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Seven uncapped players in new-era Red Roses squad

Today at 11:05 AM, via BBC News

Head coach John Mitchell includes a clutch of new faces in England’s Women’s Six Nations squad as he aims to build on September’s Rugby World Cup triumph.

South Africa

SA transitions from exporting raw materials to building industries 

Today at 09:34 AM, via SAnews

SA transitions from exporting raw materials to building industries 

The government has introduced measures aimed at shifting decisively from the export of raw minerals towards the development of competitive local industries.“Government remains committed to ensuring that South Africa builds diversified mineral value chains that create sustainable jobs, expand industrial capacity...

South Africa

Human Rights Month: South Africa honours its legacy of courage

Today at 09:27 AM, via SAnews

Human Rights Month: South Africa honours its legacy of courage

South Africans at large will commemorate Human Rights Day on Saturday, 21 March, under the theme: ‘A Legacy of Courage: Protecting Rights, Preserving Humanity’.

Observed annually on 21 March since the advent of democracy, Human Rights Day marks South Africa’s progressive trajectory toward an equal, free, and open...

Education

Sudan: The UK’s ‘Emergency Brake’ On Sudanese Students Is a Cynical Act of Collective Punishment

Today at 09:37 AM, via AllAfrica

[African Arguments] The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently announced an “emergency brake” on sponsored study visas for nationals from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar. Presented as a crackdown on “visa abuse”, the policy is framed as a technical adjustment within a broader effort to tighten immigration controls. In reality, it reveals something far more troubling. Sudanese...

Education

It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out

The news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children under the age of two has dropped by a phenomenal 39% since last year, thanks to government funding. This stat, from the 25th annual survey of nurseries by the children’s charity Coram, provides a...

Health

How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story

Today at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.