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Teacher paying the price for conveyancing ‘fraud’

Today at 06:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

A disbarred lawyer who is accused of scamming prospective home buyers of their hard-earned money is now facing five more charges related to fraud and is said to be a person of interest in at least 20 other cases.

Education

Tanzania: Dr Jakaya Kikwete Talks With Gpe Envoys in Belgium, Qatar

Today at 06:58 AM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Belgium — FORMER Tanzanian President, Dr Mrisho Kikwete, who is also the Chairperson of the Board of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), speaks with the Vice Chairperson of GPE, Ms Christine Hogan, during the global education institution’s meeting held this week in the Belgian capital, Brussels.

Education

Rename ‘home-to-school transport’ to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told

Yesterday at 22:59 PM, via The Guardian

Costs in England have now risen to £2.3bn a year, with local authorities arguing eligible pupils don’t always need a ‘door-to-door taxi service’

“Home-to-school transport” should be renamed “assisted travel to school” to help manage parental expectations, MPs on the public accounts committee have been told.

While councils are committed to helping children entitled to support to get to school,...

Entertainment

The Grinch is taking over from Santa

Today at 06:40 AM, via The Citizen

Rising festive season pressure is pushing many people to identify more with the Grinch than Santa.

Science/Tech

NewstarAsset Capital Winning the Future: Investment Portfolio Strategy Balancing Innovation and Defense

Today at 07:00 AM, via Tech Financials

Understanding the world systemically · Navigating volatility with a matrix · Leading global asset allocation with long-termism 01 Preface: A New Asset Management Proposition in a Systematic Era Global asset prices have entered an era of “high volatility, high correlation, and high uncertainty”. Traditional “single-factor-driven” investment approaches are gradually losing...

Science/Tech

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy For Users

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Since online genealogy services began operating, millions of people have sent them saliva samples in hopes of learning about their family roots and discovering far-flung relatives. These services also appeal to law enforcement authorities, who have used them to solve cold case murders and to investigate crimes like the 2022 killing of...

Health

New mpox strain identified in England

Yesterday at 15:56 PM, via BBC News

It’s a mix of two major types of the virus, and has been found in someone who recently returned from Asia.