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EMMANUEL TJIYA: Happy girls are the prettiest

Today at 10:44 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Be careful what you wish for. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to facial hair. In my teens, there was poor beard growth with barely-there facial hair. I could smell the desperation (if desperation had a smell).

South Africa

SA urges bold financing push for SADC Great Green Wall Initiative

Today at 10:16 AM, via SAnews

SA urges bold financing push for SADC Great Green Wall Initiative

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC), development partners and financial institutions to step up efforts to secure billions in funding for the Southern Africa Great Green Wall Initiative (SADC GGWI).

The initiative...

Sport

Scott eager to write new chapter in Glasgow story

Today at 09:33 AM, via BBC News

Duncan Scott can’t wait for his return to Glasgow’s Tollcross pool, which holds many great memories for Scotland’s most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete.

Education

Teaching in classes grouped by ability does not hamper progress of less able pupils, study finds

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Research on maths teaching in English secondary schools upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education

Teaching pupils in classes grouped by ability improves the results of high-flyers but does not affect the progress of less able children, according to a study that upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education.

The research by University College London’s Institute of Education...

Health

Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official

Yesterday at 18:21 PM, via New York Times

Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.