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Prison official faces probe in ‘Cat’ Matlala transfer

Today at 10:54 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The transfer of high-profile attempted murder suspect Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to a ‘super max’ jail in KwaZulu-Natal is alleged to have followed fears that at least one senior correctional services official in Pretoria might be too close to him.

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Apartheid laws making a comeback in South Africa

Today at 10:30 AM, via Newsday

Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara warned that Apartheid laws are making a comeback in South Africa, which classify and divide citizens by race.

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Drunk-driver crisis rocks SA

Today at 10:21 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Professionals among thousands detained as authorities tighten festive season clampdown

Education

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.

Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...

Education

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)

Education

The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial

Friday at 20:05 PM, via The Guardian

Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing role

The outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of...

Entertainment

Ackers: It hurts to lose like this

Today at 10:37 AM, via The Citizen

“I feel sorry for the players because things just don’t seem to want to turn for us”.

Science/Tech

Reddit Surges in Popularity to Overtake TikTok in the UK – Thanks to Google’s Algorithm?

Today at 10:34 AM, via Slashdot

Reddit “has overtaken TikTok as Britain’s fourth most-visited social media service,” reports the Guardian:The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88% increase in the proportion of UK internet users it reaches. Three in five Brits online now encounter the site, up from a third in 2023, according to Ofcom. Its popularity is rising fastest with younger internet...

Science/Tech

Fight about matric results in South Africa

Today at 10:31 AM, via MyBroadband

South Africa’s legal fraternity is divided on whether publishing the marks of matric pupils in newspapers violates POPIA.