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South Africa

TBM launch signals a step towards water security for Gauteng and Lesotho

Today at 15:40 PM, via SAnews

TBM launch signals a step towards water security for Gauteng and Lesotho

By Dikeledi Molobela

Mokhotlong, Lesotho – In a major step toward securing water supply for South Africa’s economic heartland, the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) was launched on Monday at the Polihali construction site, under Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.  

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World

Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

Today at 13:02 PM, via NPR

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Business

Rand goes from hero to zero

Today at 16:28 PM, via BusinessTech

After being flooded with positive sentiment at the start of the year, the rand is back in the basket of worst-performing currencies thanks to the war in the Middle East.

Sport

What to do about Rew? England’s dilemma

Today at 18:25 PM, via BBC News

James Rew’s start to the season makes him a strong contender for an England call-up, but how would he fit into the Test team?

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 20 April 2026

Today at 18:30 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

Allbirds’ Move To AI Has Echoes of the Dot-Com Frenzy

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg, written by writer Austin Carr: Allbirds is pivoting to artificial intelligence. The San Francisco brand, whose wool running shoes were once the sneaker du jour among the tech crowd, announced last week that it was expanding into AI computing infrastructure. The bizarre strategic shift was immediately greeted with a surprising frenzy on Wall...

Science/Tech

Desmond Morris obituary

Today at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

Zoologist, author and broadcaster who found fame with his groundbreaking 1967 book The Naked Ape

Desmond Morris, the zoologist, writer and broadcaster, who has died aged 98, in the course of 60 years put his name to more than 50 books, and fronted several hundred hours of television, starting with the Granada children’s weekly programme Zoo Time from 1956. It was broadcast from a special...

Science/Tech

How Instant Crypto Swaps Improve User Experience in Crypto Wallets

Today at 18:37 PM, via Tech Financials

Switching networks, pasting wallet addresses, and confirming multiple approvals add unnecessary friction that gradually erodes user confidence and patience.Instant crypto swaps offer a cleaner alternative, compressing tedious transactions into a single, fast process. Within modern wallets, they have evolved from handy tools into core infrastructure, reshaping how users experience digital...