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South African students gamble away taxpayer money 

Today at 17:45 PM, via Daily Investor

NSFAS has teamed up with the National Gambling Board to tackle a rise in online betting among students as the gamification of gambling increases in popularity.

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Kruger camps face more rain delays in flood-hit north

Today at 17:42 PM, via SA People

Heavy rain has once again slowed repairs on Kruger camps in the northern and central regions of Kruger National Park. Weekend flooding has disrupted access routes and forced temporary closures at several bush camps and gates. River levels along the Shingwedzi and Luvuvhu systems have surged after sustained downpours over the previous few days. Officials […]

Lifestyle

BAD public holiday news for South Africans

Today at 16:33 PM, via The South African

South African workers will have been looking forward to the next public holiday break on the calendar, but there’s bad news …

Science/Tech

Animated ‘Firefly’ Reboot In Development With Nathan Fillion

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An animated reboot of Firefly is in early development at 20th Television Animation with Nathan Fillion involved. The project has Joss Whedon’s blessing and will be run by writers Tara Butters and Marc Guggenheim, with early concept art already underway. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “The series would be set in the timeline between the original, 11-episode TV run in 2002 and the 2005...

Science/Tech

MTN initiates share buyback programme

Today at 16:27 PM, via TechCentral

MTN Group will spend up to R6-billion buying back and cancelling its own shares over the next three years.

Science/Tech

A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried?

Today at 15:30 PM, via The Guardian

Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie?

It sounds like the opening of a sci-fi film, but US scientists recently uploaded a copy of the brain of a living fly into a simulation. In San Francisco, biotechnology company Eon...

Science/Tech

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds

Today at 15:05 PM, via The Guardian

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known.

The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers...

Motoring

Gauteng still has an e-toll problem

Today at 16:39 PM, via TopAuto

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is preparing to settle its case against Sanral’s collection of outstanding e-toll debts.