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Africa

E-voting versus paper ballots

Yesterday at 15:14 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

Politics

EFF member says he will apologise to Indian community after hate speech ruling

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term

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Education

Uganda: China and WFP Join Forces to Boost School Meals and Promote Access to Education in Uganda

Today at 06:34 AM, via AllAfrica

[WFP] Kampala — The Government of the People’s Republic of China has provided funding to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the provision of school meals to over 165,000 children in Karamoja region in Northeastern Uganda. “This contribution is part of China’s commitment to improving food security and nutrition, developing human capital, strengthening people’s livelihoods, and...

Education

Photojournalist among 20 people arrested at UT Austin campus protest

Today at 02:44 AM, via The Guardian

Local and state police clash with demonstrators in Texas state capital while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’

At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.

Hundreds of students walked out of class to protest against the conflict in Gaza and demand the university...

Science/Tech

From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it might start spreading among humans

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