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South Africa

KZN Workers’ Parliament charts path to job creation, economic growth

Today at 15:15 PM, via SAnews

KZN Workers’ Parliament charts path to job creation, economic growth

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has tabled a series of resolutions adopted during the provincial Workers’ Parliament, aimed at addressing unemployment, promoting decent work and strengthening economic participation across the province.

The Workers’ Parliament, held at the Greytown Civic Centre in the uMvoti...

Africa

The schoolgirl who became world champion at 14

Today at 14:03 PM, via BBC News

Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Sport

Full NI squad reports for duty for friendly games

Today at 14:55 PM, via BBC News

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill reports that all 23 members of his squad have arrived fit and well for the forthcoming friendlies against Guinea and France.

Education

Gambia: Walking Miles for Education – LRR Students Sspeak Out

Today at 13:45 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Point] Students in the Lower River Region (LRR) have called on the Government of The Gambia, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, to provide them with a school bus to ease the growing challenges of transportation.

Education

Nigeria: Oyo Teachers Comply With Nut Order Over Abduction of Colleagues, Students

Today at 12:50 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] Public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State were on Monday largely deserted as teachers complied with the directive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to embark on an indefinite strike over the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils in the state.

Science/Tech

Meteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and Canada

Today at 15:04 PM, via The Guardian

People from Delaware to Montreal reported either hearing loud booms or seeing the fireball in the sky over weekend

A meteor over Massachusetts during the weekend ultimately prompted reports of booms and sightings across New England into Canada.

The American Meteor Society said that the meteor in question was about 3ft (1 meter) wide as it entered the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border...