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Africa

Malawian state’s rhetoric belies reality

Friday at 04:24 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Communities grapple daily with failing health services, entrenched corruption and gender inequality, leaving women and girls literally walking for survival

Sport

Man City to weigh players before Forest game

Today at 00:32 AM, via BBC News

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his players will be weighed when they return to training to check they are fit enough to play against Nottingham Forest.

Education

Nigeria: Remaining 130 Abducted Niger Pupils Released

Today at 08:11 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, following the freedom of the final group of 130 victims, bringing the total number of rescued pupils to 230.

Education

Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement

England’s universities regulator has been attacked for being “asleep at the wheel” over its delays in investigating suspected fraud, bullying and mismanagement at the University of Greater Manchester.

Phil Brickell, the MP for Bolton West whose constituency includes the campus, has accused the...

Education

Nigeria: Remaining Abducted Niger Schoolchildren Freed As 130 Regain Freedom

Today at 07:40 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara local government area of Niger State, have been released, following the rescue of the final batch of 130 victims, bringing the total number of freed pupils and teachers to 230.

Lifestyle

Tamia Mpisane shows off mommy makeover results

Yesterday at 23:29 PM, via The South African

Hot mom club: Tamia Mpisane – the wife of soccer boss and player Andile Mpisane – has shown off the results of her recent mommy makeover…

Science/Tech

Starwatch: After the Geminids meteor shower, it is the turn of the Ursids

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Patient watchers should wrap up warm to witness one of nature’s subtler events on night of 22 to 23 December

If the Geminids whetted your appetite for meteor showers, then you are in luck. This week it is the turn of the Ursids. Admittedly, they are nowhere near as plentiful as the Geminids, producing a maximum of just 10 meteors an hour, but there is a unique satisfaction to witnessing one of...

Science/Tech

End of an era for DStv

Today at 06:58 AM, via MyBroadband

After nearly 40 years in operation, first as M-Net, then as MultiChoice, South Africa’s premier pay-TV company is no longer South Africa-owned.

Motoring

South Africa’s vehicle recall crisis

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via TopAuto

The increasing pattern of vehicle recalls across many different manufacturers and models shows that there is an inherent system weakness in the pre-market testing process, production oversight, and regulatory verification.

Health

Living and Light

Yesterday at 19:40 PM, via BBC News

Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.

Health

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.