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FISHERIES INJUSTICE OP-ED: President Ramaphosa, small-scale fishers cannot be ignored any longer

Today at 15:17 PM, via Daily Maverick

Since 1994, many small-scale fishing communities in South Africa have waited for the inclusion and recognition they were promised. Yet decades later, policies like the Small-Scale Fisheries Policy have fallen short, with recent traditional linefish allocation decisions threatening livelihoods and sidelining meaningful participation. For these communities, the struggle for rights, dignity and...

South Africa

KZN Transport welcomes peace deal after Phoenix e-hailing assault

Today at 14:02 PM, via SAnews

KZN Transport welcomes peace deal after Phoenix e-hailing assault

KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has welcomed what he described as a ground-breaking peace agreement between the KZN E-Hailing Council and the Phoenix Taxi Association following the recent assault of a Bolt driver in Phoenix.The agreement was facilitated by the Department of...

Sport

Kinghorn & Van der Merwe return for Scots in Wales

Today at 14:05 PM, via BBC News

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend names Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe in the backs as two of five changes for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting with Wales.

Education

Special needs support eligibility to be reviewed at start of secondary school in England

Today at 13:57 PM, via The Guardian

First cohort to be impacted by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understood

Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be impacted currently in key stage 1, the Guardian understands.

A total overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system...

Education

Nigeria: JAMB Sets Feb 26 Deadline for 2026 Utme E-Pin Sales

Today at 13:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Abuja — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the vending of e-PINs for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will close at midnight on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Education

Liberia: Grand Gedeh University Board of Trustees Gets New Members

Today at 13:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] Monrovia, February 19, 2026: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has appointed new members to the Board of Trustees for Grand Gedeh University to advance the institution’s academic and administrative development.

Science/Tech

EV Sales Boom As Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Post: In 2024, the Ethiopian government banned the import of fossil fuel-powered vehicles and slashed tariffs on their electric equivalents. It was a policy driven less by the country’s climate ambitions and more by fiscal pressures. For years, subsidizing gasoline for consumers has been a major drag on Ethiopia’s budget, costing the state...

Health

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via New York Times

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.