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News24 | amaBhungane | Deadly waters: The land of lamb and gold (Part 4)

Yesterday at 21:50 PM, via News24

CMS Water Engineering was supposed to secure equipment to fix the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, which would help bring an end to a decade-long human rights disaster for the residents of Hammanskraal. Instead, records show it blew millions on gold and a scheme to export lamb from Kenya to Kuwait.

World

News24 | Israeli hostage says faith sustained him in Hamas captivity

Yesterday at 21:38 PM, via News24

Released Israeli hostage Bar Kupershtein says he managed to survive two years in a cramped Hamas tunnel in Gaza with no sunlight, little food and regular beatings, by clinging to his belief that he was in God’s hands the entire time.

Business

What taxes could rise in the Budget?

Yesterday at 20:36 PM, via BBC News

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

Sport

Real keen on Liverpool’s Szoboszlai – Tuesday’s gossip

Today at 00:24 AM, via BBC News

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is a target for Real Madrid and Manchester City, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo open to joining Napoli, Brazil winger Vinicius closer to Real Madrid exit, plus more.

Education

The Guardian view on education reform: Labour risks missing its chance to change schools | Editorial

Yesterday at 21:15 PM, via The Guardian

Ministers should encourage teachers who are keen to try new things before the new curriculum’s formal adoption

Much better to defer a white paper on special needs education in England than to announce plans in haste, only to be forced to withdraw them. This was the calculation behind the government’s decision to put off until next year its plans for reform in a vitally important and sensitive...

Education

South Africa: NSC Exams Progressing Smoothly At Halfway Mark

Yesterday at 20:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] As the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations reach the halfway mark, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has reported that the overall administration of the exams continues to proceed smoothly, with stability, integrity and efficiency across all nine provinces.

Education

Uganda: Karamoja Schools Struggle With Acute Furniture Shortage

Yesterday at 18:55 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Schools across the Karamoja sub-region continue to grapple with severe shortages of classroom furniture and essential learning materials, forcing pupils to study in difficult and uncomfortable conditions.

Science/Tech

Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: It appears that Neom — Saudi Arabia’s hugely expensive, architecturally bizarre urban development project — is floundering and close to collapse. A new report from the Financial Times cites high-level sources within the project to paint a picture of dysfunction and failure at the heart of the quixotic effort. Neom was envisioned as a vast series...

Science/Tech

A Jailed Hacking Kingpin Reveals All About Cybercrime Gang

Today at 04:20 AM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader alternative_right shares an exclusive BBC interview with Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, once a top-tier cyber-crime boss behind Jabber Zeus, IcedID, and major ransomware campaigns. His story traces the evolution of modern cybercrime from early bank-theft malware to today’s lucrative ransomware ecosystem, marked by shifting alliances, Russian security-service ties, and the paranoia...

Science/Tech

EU Eyes Banning Huawei, ZTE Corp From Mobile Networks of Member Countries

Today at 03:40 AM, via Slashdot

The European Commission is considering turning its non-binding 2020 guidance on “high-risk vendors” into a legal requirement that would effectively force EU member states to phase out Huawei and ZTE from mobile and fixed-line networks. Bloomberg reports: Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen wants to convert the European Commission’s 2020 recommendation to stop using high-risk vendors in...

Science/Tech

The Linux Kernel Looks To ‘Bite the Bullet’ In Enabling Microsoft C Extensions

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

Linux kernel developers are moving toward enabling Microsoft C Extensions (-fms-extensions) by default in Linux 6.19, with Linus Torvalds signaling no objection. While some dislike relying on Microsoft-style behavior, the patches in kbuild-next suggest the project is ready to “bite the bullet” and adopt the extensions system-wide. Phoronix reports: Rasmus Villemoes argued with Kbuild: enable...

Health

Illuminated

Sunday at 21:40 PM, via BBC News

Emily Berry’s exploration of agoraphobia.