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South Africa’s oldest food producer is booming

Today at 11:17 AM, via Daily Investor

Food producer Premier is expected to report an up to 30% increase in earnings for the 2026 financial year, with developments in the pipeline that set the company up for future success.

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South Korea downplays Qatar LNG supply risk after attacks

Today at 11:14 AM, via SowetanLIVE

State-owned QatarEnergy said it will have to declare force majeure on long-term contracts for up to five years for LNG supplies bound for Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China after the Iranian attacks knocked out 17% of LNG export capacity.

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Seven uncapped players in new-era Red Roses squad

Today at 11:05 AM, via BBC News

Head coach John Mitchell includes a clutch of new faces in England’s Women’s Six Nations squad as he aims to build on September’s Rugby World Cup triumph.

South Africa

TNPA appoints FFS Tank Terminals to refurbish Port of Cape Town 

Today at 10:45 AM, via SAnews

TNPA appoints FFS Tank Terminals to refurbish Port of Cape Town 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed FFS Tank Terminals as the preferred bidder to refurbish and operate a liquid bulk terminal for a 25-year concession period at the Port of Cape Town.The terminal, specialising in edible oils and compatible cargo, is a brownfield development covering approximately...

Education

Sudan: The UK’s ‘Emergency Brake’ On Sudanese Students Is a Cynical Act of Collective Punishment

Today at 09:37 AM, via AllAfrica

[African Arguments] The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently announced an “emergency brake” on sponsored study visas for nationals from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar. Presented as a crackdown on “visa abuse”, the policy is framed as a technical adjustment within a broader effort to tighten immigration controls. In reality, it reveals something far more troubling. Sudanese...

Education

It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out

The news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children under the age of two has dropped by a phenomenal 39% since last year, thanks to government funding. This stat, from the 25th annual survey of nurseries by the children’s charity Coram, provides a...

Science/Tech

Nasa returns moon rocket to pad and targets 1 April launch

Today at 11:25 AM, via The Guardian

After series of delays, US space agency hopes to carry out first crewed flyby of the moon in more than half a century

Nasa has begun returning its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon, after completing necessary repairs.

Artemis engineers began the manoeuvre, which can take up to 12 hours, at 8pm local time. The US space agency...

Health

How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story

Today at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.