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South Africa

Hlabisa calls for collective action to reform local government

Today at 14:16 PM, via SAnews

Hlabisa calls for collective action to reform local government

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for urgent and coordinated action to reform South Africa’s local government system, stressing that municipalities must become stable, capable and reliable drivers of economic growth and service delivery.

Hlabisa made the call during...

South Africa

Traditional leaders remain vital partners in governance and development

Today at 13:52 PM, via SAnews

Traditional leaders remain vital partners in governance and development

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening the role of traditional leaders, saying they remain a vital pillar of governance and social cohesion, particularly in rural communities. 

The Deputy President delivered the virtual keynote address at the Eastern Cape...

Sport

RIP: South African rugby icon dies at age 70

Today at 14:53 PM, via The South African

Former South African Rugby Union and Eastern Province loose forward Charles Peter Kleinbooi has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

Education

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.

It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...

Education

Malawi: Education Activists Proposes 10 Percent of CDF for Education

Today at 13:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has proposed that 10 percent of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) be allocated specifically to improving education standards at constituency level, citing persistent underfunding and growing challenges in Malawi’s public education sector.

Education

Ghana: Planet One Announces Tvet Projects Worth $327m

Today at 13:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] PLANET One has announced its latest investment across three countries in West Africa in the TVET sector, a sector that holds strategic importance in the group’s overall plan for the education sector in Africa.

Entertainment

Iran vows to fight on and block all Gulf oil

Today at 15:06 PM, via The Citizen

Iran warns no oil will leave the Gulf during war, deepening global fears over supply disruptions and volatile energy markets.

Science/Tech

Many International Game Developers Plan To Skip GDC In US

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year’s show will be missing many international developers who say they no longer feel comfortable traveling to the United States to attend, no matter how...

Health

Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

Today at 09:00 AM, via New York Times

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.