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Rahaf in Gaza

Today at 11:00 AM, via Al Jazeera

A video diary for Al Jazeera

Education

Africa: Academic Funding, Academic Publishing, and Academic Freedom – an African Conundrum

Today at 11:33 AM, via AllAfrica

[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by...

Education

Malawi: DPP’s Free Secondary Education Excludes Boarding Fees

Today at 11:32 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika has clarified that the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) 12-year free education policy will not cover boarding fees in secondary schools, as these are not part of the party’s manifesto commitment.

Science/Tech

Eskom defends paying workers R1 million

Today at 12:01 PM, via MyBroadband

The power utility also refused to provide any details about pay scales, median salaries, or what portion of its workforce earned over R1 million.

Science/Tech

WhatsApp, Emojis AndTthe Law: When Justice Gets A Blue Tick

Today at 11:55 AM, via Tech Financials

Let’s face it: WhatsApp has become the unofficial national archive of South Africa. From birthday wishes to business deals, from gossip to government scandals, if it’s not on WhatsApp, did it even happen? But as our thumbs tap away, crafting messages, sending voice notes, and sprinkling emojis like confetti, a curious legal question arises: Can […]