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Africa

We’ve got so many hidden gems – Semenyo

Yesterday at 13:02 PM, via BBC News

Antoine Semenyo says Ghana has a special group of players and that they possess hidden gems who will be known by the end of the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Education

Nigeria: Maltina Teacher Awards Winner to Get N10m, Honda Car

Today at 18:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The overall winner of the 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition will receive a brand-new Honda HR-V in addition to the grand prize of N10 million, the management of Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund has declared.

Education

Nigeria: Kidnapped Schoolchildren – Rage Over Terrorists’ Toxic Demand

Today at 17:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] In homes scattered across Nigeria, telephones have become symbols of both hope and terror. Every ring sends hearts racing. Every unknown number triggers fear. Every silent night stretches endlessly for families whose loved ones remain in captivity.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 22 June 2026

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, research finds

Today at 18:37 PM, via The Guardian

Observations suggest comet spent billions of years on ‘vast unimaginable trajectories’ around our galaxy

An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic back yard, astronomers said Monday.

The comet 3I/Atlas is just the third visitor from beyond our solar system that humanity...

Science/Tech

2,000 Retired Google Pixel Phones Get a Second Life As a Private Cloud

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

UC San Diego researchers are working with Google to build a private cloud from 2,000 retired Pixel Fold motherboards, demonstrating how discarded smartphones could provide useful, low-cost computing capacity. “The full smartphone cluster is expected to launch this fall,” reports The Register. “Depending on how well the initial phase goes, we’re told the cluster could grow even larger.” From the...