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South Africa

Government to relocate refugee reception centres closer to borders

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via SAnews

Government to relocate refugee reception centres closer to borders

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will undertake a phased relocation of refugee reception centres to border posts, starting with the Tshwane centre this year.

“Many other countries have refugee reception centres close to the place where refugees enter the country seeking asylum or refuge,” the President...

Education

Uganda: Entebbe Teachers Trained On Use of Walimu App to Ease Access to Sacco Loans

Today at 03:49 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] A total of 150 teachers in government schools in Entebbe Municipality have been trained on how to use the Walimu App to access Walimu SACCO loans directly through their smartphones. The digital training programme was organized by Entebbe Municipal Council in partnership with Walimu Cooperative Union Ltd.

Lifestyle

Trevor Noah to host World Cup watch parties

Yesterday at 23:24 PM, via The South African

Football and funnies: South African comedian Trevor Noah is venturing into soccer commentary with a few of his pals…

Entertainment

Zverev ends wait for Grand Slam title with French Open triumph

Yesterday at 20:28 PM, via The Citizen

The 29-year-old was handed a golden opportunity to break his Grand Slam duck by the injury-enforced absence of reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz and surprise early exits for Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic.

Science/Tech

Police Sued After Imprisoning Innocent Man Placed Near Violent Crime By Flock License Plate Reader

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

“When Hugo Parra was arrested last year on felony charges, his pleas of innocence fell on deaf ears,” reports the Times of San Diego:San Diego police had a description of the Alfa Romeo car he was riding in [but no license plate number] and a witness who identified him during a curbside lineup as the man who brandished a handgun in Golden Hill. They had also checked the city’s automatic license...

Science/Tech

Prada Unveils ‘Liquid Cooling’ Inner-Layer Garment for NASA’s Moon Astronauts with Knitted-In Ventilation Tubes

Today at 01:27 AM, via Slashdot

Italian fashion house Prada “unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon,” reports Reuters. “The body-hugging suit, created in collaboration with Houston-based space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, features ventilation tubes knitted into the garment.”Expertise for developing space exploration products “can come from lots of seemingly...

Science/Tech

Black Market Tinkerers on Facebook Marketplace Offer to Hide ‘Recording Lights’ on Meta Smartglasses

Today at 00:17 AM, via Slashdot

People are disabling the “recording light” on Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses — “by my count, thousands of people,” says tech journalist Joanna Stern in a new video report:STERN: “They’re hiring people on Facebook Marketplace to drill out the light for as much as $100. According to our reporting, folks are offering this service in at least 30 states — despite Meta’s attempts to stop it… In most...

Science/Tech

New Fortune 500 Rankings: Texas Overtakes California, But Amazon is #1, Beating Walmart

Yesterday at 22:29 PM, via Slashdot

“Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies,” reports the Los Angeles Times:The Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. companies by revenue. This year, 57 of the top companies are headquartered in Texas, compared with California’s 56. It’s a reversal from two years ago when the Golden State had the pole position… California’s corporate haters say they try...

Health

Are you feeling overwhelmed?

Friday at 19:57 PM, via BBC News

Kimberley Wilson gives some tips on how to deal with feeling overwhelmed.