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PHANTOM SHARES: Will Glencore-Rio Tinto be the deal of 2026?

Today at 17:10 PM, via Daily Maverick

The year has barely kicked off and we already have a blockbuster deal on the table to salivate over. Will it happen or will it fizzle out? Either way, you can be sure that the Glencore-Rio Tinto opportunity is going to be a feature of some of the major headlines this year.

Africa

Mbeumo ‘sad’ over Cameroon Afcon exit

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via BBC News

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Business

Big change coming for smoking in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

New smoking laws being processed by parliament could force tobacco brands to use standardised packaging. But there’s a big problem.

Sport

Forgotten Sundowns winger on his way to Europe

Today at 17:16 PM, via The South African

Mamelodi Sundowns’ struggling winger, Thapelo Maseko, is saying goodbye to his family in South Africa. Reports say a move to Europe has been agreed on .

Sport

David hat-trick seals Harlequins knockout spot

Today at 16:48 PM, via BBC News

Nick David scores a hat-trick to help Harlequins book their spot in the Investec Champions Cup last 16 by thrashing a much-changed Stormers side.

Education

An Education Success Story

Today at 15:04 PM, via New York Times

We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

Education

Excessive screen time limits vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn

Today at 14:54 PM, via The Guardian

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

Excessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ ability to speak, the government has warned as it prepares to issue advice to parents for the first time on how to manage screen use in under-fives.

New research has found that children aged two with the highest screen use – about five hours a...

Science/Tech

Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End ‘Enshittification’

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the “enshittification” of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be “the beginning of the end for enshittification” in a new article for the Guardian — “our chance to make tech good again”.There is only one reason the world isn’t bursting with wildly profitable products and projects that...

Motoring

BYD unveils new car brand

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

BYD has created a new sub-brand designed to appeal to the e-hailing industry.