more than empty fields” five years ago — but it’s now “a vast, heavily guarded complex stretching for 210 hectares (520 acres),” reports the Guardian, “the frontline of a multibillion-dollar criminal fraud industry fuelled by human trafficking and brutal violence.”Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have in recent years become havens for transnational crime syndicates running scam...