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Business

Massive VAT problem for South Africa

Today at 14:30 PM, via BusinessTech

The South African Revenue Service has a close to R500 billion pile of unpaid debt, with VAT being the worst offender.

Politics

ANC turns 114

Today at 05:51 AM, via SABC News

The ANC will hold anniversary celebrations in the North West this weekend.

Education

Kenya: President Ruto Holds High-Level Talks On Education Reforms

Today at 14:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto on Wednesday convened Education Ministry stakeholders at State House, Nairobi, in a high-level meeting aimed at addressing key challenges in Kenya’s education sector, including school funding, reforms, and policy implementation.

Science/Tech

Nasa considering early return of crew from ISS due to medical reasons

Today at 15:20 PM, via The Guardian

Astronaut aboard the International Space Station is in stable condition, Nasa said, and a spacewalk was canceled

Nasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.

A Nasa spokesperson said the...

Science/Tech

Telkom 5G expansion tested

Today at 15:02 PM, via MyBroadband

Telkom is expanding its 5G coverage nationwide. MyBroadband testing shows great speeds.

Science/Tech

SteamOS Continues Its Slow Spread Across the PC Gaming Landscape

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: SteamOS’s slow march across the Windows-dominated PC gaming landscape is continuing to creep along. At CES this week, Lenovo announced it will launch a version of last year’s high-priced, high-powered Legion Go 2 handheld with Valve’s gaming-focused, Linux-based OS pre-installed starting in June. And there are some intriguing signs from...

Motoring

Best-selling bakkies in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

Bakkies are as popular as ever in South Africa, with one model experiencing a major surge in interest this December.