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SIU

Today at 15:17 PM, via SowetanLIVE

SIU blocks payout of Tembisa Hospital clerk’s pension amid probe into R2bn looting

South Africa

KZN Treasury secures R2bn advance to support school funding

Today at 14:44 PM, via SAnews

KZN Treasury secures R2bn advance to support school funding

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury has secured a R2 billion advance from National Treasury to assist the provincial Department of Education in meeting its critical obligation of transferring norms and standards funding to schools across the province.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, said the intervention...

Africa

Eswatini’s oil reserve gamble

Yesterday at 03:25 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Africa

PSG’s Hakimi in Morocco squad despite injury

Tuesday at 22:29 PM, via BBC News

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Sport

Why are Barcelona signing Gordon from Newcastle?

Today at 15:06 PM, via BBC News

Anthony Gordon’s goal return in Europe coupled with his speed, aggression and work ethic suggests there is a lot more to come from the England international.

Education

A Violent Education

Today at 13:03 PM, via New York Times

We look at an extraordinary investigation into police officers in Texas schools.

Education

Feeding the future of France: Rollout of €1 meals an attempt to help struggling students

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

It’s a thumbs up from the country’s 3 million students, who can now buy cheap meals up to twice a day

Where in France can you get a nutritious and balanced three-course meal for €1?

If you are one of the country’s estimated 3 million students in higher education, the answer is: the university restaurant or cafe.

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Health

Can a rooftop garden help very ill patients heal faster?

Today at 15:16 PM, via BBC News

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King’s College Hospital in south London.

Health

Why the gut is known as the second brain

Today at 11:33 AM, via BBC News

Your gut doesn’t just respond to your brain – it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.