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STUDENT HUNGER: University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success
Students without funding are struggling to eat and study at university, with some relying on their parents’ social grants just to get food. This happens as universities also try to provide daily meals to thousands of needy students; however, only a certain number eat due to financial constraints. Read more »
INNER-CITY ADVENTURES: An exotic and divine sensory overload in the heart of Hillbrow’s chaos
We wondered what on earth we’d let ourselves in for. A guided food tour soon turned our apprehension into delight with warm welcomes, wonderful flavours and an unexpected urban oasis. Read more »
Ukraine pauses strikes on Russian refineries after pressure from Trump, WSJ reports
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military has paused its strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from US President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the operations. Read more »
Patrick Stewart, Shakespearean actor turned ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star, dies at 86
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Patrick Stewart, who rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor and then achieved global stardom as the erudite Captain Jean-Luc Picard in TV's "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" movies, has died at the age… Read more »
New York state police to take over sexual assault complaints at Cornell
Oct 29 (Reuters) - New York state police will take over future sexual assault investigations at Cornell University, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday, in the latest fallout over the university's handling of an alleged gang-rape on campus. Read more »
Binance’s possible hack triggers $3bn freeze in crypto assets
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday it had frozen $3bn in crypto assets as it investigated a potential security breach, with stablecoin issuers Circle CRCL.N and Tether freezing related assets. Read more »
BUSHVELD LUNACY: Dig first, find water later: Limpopo’s industrial insanity
Urgent questions need to be asked about a huge Chinese development in a bushveld biosphere to produce steel the world no longer needs. Read more »
UPROOTED: The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row
South Africa’s baobab export row deepens as five trees languish in Durban, a landscaper faces charges and links emerge to a billionaire tree collector in Georgia. Read more »
CRYPTO CORNER: Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency
Eighteen years after Satoshi Nakamoto published the bitcoin white paper, the crypto has expanded into a $101-billion regional economy in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the current market reality reveals a divergence from Nakamoto’s original vision. Read more »
ROAD SAFETY: Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities
With local government elections approaching, the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa wants municipalities to draw up lists of their broken traffic lights and streetlights. Read more »