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Ask a debt counsellor anything

Today at 12:29 PM, via Daily Maverick

If the rising cost of living has your budget at a breaking point, you aren’t alone, and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. Get advice from a debt counsellor on Daily Maverick Connect.

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Gulf security model nears breaking point as external guarantees prove increasingly conditional

Today at 12:28 PM, via Daily Maverick

The Iran war of 2026 has revived long-standing warnings that Gulf monarchies may be entering a period of structural fragility, as reliance on external security guarantees is increasingly exposed as conditional and unreliable. Rather than imminent collapse, the region now faces pressure to either rapidly recalibrate into more autonomous and integrated defence arrangements or risk gradual...

South Africa

NHLS develops National Diabetes Dashboard to strengthen South Africa’s response

Today at 11:15 AM, via SAnews

NHLS develops National Diabetes Dashboard to strengthen South Africa’s response

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Health, National Priority Programmes, and the Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub (DIH), has developed South Africa’s first National Diabetes (HbA1c) Dashboard — a major step forward in tackling one of the...

Sport

‘Tottenham messed up’ – A win at last for Spurs, but is it too late?

Today at 12:27 PM, via BBC News

Speaking on the Monday Night Club, football writer Mark Ogden and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton discuss how Tottenham are heading towards relegation from the Premier League, despite beating Wolves to secure their first league win of the year.

Education

Tanzania: Skills-Driven Education Key to Unlocking Youth Potential

Today at 12:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Bukoba — TANZANIA must overhaul its education model to prioritise practical, market-relevant skills if it is to tackle persistent socio-economic challenges, presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Dr Alex Malasusa has said.