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South Africa

No immediate risk of fuel shortages, says dept

Today at 19:59 PM, via SAnews

No immediate risk of fuel shortages, says dept

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has reassured South Africans that the country currently faces no immediate risk of fuel shortages, despite rising global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting international markets.

In a media statement issued on Tuesday, the department said it remains in constant...

South Africa

Koeberg’s Unit 2 reaches 365 consecutive days of operations

Today at 19:39 PM, via SAnews

Koeberg’s Unit 2 reaches 365 consecutive days of operations

Unit 2 at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has successfully operated for 365 consecutive days – at an average of 99.4% Energy Availability Factor (EAF) – since major upgrades were completed.

This is according to Eskom, who said in a statement on Tuesday that the unit delivers about 946MW of reliable electricity to the...

South Africa

Smart ID digitisation programme initiated in 2015

Today at 19:30 PM, via SAnews

Smart ID digitisation programme initiated in 2015

Government has in a statement on Tuesday corrected claims that the Department of Home Affairs’ partnership with banks on Smart ID cards is “new and driven by a political party”.

A statement issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Tuesday said the partnership with the banks was started as part of the...

World

News24 | Israel says Iran hacked security cameras

Today at 19:50 PM, via News24

Israel’s cybersecurity directorate said it had identified “dozens of Iranian breaches into security cameras for espionage purposes” since the start of the war in the Middle East, urging the public to be vigilant.

Business

Calls for mercy in South Africa

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Civil rights organisation AfriForum has urged the government to provide relief to motorists and the broader economy as South Africa braces for a sharp increase in fuel prices next month.

Sport

Kaizer Chiefs legend responds to Amakhosi boss

Today at 19:56 PM, via The South African

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Jabu Mahlangu believes the club’s expectations for the current coaching team may be too ambitious for this stage of the rebuild.

Education

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.

It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...

Education

Malawi: Education Activists Proposes 10 Percent of CDF for Education

Today at 13:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has proposed that 10 percent of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) be allocated specifically to improving education standards at constituency level, citing persistent underfunding and growing challenges in Malawi’s public education sector.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 10 March 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

Oracle Is Walking Away From Expanding Its Stargate Data Center With Oracle

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI is reportedly backing away from expanding its AI data center partnership with Oracle because newer generations of Nvidia GPUs may arrive before the facility is even operational. CNBC reports: Artificial intelligence chips are getting upgraded more quickly than data centers can be built, a market reality that exposes a key risk to the AI trade and Oracle’s debt-fueled expansion. OpenAI is...

Health

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

Today at 09:00 AM, via New York Times

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.