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Business

Gym prices in 2026: Virgin Active vs Planet Fitness

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

As many return from the holiday season with New Year’s resolutions and plans to sign up to a gym, franchises across the country are adjusting their prices for 2026.

Business

The death spiral South Africa urgently needs to escape

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s municipal electricity debt crisis is often reduced to failing councils, weak billing systems, political interference, and a culture of non-payment. But the truth is more complicated.

Sport

Bandaged Dawson puts Macclesfield ahead against Palace

Today at 15:34 PM, via BBC News

Shortly after adjusting the bandages on his head after picking up an injury early in the match, Paul Dawson nods home Macclesfield’s opener to put them ahead against Crystal Palace.

Education

No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot

A Cambridge college’s plan to target students from some of the country’s most elite private schools has struck a nerve. As reported by the Guardian, Trinity Hall justified the move by claiming that a focus only on “greater...

Education

Uganda: Boys Outperform Girls in 2025 a-Level Cambridge Results

Today at 03:21 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Ugandan educationists have renewed calls for continuous review of the national education curriculum to enhance learners’ global competitiveness following the release of the 2025 A-Level Cambridge examination results.

Education

Liberia: Govt Reaffirms Support for Lofa County University Expansion

Today at 02:52 AM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to the expansion and long-term development of Lofa County University (LCU) following a high-level engagement held Wednesday during the county tour of the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan.

Science/Tech

Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue

Today at 16:56 PM, via The Guardian

Space agency said crew of four will leave ISS next week with goal of touching down in California on 15 January

Nasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed issue.

The US space agency announced on social media on Friday night that it will aim to have the crew leave the...

Science/Tech

How the Free Software Foundation Kept a Videoconferencing Software Free

Today at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Free Software Foundation’s president Ian Kelling is also their senior systems administrator. This week he shared an example of how “the work we put in to making sure a program is free for us also makes it free for the rest of the world.”During the COVID-19 pandemic, like everyone everywhere, the FSF increased its videoconferencing use, especially videoconferencing software that works in web...

Science/Tech

Memory price madness in South Africa

Today at 15:59 PM, via MyBroadband

Major retailers in South Africa have reported memory prices increasing by as much as 250% in the last three months. Here are a few tips to follow to get the best possible prices in January 2026.

Science/Tech

French-UK Starlink Rival Pitches Canada On ‘Sovereign’ Satellite Service

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC.ca: A company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments is pitching Canada on a roughly $250-million plan to provide the military with secure satellite broadband coverage in the Arctic, CBC News has learned. Eutelsat, a rival to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, already provides some services to the Canadian military, but wants to deepen...

Health

How to Spark Up Your Sex Drive

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Experts say scheduling sex is fine, but there are even more effective ways to cultivate intimacy.