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Africa

Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafcon

Yesterday at 11:30 AM, via BBC News

Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year’s tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut.

Education

Southern Africa: Malawi Overhauls Education System

Yesterday at 19:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] In a bold step toward transforming the country’s education landscape, the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) has unveiled a new National Curriculum Framework that promises to redefine how Malawians learn, teach, and build futures — aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for...

Education

Is a two-week half-term a good deal? Some parents in England aren’t so sure

Yesterday at 17:07 PM, via The Guardian

Growing number of schools are giving pupils and staff a fortnight off, but some parents complain of childcare costs

For many schools across England it’s currently October half-term – but while it used to be standard for state schools to have just one week, increasingly and staff are being given a fortnight off.

A growing number of schools have added, or are intending to add, an additional week...

Science/Tech

FCC’s Gomez Slams Move To Revise Broadband Labels as ‘Anti-Consumer’

Yesterday at 23:21 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind and revise certain rules attached to consumer broadband labels. The measure passed on a two-to-one vote, with Commissioner Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC, voting no and calling the notice “one of the most anti-consumer items I have seen.” The vote was held at the Commission’s open...

Science/Tech

Windows is the Problem With Windows Handhelds

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft shipped its first Xbox handheld nearly two weeks ago. The $600 white Xbox Ally cannot reliably sleep, wake, or hold a charge while asleep. Neither Microsoft nor Asus would admit there’s a problem or offer a timeline to fix it after repeated requests by The Verge. Asus said it needs more time to test. Installing Bazzite, a Linux-based operating system, solves the problems, the...