Today in News History
On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1864, At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec. In 1873, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (born 1824) passed away. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1928, Radius Prawiro, Indonesian economist and politician (died 2005) was born. In 1942, Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer (died 2019) was born. In 1944, Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician was born. In 1956, Nick Fry, English economist and businessman was born. In 1984, Aleksandr Shustov, Russian high jumper was born. In 2007, Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (born 1943) passed away. In 2015, Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Sanlam Benchmark Survey: When a ‘small bet’ becomes a big problem
In South Africa, gambling is often spoken about as harmless background noise – a Lotto ticket bought in passing, a quick weekend bet, a small indulgence in a difficult economy. But that framing is becoming harder to defend according to the 2026 Sanlam Benchmark Survey which found 50 of respondents in the online consumer portion of the []
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