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SCORECARD: Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe’s year of missed deliverables

Today at 21:26 PM, via Daily Maverick

After a year in office, Mayor Babalwa Lobishe achieved a fraction of her set targets to improve service delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. This has poked holes in her leadership of the municipality, which is now receiving support from national government under Section 154 of the Constitution. Lobishe announced a list of 85 key deliverables under the ‘All Hands on Deck’ programme that she...

Business

South Africans want BEE to end

Today at 17:30 PM, via BusinessTech

More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based, according to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.

Sport

Ireland beat England in Pro League shootout

Today at 19:47 PM, via BBC News

Ireland earn their first points in the FIH Pro League as they edge out England 4-3 in a dramatic shootout after a 1-1 draw in Dublin.

Education

UK students: are you living at home while you’re at university?

Today at 18:22 PM, via The Guardian

We’d like to hear from UK students who are – or are planning to – live at home while studying at university

We’d like to find out about students who are living at home while studying at university, rather than living in student accommodation or a flat share.

Why have you taken the decision to live at home? What are the positives and negatives? How has the cost of living affected your university...

Education

Kenya: How to Check 2025 Kjsea Results Online and Via SMS

Today at 17:43 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Parents and guardians across Kenya can now access the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results following their official release by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba.

Education

Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Manchester Metropolitan University again wins top spot for climate and social justice in league table

More universities have severed ties with fossil fuel companies, banning them from recruitment fairs and refusing to advertise roles in the industry, according to the latest higher education league table.

The analysis found that eight more universities had signed up to end recruitment ties with...

Science/Tech

Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers

Today at 21:24 PM, via Slashdot

Uber has discontinued its monthly electric vehicle bonuses for drivers in the United States and Canada, marking the latest in a series of rollbacks from a company that once pledged to pour $800 million into helping its drivers transition away from gasoline-powered cars. The ride-hailing giant had previously eliminated its $1-per-ride EV perk last year, replacing it with monthly bonuses that...

Motoring

South Africa needs to ditch driver’s licence cards

Today at 15:17 PM, via TopAuto

South Africa’s largest public sector trade union has voiced its support for a plan to replace the country’s physical driver’s licences with a new digital system.