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Darge starts as Scots make one change v Argentina

Today at 16:47 PM, via BBC News

Darcy Graham will earn his 50th cap for Scotland as Rory Darge replaces Matt Fagerson in the only change to the starting XV for Sunday’s visit by Argentina.

South Africa

Collaboration key for biodiversity conservation

Today at 14:12 PM, via SAnews

Collaboration key for biodiversity conservation

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has emphasised that safeguarding South Africa’s biodiversity requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, anchored by a shared national mission.

“Conservation without people is hollow. True success hinges on inclusive, transformative...

Education

Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand

Today at 14:39 PM, via The Guardian

Councils say 59 authorities could go bankrupt by March 2028 without urgent structural reform

Special educational needs services in England face “total collapse”, with councils on course to have run up debts of £18bn by the end of the decade as a result of increasing numbers of children requiring extra teaching support in schools.

Without urgent structural reform of the system, the cost of...

Education

Nigeria: Education – Assessing Okpebholo’s One Year in Office

Today at 14:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] When on November 12, 2024 Senator Monday Okpebholo took office as the governor of Edo State and said that education would be one of his priority areas, was shown few days after when he appointed Dr Emmanuel Paddy Iyamu as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board. That was among the initial appointments the governor made. Iyamu has since been moved to the...

Education

Nigeria: 2025 Utme – JAMB Submits Documents to Reps Committee for Probe

Today at 12:57 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has submitted all documents requested by the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, marking a major step in the ongoing probe into the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) crisis.

Science/Tech

Krafton Launches Voluntary Resignation Program Weeks After Declaring ‘AI-First Company’ Future

Today at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: In October, PUBG and Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton announced that it would be undergoing a “complete reorganization” to become an “AI-first” company, planning to invest over 130 billion won ($88 million) in agentic AI infrastructure and deployment beginning in 2026. This week, as it boasts record-breaking quarterly profits, the Korean publisher has followed...

Science/Tech

All Lupus Cases May Be Linked To a Common Virus, Study Finds

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a new study. From a report: Until now, lupus was somewhat mysterious: No single root cause of the disease had been found, and while there is no cure, there are medications that can treat it. The research, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine,...