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WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:39

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MINING INDABA 2026: SA carmakers warned: ‘Do not compete with China’

Today at 22:23 PM, via Daily Maverick

Seeing local automotive sector representatives at Mining Indaba conversing about critical minerals is always odd – and more so given the precarious position the steel industry is in. There were harsh truths dished out this year, another bitter pill to swallow.

South Africa

UCT Researcher Wins Global Grant to Study AI’s Impact on Youth Employment in South Africa

Today at 18:17 PM, via iAfrica

A researcher at the University of Cape Town has received an international research grant to examine whether artificial intelligence can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa. Dr. Tim Köhler, a senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics, is one of 19 early-career researchers selected […]

Sport

USA’s Stolz wins gold despite Dutch awarded reskate

Today at 22:03 PM, via BBC News

Team USA’s Jordan Stolz breaks the Olympic record by nine tenths of a second to see off stiff competition from the Dutch pair of Jenning De Boo and Joep Wennemars, to win the men’s speed skating gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Education

NUS urges ‘loan shark’ Reeves to reverse changes to student debt repayment

Today at 21:20 PM, via The Guardian

Policy announced in autumn budget freezes threshold at which students start repaying university loans

Protesters dressed as sharks and in Rachel Reeves face masks gathered outside the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to express their anger over changes to their student loans and their ballooning debt.

The demonstration by members of the National Union of Students (NUS) characterised the...

Education

Uganda: Luweero Headteachers Warn Parents Against Late School Reporting

Today at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] School administrators in Luweero District, particularly in government-aided schools, have urged parents to send pupils back to school promptly, warning that delayed reporting is hurting learners academically now that classes have resumed.

Education

Uganda: Low Learner Turnout Marks School Reopening in Tororo

Today at 20:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Several schools in Tororo District registered low learner turnout on the first day of reopening for the 2026 academic year, raising concern among education administrators over potential disruptions to learning.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 11 February 2026

Today at 22:02 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

A Hellish ‘Hothouse Earth’ Getting Closer, Scientists Say

Today at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said. From a report: Continued global heating could trigger climate tipping points, leading to a cascade of further tipping points and feedback loops, they said. This would lock the world into a new and hellish “hothouse Earth” climate far worse than the 2-3C...

Science/Tech

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Today at 23:00 PM, via The Guardian

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition.

Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of...