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South Africa

Eskom generation recovery continues

Today at 10:32 AM, via SAnews

Eskom generation recovery continues

Eskom has recorded some 280 days without the implementation of load shedding, continuing the power utility’s generation recovery.

At the same time, the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) continues to hold steady, rising to some 65.11% for the financial year to date.

“Eskom’s generation performance continues to show steady and measurable...

World

Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel

Today at 08:32 AM, via NPR

School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside following the army’s killing of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” and the violence it spurred

Africa

‘Emotional’ Mourinho should apologise – McCarthy

Friday at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Sport

Springbok star to take pay cut, return home?

Today at 10:36 AM, via The South African

A popular Springbok star could reportedly turn down a lucrative overseas contract to return to a surprise destination in South Africa.

Education

Children with special educational needs have been let down again and again. That ends right now | Bridget Phillipson

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Too many young people go out into the world ill equipped. We’ll change that: we’ll give more rights and support to them and their families

Send support for schoolchildren in England to get £4bn overhaul

The advent of fully comprehensive education. Raising the school leaving age to 16. The introduction of a national curriculum. Each of these reforms reflected the growing value we placed on...

Education

Monday briefing: ​Will the new Send reforms work for England’s children?

Today at 08:45 AM, via The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: Rising need​ and shrinking budgets have left England’s Send provision at a crossroads, with children’s futures hanging on the success of L​abour’s reforms

Good morning. Across many areas of England today anxious parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) will be packing their kids back off to school after half-term, waiting to hear what...

Education

Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined? | Jason Okundaye

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Is it to be a degree and heavy debt when graduate jobs are shrinking? Or foregoing a degree, knowing society still worships them? Confused, angry: who wouldn’t be

Some months ago, I was at my old university, speaking to prospective sixth-form and college students about taking a degree in the arts and what future careers they could expect. It was a cohort of teenagers from underrepresented...

Education

Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul

Today at 00:30 AM, via The Guardian

‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir Starmer

Ministers will unveil a “generational” overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging £4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.

The reforms are...

Science/Tech

Top ICT tenders: SARS mulls tech upgrades

Today at 11:02 AM, via ITWeb

The South African Revenue Service ramps up its modernisation efforts with targeted interventions, including an e-procurement system.

Science/Tech

Starwatch: Jupiter shines steady in Gemini

Today at 10:43 AM, via The Guardian

Solar system’s largest planet remains a brilliant, unwavering beacon, forming a striking trio with Castor and Pollux

Throughout this month, Jupiter has remained in the constellation Gemini (the Twins), providing a reliable reference point in the evening sky – and it will continue to do so into March. As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter shines brightly enough to cut through...

Science/Tech

Rule-Breaking Black Hole Growing At 13x the Cosmic ‘Speed Limit’ Challenges Theories

Today at 10:34 AM, via Slashdot

“A surprisingly ravenous black hole from the dawn of the universe is breaking two big rules,” reports Live Science. “It’s not only exceeding the ‘speed limit’ of black hole growth but also generating extreme X-ray and radio wave emissions — two features that are not predicted to coexist…” “How is this rule-breaking behavior even possible? In a paper published Jan. 21 in The Astrophysical...

Motoring

Dark clouds looming over Renault

Today at 08:31 AM, via TopAuto

Renault expects profitability to decline this year as it grapples with rising competition from Chinese rivals.

Health

A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

Friday at 16:25 PM, via New York Times

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.