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Hunger is economic violence inflicted daily on SA’s poor

Today at 12:53 PM, via Daily Maverick

South Africa’s deepening hunger crisis reflects more than rising food prices – it exposes an economic system in which wages, social grants and employment conditions increasingly fail to meet basic living costs. Austerity, precarious work and weak social protection have created a growing class of “working poor”, and unchecked inequality and food insecurity threaten long-term social stability.

South Africa

Meta Rolls Out Global Consumer Subscriptions and Begins Testing Paid AI Plans Under New ‘Meta One’ Brand

Today at 11:52 AM, via iAfrica

Meta is expanding its subscription offerings, announcing the global rollout of consumer subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, while beginning to test new paid tiers for businesses, creators and Meta AI users — including AI plans that charge for additional compute. For a few dollars per month, consumers subscribing to Instagram Plus ($3.99), Facebook […]

Africa

Eswatini’s oil reserve gamble

Yesterday at 03:25 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Africa

PSG’s Hakimi in Morocco squad despite injury

Tuesday at 22:29 PM, via BBC News

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Education

A Violent Education

Today at 13:03 PM, via New York Times

We look at an extraordinary investigation into police officers in Texas schools.

Education

UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says

Today at 12:16 PM, via The Guardian

Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m

Britain risks a financial hit worth £125bn a year from a worsening crisis in youth worklessness after a rise in the number of young people not in employment or education to more than 1 million.

In a landmark government-backed report, Alan Milburn warned Britain’s economy and the...

Education

‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK

Alan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first part of his government-commissioned report on why increasing numbers of people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Its 217 pages cover the extent and causes...

Science/Tech

Last.fm Goes Independent After Breaking Up With Paramount Skydance

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Last.fm announced that it is independent again after separating from Paramount Skydance, nearly two decades after CBS acquired the music-tracking service in 2007. The company says accounts, scrobbles, privacy settings, Pro subscriptions, and billing information will remain intact. Additional details are forthcoming. Engadget reports: “Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent...

Health

Why the gut is known as the second brain

Today at 11:33 AM, via BBC News

Your gut doesn’t just respond to your brain – it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.