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South Africa

President Ramaphosa concludes SA-Botswana BNC

Today at 15:09 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa concludes SA-Botswana BNC

South Africa and Botswana have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening political, economic and social cooperation, following the successful conclusion of the sixth Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone, on Thursday.

The commission was held on the last day of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s two-day State Visit to the country’s...

World

As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers

Today at 11:00 AM, via NPR

About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they’re being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.

Sport

GB’s Samuel qualifies for first Grand Slam

Today at 15:47 PM, via BBC News

Britain’s Toby Samuel reaches the first Grand Slam main draw of his career with victory in the final round of French Open qualifying.

Education

‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside space

The play area at St John’s Church of England primary in Barnet, north London, used to flood so severely it was often unusable. “It would get so bad that the children couldn’t be dismissed from the playground,” says Macci Dobie, the school’s...

Education

Nigeria: Fresh Crisis Looms in Varsities As ASUU Issues Warning

Today at 14:18 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] The Sokoto Zonal Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), comprising 10 universities across the North-West, has raised serious concerns over what it described as the slow, distorted and selective implementation of the 2025 Federal Government ASUU Agreement, warning that continued neglect of lecturers’ welfare and university governance issues could trigger avoidable...

Health

‘I used to be the shy kid’

Today at 15:01 PM, via BBC News

Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked.