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Crimea brings back public street phones for emergency calls

Today at 11:15 AM, via Daily Maverick

Russian-controlled Crimea has installed public street phones for emergency calls to the police and ambulance service, providing an alternative to mobile communications that are often jammed as the territory comes under frequent Ukrainian attacks.

South Africa

SADC Industrialisation Week to bring regional leaders, investors to Durban

Today at 10:40 AM, via SAnews

SADC Industrialisation Week to bring regional leaders, investors to Durban

Regional policymakers, business leaders, investors and development finance institutions are set to converge in Durban next week for the 9th Annual SADC Industrialisation Week, as Southern Africa seeks to strengthen industrial capacity, attract investment and accelerate economic transformation.

The five-day...

Education

Uganda: Makerere University Introduces E-Transcripts, Expands Online Learning

Today at 07:42 AM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online and enabling employers and other authorized parties to verify them digitally, in what the institution says is a major step toward modernizing academic service delivery.

Science/Tech

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Today at 11:00 AM, via Wired

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.