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ROVING REPORTERS: High-flying former Kruger ranger claims he was framed for rhino poaching

Today at 15:07 PM, via Daily Maverick

Once hailed as the ‘Crown Prince of the Kruger’, former regional ranger Rodney Landela has taken the stand insisting he was framed for the killing of a white rhino in July 2016. As the State marshals witness and forensic evidence placing him at the scene, the marathon trial is testing claims of betrayal within conservation ranks against a backdrop of deepening scrutiny of corruption in...

Africa

Free education becomes Zambia’s election battleground

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Sport

‘Brutal batting!’ – NZ duo Seifert & Allen hit record 175

Today at 14:58 PM, via BBC News

Watch New Zealand’s opening partnership of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert score 175, the most for any wicket at a T20 World Cup, to beat the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets in their second match of the tournament.

Education

South Africa: Ukzn Students Clash With Police Over Fee Increase

Today at 14:18 PM, via AllAfrica

[Scrolla] UKZN students clashed with police on Monday while protesting registration fees jumping from around R10,000 to over R20,000. UKZN called it “a minor incident” and said it could not confirm those involved were registered students.

Education

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

Today at 13:32 PM, via The Guardian

Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by the 74 reveals.

Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are...

Education

Liberia: Nalsp Condemns Inappropriate Performance At St. Teresa’s Convent

Today at 12:33 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The National Association of Liberia School Principals (NALSP) on Monday, February 9, strongly condemns the performance of an inappropriate song and dance at the St. Teresa’s Convent Campus mid-last week, describing the incident as disturbing and inconsistent with the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Student Code of Conduct.

Science/Tech

Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world

Today at 14:48 PM, via The Guardian

Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observation

The scientific community is celebrating the cancellation of a project which would have threatened the clearest skies in the world in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

The proposed $10bn, 3,000-hectare green hydrogen and ammonia production facility, known as INNA, included a port, transport...

Health

Inside Health

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

Is NHS dentistry on ‘life support’?