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WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 2026, 11:18

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‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development

Today at 11:13 AM, via Mail & Guardian

From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation processes fail local people while environmental degradation and economic inequality continue to deepen

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EMMANUEL TJIYA: Happy girls are the prettiest

Today at 10:44 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Be careful what you wish for. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to facial hair. In my teens, there was poor beard growth with barely-there facial hair. I could smell the desperation (if desperation had a smell).

South Africa

Recognition for black-owned commercial poultry farmers

Today at 10:34 AM, via SAnews

Recognition for black-owned commercial poultry farmers

The achievements of black-owned, viable commercial poultry businesses will be recognised at a meeting of the Poultry Masterplan Executive Oversight Committee (EOC), which will be held on Thursday. 

The meeting will be led by Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi and Deputy Minister of Agriculture...

Education

Teaching in classes grouped by ability does not hamper progress of less able pupils, study finds

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Research on maths teaching in English secondary schools upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education

Teaching pupils in classes grouped by ability improves the results of high-flyers but does not affect the progress of less able children, according to a study that upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education.

The research by University College London’s Institute of Education...

Science/Tech

Reshaad Sha Appointed Into Vodacom Business’s Extraordinary Business Advisory Board

Today at 11:11 AM, via Tech Financials

Vodacom Business has announced the appointment of three additional executives to its Extraordinary Business Advisory Board, strengthening the company’s commitment to providing enterprise customers with credible insights and guidance on emerging technologies and business solutions. The Extraordinary Business Advisory Board is a strategic initiative launched by Vodacom Business to support...

Science/Tech

A.I. Helps Online Ad Businesses Boom

Today at 11:04 AM, via New York Times

Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.

Health

Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official

Yesterday at 18:21 PM, via New York Times

Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.