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READER LETTER | Depoliticise SETAs to skill youths

Today at 10:02 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Money intended to equip young South Africans with employable skills has too often been squandered through poor governance, weak oversight and questionable spending decisions.

Sport

McClenaghan 2.0 a ‘work in progress’ heading to Glasgow

Today at 09:13 AM, via BBC News

Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan tells BBC Sport NI about perfecting his new routine for Glasgow, his previous Commonwealth Games experiences and his relief at being back competing after a shoulder injury.

Sport

‘Next man up’ key to Limerick success – Flanagan

Today at 09:10 AM, via BBC News

‘Next man up’ is the Limerick philosophy and former Treaty star Seamus Flanagan feels that spread of potential match-winners will be crucial in Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Galway.

Education

Uganda: Kapchorwa RDC Confirms 19 Dead in King David Junior School Bus Crash

Today at 07:18 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Light] Kapchorwa: The Resident District Commissioner for Kapchorwa, Bayole Stanley, has confirmed that 19 people died in Thursday’s road accident involving a bus carrying pupils of King David Junior School Ndejje, revising earlier unconfirmed reports that had put the toll as high as 23.

Entertainment

Amandela! – Don’t mess up this Mandela Day

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Citizen

Mandela Day is an opportunity to clean out the cupboards – or clean up your act if you’re a leader- for the sake of the country.

Science/Tech

Astronomers Find an Atmosphere On a Nearby Earth-Like Planet

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Astronomers have directly detected helium in the atmosphere of LHS 1140 b, a rocky exoplanet 48 light-years away that sits in its star’s habitable zone. The finding marks the first confirmed atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like planet in the habitable zone, strengthening the case that some planets orbiting red dwarfs can retain atmospheres and potentially support liquid water. “We have...