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End of the line for Gwede Mantashe

Today at 15:53 PM, via Newsday

ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says that he will retire at the end of his term and will not be part of the party’s leadership succession race in 2027.

Sport

Red Bull part ways with advisor Helmut Marko

Today at 14:57 PM, via The South African

Red Bull’s influential advisor Helmut Marko is leaving the Formula One giants, it was reported by several media outlets on Tuesday.

Education

‘Bring it on!’: growing support in England for four-day week in schools

Today at 14:05 PM, via The Guardian

Why proposals for a shorter working week are winning over teachers and parents – despite the logistical headaches

“A wonderful idea”, “Bring it on!”, “Yes!”, “Brilliant!”, “Absolutely”. If enthusiasm were all it took to change policy, a four-day week in England’s schools would be all but guaranteed.

A Guardian report this week saying that the 4 Day Week Foundation has urged the government to...

Lifestyle

Acting icon Judi Dench calls sight loss ‘a crusher’

Today at 15:06 PM, via The South African

Oscar-winner Judi Dench has said sight loss due to macular degeneration means she can no longer see faces clearly, calling the condition a “crusher” as she marked her 91st birthday on Tuesday. The veteran star of stage and screen, whose role as “M” in eight James Bond films shot her to global fame, has suffered […]

Science/Tech

Science Journal Retracts Study On Safety of Monsanto’s Roundup

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, the journal’s editor in chief, said in a note accompanying the retraction...