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South Africa

SA pushes global inequality agenda with proposed UN panel

Today at 14:05 PM, via SAnews

SA pushes global inequality agenda with proposed UN panel

South Africa has announced plans to table a landmark draft resolution at the United Nations aimed at tackling one of the world’s most persistent challenges, inequality.

Speaking at the Plenary on Extremism and Inequality at the In Defence of Democracy initiative, during a working visit in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, 18...

Africa

Six African athletes blocked from transfers to Turkey

Thursday at 16:58 PM, via BBC News

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were “part of a coordinated recruitment strategy” by the country’s government “to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts”.

Business

South Africa’s best-kept secret is out

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Eva August, the CEO of Century 21 South Africa, says buyers and investors are starting to flock to KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast.

Sport

Kildunne scores England opener in Scotland

Today at 15:04 PM, via BBC News

Watch the moment England’s Ellie Kildunne races down the left wing to score the opening try of the match against Scotland in the Six Nations.

Education

Nigeria: No Ban On Hijab During Utme, JAMB Insists

Yesterday at 13:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no candidate is prohibited from wearing the hijab during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Science/Tech

Shuttered Startups Are Selling Old Slack Chats, Emails To AI Companies

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Some failed startups are reportedly selling old Slack messages, emails, and other internal records to AI companies as training data, creating a new way to cash out after shutting down. Fast Company reports: Shanna Johnson, the CEO of now-defunct software company Cielo24, told the publication that she was able to sell every Slack message, internal email, and Jira ticket as training data for...

Science/Tech

Earth gets brighter every year but progression is volatile, study finds

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Covid, light pollution regulations and faltering global economy affect location and intensity of brightness

Earth continues to get brighter every year, researchers have found, but the location and intensity of the progression has become increasingly volatile because of Covid-19, regulations on light pollution, and a faltering global economy.

Nasa-funded researchers at the University of...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Today at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.