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South Africa

‘We Are the Solution’: 115,000-strong Rural Women’s Rights Movement in West Africa 

Today at 12:56 PM, via iAfrica

Mariam Sonko works on training female farmers who traditionally have no access to education, explaining their rights and financing women-led agricultural projects. Sonko’s training center now employs over 20 people, with support from small organizations like the Agroecology Fund and CLIMA fund. In one week, Sonko and her team trained over 100 women from Senegal,… Read More »‘We Are the...

South Africa

Women and Girls Living in Cobalt-mining Communities in the DRC Report a “Staggering” Rise in Serious Reproductive Health Issues

Today at 12:54 PM, via iAfrica

An investigation published by the UK-based human rights group Rights & Accountability in Development (Raid) and the Kinshasa-based NGO Afrewatch said that women and girls living around cobalt mines reported experiencing irregular menstruations, urogenital infections, vaginal mycoses and warts. According to the report, “a paediatrician, who has been recording patients’ data since 2016,...

South Africa

Creating Awareness of STEM and Igniting Dreams in Young Girls

Today at 12:53 PM, via iAfrica

The Mastercard Girls4Tech program is celebrating ten years of showing young girls the opportunities available to them in STEM careers. Over the years, this program has evolved from a simple curriculum to a comprehensive platform that nurtures and mentors many young girls from their formative years through to their entry into the workforce. Starting with… Read More »Creating Awareness of...

Business

SARS gets serious about solar

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

A new ruling from SARS shows exactly what components are covered by its Section 12B renewable tax incentive.

Sport

Savea: ‘I watched him when I was a kid’

Today at 13:49 PM, via The South African

Ardie Savea of the All Blacks anticipates a formidable Springboks team in the upcoming Rugby Championship, with new coaches onboard.

Education

Do you leave your home town or stay behind? It’s the question at the heart of British politics | John Merrick

Today at 14:08 PM, via The Guardian

Graduates are more likely to migrate to the big cities. But any political benefits from this are decidedly mixed

When I picture the state of the British economy outside London, it’s my sister I think of first. Born a year before me in the post-industrial town of Crewe in England’s north-west, at school there was little to separate us. Both of us did well in our GCSEs, at least compared with...

Education

Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding | Gaby Hinsliff

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Fundamental restructuring must happen, along with an honest debate about what – and who – higher education is really for

Imagine a beach before the tsunami. Out at sea, the wave is gathering force, yet on the sand people are still sunbathing, blissfully unaware. That’s how it feels, one professor tells me, to be working in higher education. Academics by their nature don’t look outwards...

Entertainment

IN PICS | Metro FM Music Awards 2024 unveil nominees

Yesterday at 18:27 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Artists, music lovers, media colleagues and honoured guests got together for the unveiling of the Metro FM Music Awards 2024 nominees on Wednesday evening in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Science/Tech

Yes, You Really Need a Budget

Today at 14:00 PM, via Wired

With Mint closing, let me make a case for the only financial planning software that has ever worked for me.

Science/Tech

Proxmox Import Wizard Makes for Easy VMware VM Migrations

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

Lyle Smith reports via StorageReview.com: Proxmox has introduced a new import wizard for Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE), aiming to simplify the migration process for importing VMware ESXi VMs. This new feature comes at an important time in the industry, as it aims to ease the transition for these organizations looking to move away from VMware’s vSphere due to high renewal costs. The new...

Health

How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via New York Times

Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly.

Nature

News24 Business | Cabinet approves ban on lion, rhino breeding

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via News24

Plans to end lion breeding began more than a decade ago as the practice of releasing tame big cats into small enclosures and having them shot by hunters for a fee spawned the term ‘canned hunting’ and attracted international condemnation.