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South Africa

Call to collect operating licences

Today at 14:25 PM, via SAnews

Call to collect operating licences

With over 400 operating licences at risk of cancellation, Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, is appealing to operators who have applied for operating licences, particularly minibus and scholar transport operators, to collect their operating licences.

This follows significant progress made in improving internal operational...

South Africa

SA appeals for exemption from forced labour tariff

Today at 14:06 PM, via SAnews

SA appeals for exemption from forced labour tariff

South Africa has urged the United States of America to exempt it from a proposed 12.5% tariff linked to the importation of goods produced using forced labour.This as the South African Government delegation led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) participated in the public hearing on the US Section 301...

Sport

‘Bowls her!’ – Bell removes Rodrigues as England start well

Today at 13:17 PM, via BBC News

Lauren Bell bowls Jemimah Rodrigues with a brilliant delivery to give England a small glimmer of hope on the morning of day three against India, with the tourists falling to 177-3, their lead just short of 300 in the off-one Test at Lord’s.

Sport

Jones makes brilliant catch as England strike early on day three

Today at 12:40 PM, via BBC News

Amy Jones takes a brilliant diving catch to remove Smriti Mandhana, as India’s opening batter misses out on making a century at Lord’s as she departs for 70, with the tourists 161-2 in their second innings at Lord’s.

Education

At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual

It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this: “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the...

Education

Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the law

Entering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?

We asked people from across various industries what they think the impact of AI will be on careers, and which jobs may be less affected. While it is still early days for...

Education

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke

The extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.

Teachers say they have been desperately trying to keep...

Science/Tech

Id Co-founders Carmack and Romero Respond to Microsoft’s Layoffs

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

“I have been trying to find something meaningful to say about the Id Software layoffs,” John Carmack posted Thursday to his 2.8 million followers on X.com:My “Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand” statement isn’t aging well, and this is certainly going to dampen the mood of the founder reunion at QuakeCon next month. I’m saddened, but I can’t muster anger or outrage over it. I...