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South Africa

CGE calls for urgent action on water shortages in Makhanda

Today at 10:49 AM, via SAnews

CGE calls for urgent action on water shortages in Makhanda

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has called for urgent collaboration among stakeholders to address recurring water shortages in the Makana Local Municipality, amid ongoing water challenges in Makhanda, Eastern Cape.

The call follows public concern over water access at Settlers Hospital. 

In response, the Commission...

Politics

ANC closes ranks behind Ramaphosa

Today at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not compel him to step down while opposition parties continue to press for accountability through the impeachment process

Sport

What next for Chelsea & Kerr as striker exits?

Today at 12:51 PM, via BBC News

Sam Kerr’s arrival at Chelsea in 2020 was the biggest transfer in Women’s Super League history – but what next for the club as Australia striker exits?

Education

Uganda: Direct-to-School Digital Loans Help 31,000 Learners Avoid Dropout

Today at 12:19 PM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — A digital school fee loan system is helping thousands of learners in Uganda stay in school by bridging persistent gaps in household income, with at least 31,000 students already supported through mobile-based financing solutions.

Education

Sudan: Higher Education Minister – National Committee to Classify Universities and Absorb Top Graduates As Teaching Assistants

Today at 12:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] AL-GADARIF — Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, announced plans to establish a national committee to classify Sudanese universities at the ministry headquarters, alongside similar committees within universities composed of experts and academics, aimed at improving institutional performance and global rankings.

Education

After viral graduation walk, paraplegic student calls for greater accessibility: ‘It doesn’t have to be so hard’

Today at 11:30 AM, via The Guardian

After a truck accident left him paralyzed, Jaiden Picot crossed his graduation stage in a robotic exoskeleton

Jaiden Picot, who was paralyzed in 2024 after a truck hit him, never imagined that video of him recently walking across Virginia Union University (VUU)‘s graduation stage in a futuristic robotic suit would go viral.

But since it did, he says he wants the world to know that he intends to...