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South Africa’s Minister for Women under fire

Today at 10:45 AM, via Newsday

The Minister’s attendance at Iran’s commemoration of the Islamic Revolution comes at a time when the country faces renewed global scrutiny over its human rights record.

South Africa

Disaster management on high alert in KZN

Today at 10:23 AM, via SAnews

Disaster management on high alert in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams are on high alert today following weather warnings issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

“The province faces a dual threat, with a Level 5 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western and southern regions and a Level 2 Warning for the remainder of the province,” the provincial Cooperative...

South Africa

Du Toitskloof Pass fire contained

Today at 10:02 AM, via SAnews

Du Toitskloof Pass fire contained

The fire in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained, the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape said on Sunday.“The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services, in partnership with CapeNature, can confirm that the fire in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been successfully contained,” the municipality...

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Science/Tech

Have We Been Thinking About Exercise Wrong for Half a Century?

Today at 10:34 AM, via Slashdot

“After a half-century asking us to exercise more, doctors and physiologists say we have been thinking about it wrong,” writes Washington Post columnist Michael J. Coren. “U.S. and World Health Organization guidelines no longer specify a minimum duration of moderate or vigorous aerobic activity.”Movement-tracking studies show even tiny, regular bursts of effort — as short as 30 seconds — can...

Science/Tech

The Rise of Virtual Items: How Digital Assets Became Valuable

Today at 07:44 AM, via Tech Financials

Virtual items existed as temporary extra features which developers created to provide visual effects for characters and to deliver short-term entertainment. Presently these items serve as the main component of a digital economy that keeps expanding. Players from different genres and platforms devote their resources and emotions to digital items which only exist in virtual […]