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South Africa

Warning for severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape

Today at 12:17 PM, via SAnews

Warning for severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Sunday issued an Orange Level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape.

“A cut-off low over the country is expected to result in thundershowers over the Eastern Cape. There is a likelihood that the expected storm may be severe and result in heavy downpours, damaging...

South Africa

Engagements continue to resolve public scholar transport payment matters

Today at 12:02 PM, via SAnews

Engagements continue to resolve public scholar transport payment matters

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is calling for calm among all stakeholders as engagements with Public Scholar Transport Service Providers continue and processes to fulfil outstanding payments continue.The department says it remains actively engaged with service providers in good faith to find an...

South Africa

South Africa withdraws troop contribution to MONUSCO

Today at 10:39 AM, via SAnews

South Africa withdraws troop contribution to MONUSCO

President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, of the South African government’s decision to withdraw its contribution of soldiers to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).In a statement on Saturday, the Presidency said...

Sport

Seifert half-century helps NZ beat Afghanistan

Today at 11:25 AM, via BBC News

New Zealand pull off their highest run chase in T20 World Cup history as they open their Group D campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan.

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Science/Tech

These A.I. Dreamers Don’t Fit the Stereotype

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco are hoping to cash in, even as they wonder how artificial intelligence will affect society.

Science/Tech

Have We Been Thinking About Exercise Wrong for Half a Century?

Today at 10:34 AM, via Slashdot

“After a half-century asking us to exercise more, doctors and physiologists say we have been thinking about it wrong,” writes Washington Post columnist Michael J. Coren. “U.S. and World Health Organization guidelines no longer specify a minimum duration of moderate or vigorous aerobic activity.”Movement-tracking studies show even tiny, regular bursts of effort — as short as 30 seconds — can...

Science/Tech

The Rise of Virtual Items: How Digital Assets Became Valuable

Today at 07:44 AM, via Tech Financials

Virtual items existed as temporary extra features which developers created to provide visual effects for characters and to deliver short-term entertainment. Presently these items serve as the main component of a digital economy that keeps expanding. Players from different genres and platforms devote their resources and emotions to digital items which only exist in virtual […]