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Resilience gives students an edge in rural African universities

Students in rural African universities typically experience several challenges to do with poor infrastructure and a poor education foundation. As a way to deal with learning challenges, some scholars have suggested decolonisation of the curriculum. This implies replacing colonial content and practices with indigenous ones. Other scholars have suggested that other factors should be considered

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Tokyo Olympics: how athletes are using ice vests, parasols and slushie machines to cope at the hottest Games ever

Tokyo Olympics: how athletes are using ice vests, parasols and slushie machines to cope at the hottest Games everTales of fainting archers and volleyballers burning their feet on baking sands have seen a flurry of claims that the Tokyo Olympics are the hottest to date. This has come as no shock. In 2019, already, specialists

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Africa has a great strategic plan: now it needs to roll up its sleeves and take action

When the United Nations started framing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2012 – a shared blueprint for working towards global peace and prosperity by 2030 – Africa was the first region to submit its list of priorities. The continent was quick to act as it was in the process of finalising its Agenda 2063

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The largest news agency in the US changes crime reporting practices to ‘do less harm and give people second chances’

When suspects’ names appear in crime stories, their lives may be broken and never put back together. For years, people have begged The Associated Press, known as the “AP,” to scrub their indiscretions from its archives. Some of those requests “were heart-rending,” said John Daniszewski, standards vice president at AP who helped to spearhead the

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More Nigerian banks are using chatbots to serve customers, but with mixed results

Chatbots are becoming an integral part of service provision around the world. Chatbots are computer programs designed to simulate a conversation – both voice and text – with human users, especially over the internet. They are described as a never-sleeping, cost-efficient and powerful way to provide basic support to consumers. Chatbots can respond faster to

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New school planned by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine seeks to teach blend of skills to prepare students for real-world jobs

Music producers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have announced plans to open a Los Angeles high school that will focus on, among other things, inspiring students to become entrepreneurs. The public school, which will be part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is set to open in fall of 2022 with 124 students and

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Bringing Back Broadway: The Theatre Leadership Project Announces New Company Management Program

The Theatre Leadership Project (TTLP), an ambitious nonprofit aimed at providing resources to programs that seek to diversify commercial theatre leadership, has launched its latest endeavor designed to develop BIPOC company managers and assistant company managers for Broadway productions. TTLP’s Company Management Program will offer fellowships featuring supplemental opportunities for continued learning and mentorship to up

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Bob Moses, U.S. civil rights leader of the 1960s, dies at 86

By Daniel Trotta Bob Moses, a civil rights leader who took part in some of the most significant campaigns for equality in the Deep South in the 1960s and later became an advocate for African Americans to succeed in math, died on Sunday at age 86, the NAACP said. Moses is the latest African American

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