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The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence

Today at 11:03 AM, via Mail & Guardian

By Prof Linda du Plessis, senior deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU). Visit North West University press office The tragedy of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) story is that it reflects more than an institutional crisis; it reflects a deeper tension in public leadership in South Africa. NSFAS has grown from a […]

South Africa

President Ramaphosa to address Africa’s Travel Indaba

Today at 10:15 AM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa to address Africa’s Travel Indaba

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday officially open and address Africa’s Travel Indaba at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

In a statement on Monday, The Presidency said the Indaba is a platform for leaders of the African tourism industry, investors, media, international...

Sport

Rock defeats Doets to claim Austrian Open title

Today at 10:46 AM, via BBC News

Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock secures his first title on the European Tour in almost two years with a 8-6 win over Kevin Doets in the final of the Austrian Darts Open.

Sport

How big is Rohl’s Rangers rebuild this summer?

Today at 10:37 AM, via BBC News

Manager Danny Rohl has to learn some lessons, and quickly, after falling away to a third-place finish in the Scottish Premiership, writes Kheredine Idessane.

Education

Cursive Club, Where Students Learn With a Flourish

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries after it was cut from the Common Core curriculum. Some states are reintroducing it into schools.

Education

Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’

Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned.

Cambridge’s leadership...

Education

‘One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable?

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

We have created the most stifling and sanitised imaginative space conceivable for children, says teacher Brendan James Murray. Today true imagination has become a radical act

The six children sit together at the waterline in roaring wind. Seagulls dip and strain, beating their wings against the gusts as, far below, waves crest, thump, whisper. A girl, scarcely three years old, stands suddenly...

Science/Tech

How Is Vodacom’s Mobile Money Platform Performing?

Today at 10:37 AM, via Tech Financials

Vodacom today published its financial results for the year to end-March and disclosed solid performance from its mobile money platforms. “Our mobile money platforms, including Safaricom, processed $525.6 billion of transaction value in the year, up 16.6%, representing leadership in the African FinTech space,” Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO, disclosed on Monday. This makes Vodacom’s […]

Science/Tech

Vodacom’s IoT.nxt: A Rare Look At Its Performance

Today at 10:18 AM, via Tech Financials

Vodacom Group today published its financial results for the year to end-March 2026 and gave the market a glimpse to the performance of its Internet of Things (IoT) business, IoT.nxt. IoT.nxt is a subsidiary of Vodacom South Africa and its financials are embedded in the local unit. Since Vodacom’s strategic R1 billion acquisition of a […]

Science/Tech

Ford’s Electrified Vehicle Sales Dropped 31% in April From One Year Ago

Today at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

Ford’s sales of electrified vehicles — including hybrids and all-electric models — dropped 31% from April 2025, reports Electrek. “Hybrid sales fell 32% to 15,758 vehicles, while EV sales continued to crash with just 3,655 all-electric models sold last month, 25% fewer than in the year prior.”After discontinuing the F-150 Lightning in December, sales of the electric pickup have been in free...

Motoring

Bad to worse for petrol prices in South Africa

Today at 08:46 AM, via TopAuto

Motorists are in for a double blow in June as the price of petrol is expected to go up, and the government is planning to reintroduce a major fuel tax.

Motoring

Job cuts at Porsche

Today at 08:41 AM, via TopAuto

Porsche CEO Michael Leiters is cutting headcount for the first time to counteract slumping sales and the cost of reversing its EV strategy.