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Africa

Free education becomes Zambia’s election battleground

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Sport

Italy races to gold in mixed speed skating relay

Today at 16:06 PM, via BBC News

Italy take gold in the mixed speed skating relay with Canada taking silver, Belgium taking bronze and defending champions China missing out the podium altogether.

Sport

Rohl heartened by Rangers’ mindset shift

Today at 15:02 PM, via BBC News

Rangers head coach Danny Rohl believes his side are far better equipped for big matches after seeing a winning mentality develop among his players in recent weeks.

Sport

‘Brutal batting!’ – NZ duo Seifert & Allen hit record 175

Today at 14:58 PM, via BBC News

Watch New Zealand’s opening partnership of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert score 175, the most for any wicket at a T20 World Cup, to beat the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets in their second match of the tournament.

Education

Nigeria: Assam Urges FG to Boost Revenue Through Skills, Training

Today at 14:58 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Abuja — Africa School of Sales and Management (ASSAM) has urged the federal government to as a matter of urgency, prioritise revenue generation by investing in platforms that equip Nigerians with practical sales and income-generation skills, as part of efforts to strengthen the economy.

Education

South Africa: Ukzn Students Clash With Police Over Fee Increase

Today at 14:18 PM, via AllAfrica

[Scrolla] UKZN students clashed with police on Monday while protesting registration fees jumping from around R10,000 to over R20,000. UKZN called it “a minor incident” and said it could not confirm those involved were registered students.

Education

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

Today at 13:32 PM, via The Guardian

Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by the 74 reveals.

Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are...

Science/Tech

NYC Private School Tuition Breaks $70,000 Milestone for Fall

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

The top private schools in New York City plan to charge more than $70,000 this year for tuition, an amount exceeding that of many elite colleges, as they pass on the costs of soaring expenses including teacher salaries. From a report: Spence School, Dalton School and Nightingale-Bamford School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side are among at least seven schools where the fees now exceed that...

Health

Inside Health

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

Is NHS dentistry on ‘life support’?