A team of South African scientists using the South African Radio Observatory's (SARAO), MeerKAT radio telescope, has spotted a rare and extremely faint radio glow coming from a huge cluster of galaxies about 7 billion light-years away. 

This type of glow - called an ultra-steep-spectrum radio halo - is the most distant one ever found. The discovery, led by Isaac Magolego, a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, supervised by Professors Roger Deane and Kshitij Thorat, from Wits and the University of Pretoria, has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. The student project is supported by the SARAO.

For more on this, Magolego joins us on the line.

A team of South African scientists using the South African Radio Observatory's (SARAO), MeerKAT radio telescope, has spotted a rare and extremely faint radio glow coming from a huge cluster of galaxies about 7 billion light-years away.&nbsp;
This type of glow - called an ultra-steep-spectrum radio halo - is the most distant one ever found. The discovery, led by Isaac Magolego, a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, supervised by Professors Roger Deane and Kshitij Thorat, from Wits and the University of Pretoria, has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. The student project is supported by the SARAO.
For more on this, Magolego joins us on the line.

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SA Scientists spot most distant ultra-steep radio Halo using MeerKAT

A recent judgment in South Africa has put the legal fraternity on notice, as confirmatory affidavits can no longer be treated as administrative paperwork. In a recent case, the court dismissed one party's reliance on confirmatory affidavits because the witnesses provided nothing more than boilerplate, template phrasing.

Thuto Ngobeni compiled this report.

A recent judgment in South Africa has put the legal fraternity on notice, as confirmatory affidavits can no longer be treated as administrative paperwork. In a recent case, the court dismissed one party's reliance on confirmatory affidavits because the witnesses provided nothing more than boilerplate, template phrasing.
Thuto Ngobeni compiled this report.

Judgment puts SA legal fraternity on notice over template affidavits

We turn now to developments across Central Africa, where political transitions, humanitarian crises, and shifting regional alliances continue to shape the outlook for millions. The Central African Republic is preparing for a crucial election later this month amid growing concerns about insecurity and the shrinking space for opposition. At the same time, the conflict in Sudan is pushing new waves of displaced families into neighbouring Chad - a country already struggling with its own economic and humanitarian pressures. And across the wider region, issues from political detentions in Cameroon to new energy projects in Angola and diplomatic manoeuvring around the DRC-Rwanda peace process are all making headlines. To help us make sense of these stories, is geopolitical analyst, Aaron Ng'ambi...


TALKING POINTS

** Central African Republic head to the polls, later this month

** Waves of Sudanese families flee troubled and war torn Sudan, into Chad - but there is no much help in chad either

** Cameroon opposition leader, Anicet Akane has died in detention.

** DRC and Rwandan leaders are in the US today and expected to sign a peace deal at the White House

** And Angola launch a New Gas Consortium project

We turn now to developments across Central Africa, where political transitions, humanitarian crises, and shifting regional alliances continue to shape the outlook for millions. The Central African Republic is preparing for a crucial election later this month amid growing concerns about insecurity and the shrinking space for opposition. At the same time, the conflict in Sudan is pushing new waves of displaced families into neighbouring Chad - a country already struggling with its own economic and humanitarian pressures. And across the wider region, issues from political detentions in Cameroon to new energy projects in Angola and diplomatic manoeuvring around the DRC-Rwanda peace process are all making headlines. To help us make sense of these stories, is geopolitical analyst, Aaron Ng'ambi...
 TALKING POINTS
** Central African Republic head to the polls, later this month
** Waves of Sudanese families flee troubled and war torn Sudan, into Chad - but there is no much help in chad either
** Cameroon opposition leader, Anicet Akane has died in detention.
** DRC and Rwandan leaders are in the US today and expected to sign a peace deal at the White House
** And Angola launch a New Gas Consortium project

Central Africa wrap with Geopolitical analyst, Aaron Ng'ambi

Day two of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Africa Members' Convention is set to begin in Mombasa in the next few hours. Delegates are expected to build on yesterday's discussions, which focused on technology, professional visibility and the evolving role of accountants across the continent.

For a look back at day one and what's ahead today, is George Njari, A-C-C-A's Head of the Eastern Africa Cluster.

Day two of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Africa Members' Convention is set to begin in Mombasa in the next few hours. Delegates are expected to build on yesterday's discussions, which focused on technology, professional visibility and the evolving role of accountants across the continent.
For a look back at day one and what's ahead today, is George Njari, A-C-C-A's Head of the Eastern Africa Cluster.

SA Scientists spot most distant ultra-steep radio Halo using MeerKAT

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