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WHERE TO INVEST: Optasia and Gemfields: An African risk refresher

Today at 14:37 PM, via Daily Maverick

With Standard Bank telling a glowing story around Africa, and MTN’s share price up 64% in the past year thanks to its growth runway in the region, it’s almost easy to forget that the continent is also a hotbed of risk.

South Africa

Over one million customers removed from load reduction as Eskom performance improves

Today at 13:22 PM, via SAnews

Over one million customers removed from load reduction as Eskom performance improves

Eskom says it continues to maintain a stable and reliable electricity supply, with improved generation performance enabling the utility to meet rising winter demand while reducing reliance on diesel-fired generation.

In its latest power system update released on Friday, the power utility said the...

South Africa

Mashatile calls for local suppliers to benefit from Chery investment

Today at 12:32 PM, via SAnews

Mashatile calls for local suppliers to benefit from Chery investment

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery International to prioritise local suppliers and youth-owned businesses as it establishes its first vehicle assembly plant in South Africa.

Mashatile made the call on Friday during the Chery International Factory Acquisition Celebration...

Education

Ofsted drops ‘clumsy’ and ‘offensive’ guidance linking autism and extremism

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham

Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners.

An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to...

Education

Third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave primary school without being able to read properly

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers

A third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary school unable to read well enough to access the secondary curriculum, leading to disengagement and school absence, according to new research.

The findings were published days after an independent inquiry into white...

Education

Things That Drive Us Crazy About Money in America

Yesterday at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

For all that’s good about our financial lives, there are distinctly American things that are decidedly suboptimal. Please, can the 1040 fit on a postcard?

Science/Tech

British swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Finding that Norfolk butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform conservation approach

The endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon britannicus, which is only regularly found breeding in Britain on the Norfolk Broads, has been a distinct subspecies for at least 200,000 years, according to a study.

Smaller, darker in colour and much rarer than the continental...