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Awakening a 130-year-old South African giant

Today at 08:40 AM, via Daily Investor

PPC’s Awaken the Giant strategy is delivering ahead of schedule, with the 130-year-old company set up for another successful year.

Business

Money flooding out of South Africa at a rapid pace

Today at 09:00 AM, via BusinessTech

The Iran war led to the largest outflow from South Africa’s bond market in six years, while South Africa’s stock benchmark has declined 10% since late February.

Sport

Orlando Pirates star gets New Zealand call-up

Today at 08:53 AM, via The South African

Orlando Pirates’ Andre de Jong has received an international call-up to represent New Zealand in their fixtures against Finland and Chile.

Education

From the archive: ‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2022: Austerity, the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis have left many schools in a parlous state. How hard do staff have to work to give kids the chances they deserve?

By Aida Edemariam. Read by Lucy Scott

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Education

Uganda: Pearl Bank Donates to Islamic University in Uganda

Yesterday at 20:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Pearl Bank has donated water tanks and assorted food items to Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) in celebration of Ramadan and Women’s month season that are key highlights during this season.

Science/Tech

Why SMEs in India Are Switching to Cloud Billing Platforms

Today at 07:51 AM, via Tech Financials

Small and medium businesses in India have traditionally managed billing using paper bill books, notebooks, or Excel sheets. While these methods work for small volumes, they become difficult to manage as the business grows. With more digital payments, GST compliance, and increasing transactions, manual invoicing can slow down operations and make it harder to track […]

Science/Tech

Lantern Finance Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loan Rate at 8 Percent, Setting New Industry Low for U.S. Borrowers

Today at 07:43 AM, via Tech Financials

Las Vegas, NV – Lantern Finance, Inc. today announced a significant reduction in its Bitcoin-backed loan rate, lowering the annual interest rate from 13% to 8% for one-year loans. Combined with a 2% upfront fee, this rate represents the lowest available for Bitcoin-backed loans in the United States backed by an institutional-grade custody solution. The new […]

Health

When Teens Are Pressured to Send Sexual Images

Yesterday at 18:35 PM, via New York Times

Adolescents said they were more likely to share photos with a dating partner, or when they had been worn down with repeated requests.