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MPs seek legal advice after O’Sullivan exits hearing

Today at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The parliamentary ad-hoc committee investigating corruption in the criminal justice system sought legal advice after private investigator Paul O’Sullivan walked out, following a heated exchange with MP David Skosana who repeatedly accused him of being a spy. O’Sullivan denied the allegations and criticized Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s press briefing as a distraction, while the committee also...

Politics

ANC Free State leaders accused of milking troubled municipality

Today at 00:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The ANC provincial working committee in the Free State has been accused of defying the party’s deployees in government, resulting in the near collapse of the Matjhabeng local municipality. Sources say provincial chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana and secretary Polediso Motsoeneng have used their political power to undermine premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae’s intervention in the municipality, which is […]

Politics

Dlabathi falls in wake of EFF exit

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC

Sport

Klopp exit talk ‘nonsense’ – Friday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:41 PM, via BBC News

Speculation around Jurgen Klopp’s role with Red Bull is dismissed, Chelsea remain in pole position to land Murillo, Wolves’ asking price for Mateus Mane puts off Liverpool and Manchester United, plus more.

Education

How to Measure Real Progress in Education

Yesterday at 19:54 PM, via New York Times

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.

Education

‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools

This story was produced by the Hechinger Report, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

One glossy insert stuck out from the orientation packet handed to hundreds of Ohio State University freshmen last August. It advertised a...

Entertainment

SAA moves to stop pilot strikes

Today at 05:20 AM, via The Citizen

A pending essential services investigation could bar SAA pilots from industrial action.

Science/Tech

Anthropic CEO Says AI Company ‘Cannot In Good Conscience Accede’ To Pentagon

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology. The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense...