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ANC confirms its friendship with Iran

Today at 11:04 AM, via Daily Investor

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has confirmed the party’s friendship with the current Iranian regime amidst the war with the United States and Israel.

South Africa

RTMC raises alarm over private scholar transport operators

Today at 10:22 AM, via SAnews

RTMC raises alarm over private scholar transport operators

A high number of private scholar transport operators continue to exhibit an intractable attitude and unwillingness to comply with passenger regulation, despite high-profile fatal crashes and intensified law enforcement.

This is according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC) observations, which are supported...

South Africa

Health officials appear in Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Today at 09:53 AM, via SAnews

Health officials appear in Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Three senior Department of Health officials, including the department’s Director-General (DG), who were arrested on Monday, have been granted bail of R10 000 each after appearing in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria.

The three — Deputy Director General of Tertiary Health and Hospital Services Dr...

Education

Welsh ‘revolution’ required to hit target of 1m speakers by 2050, says report

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Welsh language commissioner calls for ‘transformative’ intervention, amid Reform UK threats to undo new powers

A “revolution is required” to protect the Welsh language, according to a major new report.

While the number of Cymraeg speakers has remained more or less stable for decades, it has not risen in line with significant population growth, making the language more vulnerable, according to...

Education

Cheating machine or powerful assistant? The AI anxieties of a trainee teacher

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack

Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years...

Health

A Danish Program Takes On the Stigma of Mental Illness

Today at 10:00 AM, via New York Times

One of Us, run by Denmark’s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in schools, hospitals and police stations, helping turn fear into understanding.