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Call to rethink climate action in developing nations

Today at 12:30 PM, via SAnews

Call to rethink climate action in developing nations

Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) Minister Willie Aucamp has issued a call to reframe the narrative surrounding climate action in developing economies.Aucamp attended the 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue held in Berlin, Germany, earlier this week.“Developing economy countries are not simply asking for...

South Africa

President Ramaphosa joins Eswatini in commemorating coronation of King Mswati III

Today at 12:18 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa joins Eswatini in commemorating coronation of King Mswati III

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday joined the Kingdom of Eswatini as it commemorated the 40th anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty King Mswati III, as well as the King’s 58th birthday.“President Cyril Ramaphosa … arrived in the Kingdom of Eswatini as the Kingdom celebrates the 40th...

South Africa

Great Green Wall Initiative workshop to be held in Johannesburg

Today at 12:15 PM, via SAnews

Great Green Wall Initiative workshop to be held in Johannesburg

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, is expected to open the Southern African Great Green Wall Initiative (SA GGWI) Regional Capacity Building Workshop to be held in Johannesburg.The workshop, which the Deputy Minister will open on Tuesday, is convened in partnership with the...

Business

Dirty diesel hits South Africa

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

South African motorists are being warned of a rise in adulterated fuel in South Africa, amid record-high diesel prices in the country. 

Education

I’m out of a job after issues at the schools I worked for. Is it my fault? | Annalisa Barbieri

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers

I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Education

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

For more than...

Science/Tech

Privacy Advocate Accuses US Government of Investing in AI-Powered Mass Surveillance

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Conversation published this warning from privacy/tech law/electronic surveillance attorney Anne Toomey McKenna (also an affiliated faculty member at Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences). The U.S. government “is able to purchase Americans’ sensitive data because the information it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly. The...