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RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Public servants’ pension money — the R88bn question behind the PIC’s Isibaya portfolio

Today at 20:30 PM, via Daily Maverick

The Public Investment Corporation’s Isibaya portfolio was meant to do more than make money. It was supposed to help build the country by funding infrastructure, supporting empowerment deals, creating jobs and backing investments that could deliver both social impact and financial returns. But after nearly two decades, the portfolio’s disclosed return raises a blunt question: was the risk worth it?

Africa

Mayor cancels DR Congo friendly over Ebola concern

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via BBC News

DR Congo’s international friendly against Chile in Spain next week is cancelled after authorities raise health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.

Education

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

Today at 18:17 PM, via The Guardian

New crisis at former vocational charity involves alleged withholding of data and breaching redundancy laws

City & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.

Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been “unlawfully withholding key information during transfer...

Education

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

Today at 16:12 PM, via The Guardian

DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’

Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.

Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education (DfE) proposals to withdraw...

Science/Tech

Google Shares Fitbit Air Blueprints So Anyone Can 3D-Print Accessories

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Google has released (PDF) technical specs and 2D CAD drawings for the Fitbit Air to encourage users to make their own accessories. “These CAD drawings include crucial mating dimensions, tolerances, and mating force specifications — including attach and detach force — to help you build a high-quality accessory band,” Google says on a store page listing. 9to5Google reports: Noting how the...

Health

Genital herpes rising in England

Today at 14:08 PM, via BBC News

New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall fall in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the latest data shows.