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The two ANC failures that cost South Africa 5 million jobs

Today at 07:30 AM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s weak growth over the past 15 years has cost millions of jobs and been compounded by a failing education system that leaves most workers without the skills needed for a modern economy.

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The sad story of a 128-year-old South African landmark

Today at 07:00 AM, via Newsday

For over a century, the corner of Market and Commissioner Streets was marked by Die Herberg Hotel, a building whose walls traced the rise, transformation, and trials of Krugersdorp itself. 

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I wasn’t pushed, says Steenhuisen

Today at 06:26 AM, via SowetanLIVE

DA leader John Steenhuisen insists that no outside influence or external pressure forced him to call an end to his six-year run as party boss.

Sport

Positivity key to West Ham’s upturn in form – Shearer

Today at 02:05 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer explains how West Ham were able to “play on the front foot” and pressurise Burnley’s defence, thanks to the 4-4-2 formation implemented by manager Nuno Espirito Santo in his side’s 2-0 win away at Turf Moor in the Premier League.

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Science/Tech

Are Big Tech’s Nuclear Construction Deals a Tipping Point for Small Modular Reactors?

Today at 06:35 AM, via Slashdot

Fortune reports on “a watershed moment” in American’s nuclear power industry:In January, Meta partnered with Gates’ TerraPower and Sam Altman-backed Oklo to develop about 4 gigawatts of combined SMR projects — enough to power almost 3 million homes — for “clean, reliable energy” both for Meta’s planned Prometheus AI mega campus in Ohio and beyond. Analysts see Meta as the start of more Big...

Science/Tech

A New Era for Security? Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 Found 500 High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

Axios reports:Anthropic’s latest AI model has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting, the company shared first with Axios. Why it matters: The advancement signals an inflection point for how AI tools can help cyber defenders, even as AI is also making attacks more dangerous… Anthropic debuted Claude Opus 4.6, the...

Science/Tech

The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery in Commercial EVs – Great at Low Temperatures

Today at 03:17 AM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shared this report from InsideEVs:Chinese battery giant CATL and automaker Changan Automobile are preparing to put the world’s first passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries on public roads by mid-2026. And if the launch is successful, it could usher in an era where electric vehicles present less of a fire risk and can better handle extreme...

Motoring

Luxury carmaker loses R6.2 billion

Yesterday at 09:01 AM, via TopAuto

Jaguar Land Rover is reeling from massive losses following a cyberattack that shut down its factories.