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WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2025, 07:46

Education

Nigeria: Tinubu Assures of Safe Return of Kidnapped Kebbi School Girls

Today at 07:26 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the state government and assure parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government will ensure their quick release.

Education

Nigeria: Unicef Calls for Stronger Protection of Children Following Tragic School Attack in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria

Today at 07:26 AM, via AllAfrica

[Unicef] Abuja, Nigeria — UNICEF strongly condemns the reported attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, in Northwest Nigeria, which resulted in the death of the school’s Vice-Principal of the school and the reported abduction of 25 students. This tragic incident is yet another stark reminder of the urgent need to protect children, schools and the personnel they...

Science/Tech

Vuma & YouTube Bring Fibre & TV To Alexandra Township

Today at 07:41 AM, via Tech Financials

YouTube and Vumatel (Vuma), (a company of the MAZIV Group) announced a joint pilot program aimed at tackling digital inequality in South African township homes by enabling affordable, high-speed fibre connectivity bundled with Smart TV streaming. The initiative, launching in previously disadvantaged areas like Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, will see 2,000 fibre-connected households equipped...

Science/Tech

SA Post Office’s Radical Plan To Become An MVNO And E-Commerce Platform

Today at 07:16 AM, via Tech Financials

In a bold move to reinvent itself, the South African Post Office (SAPO) is officially opening its doors to strategic partners, with plans to launch a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), a network of e-commerce pick-up points, and even lease its building rooftops for telecom towers. This initiative, driven by the Department of Communications and […]

Science/Tech

Expert says Eskom should “burn, baby burn”

Today at 07:11 AM, via MyBroadband

Instead of shutting down existing coal power plants in the coming years, South Africa should refurbish ageing units to further improve their performance, Dr Frans Cronje asserts.

Health

C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time

Yesterday at 02:25 AM, via New York Times

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.