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Fighting for a bigger cause – the Rousey show returns

Today at 12:09 PM, via BBC News

Ronda Rousey takes on the role of fighter, trailblazer and promoter with the former UFC champion set to end her 10-year retirement on Saturday when she faces Gina Carano in Los Angeles.

Business

SARS issues fraud warning

Today at 10:59 AM, via BusinessTech

SARS has issued an alert about a new scam doing the rounds, targeting taxpayers with a fraudulent “Tax Settlement Notification”.

Politics

ANC closes ranks behind Ramaphosa

Today at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not compel him to step down while opposition parties continue to press for accountability through the impeachment process

Education

Uganda: Direct-to-School Digital Loans Help 31,000 Learners Avoid Dropout

Today at 12:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — A digital school fee loan system is helping thousands of learners in Uganda stay in school by bridging persistent gaps in household income, with at least 31,000 students already supported through mobile-based financing solutions.

Education

Sudan: Higher Education Minister – National Committee to Classify Universities and Absorb Top Graduates As Teaching Assistants

Today at 12:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] AL-GADARIF — Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, announced plans to establish a national committee to classify Sudanese universities at the ministry headquarters, alongside similar committees within universities composed of experts and academics, aimed at improving institutional performance and global rankings.

Education

After viral graduation walk, paraplegic student calls for greater accessibility: ‘It doesn’t have to be so hard’

Today at 11:30 AM, via The Guardian

After a truck accident left him paralyzed, Jaiden Picot crossed his graduation stage in a robotic exoskeleton

Jaiden Picot, who was paralyzed in 2024 after a truck hit him, never imagined that video of him recently walking across Virginia Union University (VUU)‘s graduation stage in a futuristic robotic suit would go viral.

But since it did, he says he wants the world to know that he intends to...

Education

King’s College and Cranfield hope to be stronger together in surprise merger

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

News will come as a shock to staff, especially at Cranfield, but the institutions’ bosses say intention is growth

The announcement that King’s College London is to absorb Cranfield University came as a surprise but not a shock to England’s higher education leaders, who have been braced for sudden announcements about job cuts and course closures.

But for staff and students at both institutions...