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News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms, possible flooding, wind, hail in 7 provinces

Today at 17:45 PM, via News24

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings across several provinces, including parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the North West, Free State, northern Eastern Cape, eastern Northern Cape and Mpumalanga, where excessive lightning, strong winds and hail can be expected. Milder weather with some showers is forecast for parts of the Western Cape.

South Africa

President Ramaphosa warns against false narratives aimed at dividing South Africans

Today at 15:45 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa warns against false narratives aimed at dividing South Africans

President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned against misinformation and false narratives that seek to portray South Africa as a deeply divided society, warning that such narratives are designed to sow fear, hatred and division. 

Speaking at the National Day of Reconciliation commemoration at the Ncome...

Business

Here is the expected petrol price for January

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that petrol and diesel users in South Africa are lining up for a sizeable cut to pricing in the new year.

Sport

Soutar wins epic after missing 15 match darts

Today at 16:45 PM, via BBC News

Scotland’s Alan Soutar misses 15 match darts before finally defeating debutant Teemu Harju in a sudden-death leg at the PDC World Championship.

Education

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

Today at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Under Trump, the department that once rooted out race- and disability-based discrimination has begun opening investigations over antisemitism and transgender policies

The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window.

The staffers shut the door in his face. Alone, the boy...

Education

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

Today at 17:48 PM, via New York Times

For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.

Education

Liberia: Making Education Better

Today at 13:28 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] When President Joseph Nyuma Boakai officially launched the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) Project, the ceremony marked more than the unveiling of a five-year education program. It symbolized a renewed national reckoning with one of Liberia’s most enduring postwar challenges: how to rebuild an education system battered by conflict, epidemics, chronic...

Science/Tech

High-Speed Traders Are Feuding Over a Way To Save 3.2 Billionths of a Second

Today at 18:40 PM, via Slashdot

A millisecond used to be a big deal for the world’s quickest traders. A dispute over huge trading profits at one of the world’s largest futures exchanges shows they now think a million times faster [non-paywalled source]. From a report: The controversy is about an arcane technical maneuver in which high-speed traders bombard Frankfurt-based Eurex with useless data. The idea is to keep their...

Science/Tech

Sarkee Capital Announces G4 Milestone as Dual-Track Strategy Enters Build-Out Phase

Today at 18:18 PM, via Tech Financials

New York, NY — Sarkee Capital (SKC) today announced a significant milestone in the development of its G4 system, confirming that the firm’s Dual-Track Strategy has successfully completed live-market validation and has formally entered the build-out phase. The advancement follows extensive testing in cryptocurrency markets and reflects SKC’s commitment to disciplined, risk-controlled...

Science/Tech

Tech Giants Can’t Agree On What To Call Their AI-Powered Glasses

Today at 18:01 PM, via Slashdot

The glasses-shaped face computers that tech companies have been building for years now face an identity crisis, and their makers can’t agree on what to call them. Meta has asked a journalist to refer to its Ray-Ban glasses as “AI glasses” to distinguish them from Google Glass. Google, whose Project Aura is a collaboration with Xreal, calls the product “wired XR glasses” because the company...

Science/Tech

How MetaTrader 5 is redefining the standards for trading platforms in South Africa

Today at 17:31 PM, via Tech Financials

Across South Africa’s growing trading sphere, you’ve probably noticed how expectations around platform performance and reliability have shifted. More traders want deeper analytics, broader market access and tools that simplify complex decisions in real time. Recent figures reflect this rise, with around 190,000 active retail traders in South Africa in 2025 and online retail projected […]

Motoring

Major airport in ruins in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The once-bustling Thaba ‘Nchu Airport, opened in 1988 as one of Bophuthatswana’s flagship infrastructure projects, now stands as a stark symbol of a local economy that has long since stalled.

Motoring

Good news for European carmakers

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The European Union is preparing to relax its impending ban on combustion engine vehicles, a decision that will influence the cars made by brands like BMW, Mercedes, and VW.