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Major risks for the next SARS commissioner

Today at 13:48 PM, via Newsday

Experts and political parties have warned that the next SARS Commissioner to replace Edward Kieswetter should be appointed from within SARS to avoid losing the momentum achieved in the last few years.

South Africa

SA untapped mineral potential still ‘significant’

Today at 11:30 AM, via SAnews

SA untapped mineral potential still ‘significant’

Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Phumzile Mgcina has reiterated government’s stance that South Africa’s mining industry is on the rise.

The Deputy Minister addressed the South Africa Exploration Investment Forum, held on the sidelines of the ongoing Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, in Cape Town.

“The Council for...

Africa

Free education becomes Zambia’s election battleground

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Education

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

Today at 13:32 PM, via The Guardian

Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by the 74 reveals.

Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are...

Education

Liberia: Nalsp Condemns Inappropriate Performance At St. Teresa’s Convent

Today at 12:33 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The National Association of Liberia School Principals (NALSP) on Monday, February 9, strongly condemns the performance of an inappropriate song and dance at the St. Teresa’s Convent Campus mid-last week, describing the incident as disturbing and inconsistent with the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Student Code of Conduct.

Science/Tech

Best VMware Alternatives for VDI, Cloud, and HCI Workloads

Today at 13:38 PM, via Tech Financials

A lot of teams in the IT industry we talk to share the same concern regarding VMware’s licensing shifts: how do we maintain performance and stability while avoiding surprises, lock‑in, and complex pricing? The good news is that 2026 has a strong bench of VMware alternatives, and you don’t have to force one platform to […]

Health

Inside Health

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

Is NHS dentistry on ‘life support’?