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How the DA’s grand-standing may undermine GNU coherence

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication.

Education

‘A fire that’s burning again’: Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language

Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her English-medium school – after her GCSEs, she said, she “forgot all about it”. Winning a place at Oxford University, however, made Staniforth reassess her identity and relationship with the language.

“I...

Education

Lack of specialist staff hinders support for Send children, teacher survey finds

Yesterday at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’

Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’ capacity to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to a large survey of state school teachers in England.

Nine out of 10 (89%) of the 10,000 teachers who took part in the...

Education

Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says

Saturday at 18:59 PM, via The Guardian

Olivia Bailey says she wants Sure Start-style hubs that will be rolled out in England on Monday to be inclusive for all

Reform UK’s “pro-family” policies are a sham and exclude non-traditional families, the government’s early years minister has said before the rollout of hundreds of new Sure Start-style family centres across England on Monday.

Olivia Bailey said she wanted the hubs to be...

Entertainment

New win for Ramathuba

Today at 06:47 AM, via The Citizen

Premier Dr Phophi Constance Ramathuba elected as the first female ANC Limpopo chair.

Science/Tech

Starwatch: Lynx constellation well placed for northern hemisphere observers

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

A moonless evening away from streetlights will be the best to track down this celestial feline

It will require some patience to track down this faint northern constellation, but it will put another piece of celestial geography into place.

Lynx is currently well placed for northern hemisphere observers, stretched high across the sky after nightfall. Lynx lies between the familiar pattern of Ursa...

Science/Tech

The first moon landing captivated the world. Can a new return visit do the same? | Paul Owen

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts

On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong swung open the hatch of his spacecraft and clambered down a short ladder towards the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 moon mission came only 66 years after Orville Wright made the first...

Science/Tech

Rivian and Lucid Win Right to Sell Their EVs Directly to Buyers in Washington State

Today at 05:34 AM, via Slashdot

The Wall Street Journal reports that Rivian “just won a yearslong battle with car dealers in Washington state that threatens the model of how cars are sold.”After fighting to sell its vehicles directly to buyers, Rivian threatened to take its case to voters with a ballot measure to permit direct sales. The dealers blinked. The state’s dealer lobby not only dropped its opposition to a sales...

Science/Tech

Will Social Media Change After YouTube and Meta’s Court Defeat?

Today at 03:37 AM, via Slashdot

Yes, this week YouTube and Meta were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction. But “it’s still far from certain what this defeat will change,” argues The Verge’s senior tech and policy editor, “and what the collateral damage could be.”If these decisions survive appeal — which isn’t certain — the direct outcome would be multimillion-dollar penalties. Depending on the...

Health

A Secret History of Psychosis

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.