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„Take online courses from the world’s top universities for free ... 1,500 online courses from universities like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford & more.“ Subjects include history, psychology, biology, physics, philosophy & others. openculture.com/freeonlinecour… via @openculture

What a coincidence. We could have published this story last week, earlier even. Then we’re approached on Thurs ahead of planned Mon publication. Please don’t name the guy. He did it on someone else’s behalf. Leave out his name, we’ll tell you wat really happened. We declined.

Stark warning from MSF: "Never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon. Nobody knows its true scale. New cases are reported daily, yet hundreds of samples remain untested. Border and airport closures delay the arrival of critical aid." msf.org/msf-statement-…

📌SA RESERVE BANK ATTENTION ECONOMICS GRADUATES] Applications are open for the 2027 Economist Internship Programme at Stellenbosch University’s Bureau for Economic Research (BER). In partnership with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the programme provides practical training to graduates, giving them the opportunity to work alongside BER economists for a year. Successful candidates will be employed full-time by the SARB and receive a competitive salary. Apply here: ber.ac.za/internship/ind…

Grace Morobe and her team provide free breakfast to less fortune school kids every morning in Mohlakeng, Randfontein.

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar allows Pride march to take place in Budapest, reversing Orbán-era ban

BREAKING: President Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and must be removed, a judge orders. apnews.com/article/trump-…

New in June! In his colourful and comprehensive account of Tsietsi Mashinini’s story, Mathe sheds new light not only on an exceptional leader, but also on the pivotal events of 16 June, some of which remain contested to this day.

Zimbabwe opposition’s stark warning to SA #MoneywebNews moneyweb.co.za/news/africa/zi… via @Moneyweb

Breaking News: Anthropic surpassed OpenAI as the world’s most valuable A.I. start-up, with a valuation of $900 billion. nyti.ms/4fNb5C3

🖥️ The new Artificial Intelligence policy at UC Berkeley School of Law, effective Summer 2026. 📝 Here is the main rule: "The use of AI is prohibited for aid in conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit. AI use is prohibited for any use for any purpose in any exam situation. Students may not upload course materials—including assignments, readings, slides, class recordings, or other class content—into generative AI systems. AI can be used for research on papers ONLY for the limited purpose of identifying sources, such as cases, statutes, or secondary sources."

Russian banks to arm themselves against Ukrainian drones ft.trib.al/5cxlOOw

Tonight our Executive Director Wade Manning joins @Newzroom405 to discuss the @IECSouthAfrica launch of the 2026 Local Government Elections campaign and why active civic participation and election observation matter now more than ever. 📺 Catch the conversation on DSTV Channel 405
🕘 Tonight at 9:15 PM #LocalGovernmentElections2026 #ElectionObservation #CivicParticipation #Democracy #SouthAfrica #NewzroomAfrika

“The pope is really doing the Lord’s work here, and I say that as an atheist. There are so few institutions left on planet Earth that have the gravitas, strength, communal network to take on this phenomenon, which is trying to become inevitable and superhuman.” nytimes.com/2026/05/25/tec…

Pope Leo XIV in his first encyclical citing Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism to warn AI risks producing the exact condition Arendt identified as the prerequisite for totalitarian domination by destroying people's ability to discern between fact and fiction.

The Dakar Conference, 1987. The conference was held in Dakar, Senegal, between 55 predominantly white Afrikaner South Africans and a 16-member delegation of the exiled African National Congress (ANC). Organized amidst a heightened state of emergency in South Africa, this landmark gathering bypassed the rigid strictures of the apartheid government to explore potential paths toward a negotiated political settlement. Footage: Apartheid docuseries

Pope Leo XIV’s top advisers told me his goal in releasing his encyclical was to speak directly to the builders of Silicon Valley. The founder of Twitter just posted his text in full. That suggests the mission was accomplished.

Mpumalanga sits at the centre of SA’s coal economy, but it is also at the centre of SA's mine closure crisis. Across the province, abandoned and inadequately rehabilitated mines continue to leave communities exposed. #MustRead report by @CentreEnvRights cer.org.za/reports/no-mor…

WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts reut.rs/4e1CpLA reut.rs/4e1CpLA

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. apnews.com/article/pope-a…