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Is #FeesMustFall falling?

Times LIVE 

The #FeesMustFall movement appears to be in danger of imploding. Two photographs taken during Monday's protests at Wits University pointed to growing divisions in the movement.

Siri bug unlocks your iPhone

Times LIVE 

A bug in digital assistant Siri allows anyone to bypass a locked iPhone's passcode and access the saved contacts and photos stored on a device.

How tax dodgers do it

Times LIVE 

Gold coins, artwork, exotic wines, rare animals, farms and luxury yachts are so yesteryear if you want to avoid or evade taxes.

Zulu king's comments 'fuelled' xenophobic unease

Times LIVE 

Inflammatory public statements by Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini and President Jacob Zuma fuelled the "prevailing atmosphere of fear" during last year's wave of xenophobic violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

Heritage site bid

Times LIVE 

Cape Town Stadium might be a problem child but the city council is determined to keep its surroundings looking good.

Tokai accused bails out

Times LIVE 

One of the four men accused of murdering 16-year-old Franziska Blochliger last month in Tokai forest, has opted not to apply for bail.

Jump in income from fines

Times LIVE 

Income from traffic fines and municipal bylaw violations is growing in Cape Town and is expected to bring in almost as much as core services such as sanitation and refuse collection services in the next financial year.

New man at the helm of the SIU

Times LIVE 

President Jacob Zuma has appointed advocate Jan Lekhoa Mothibi as the new head of the Special Investigating Unit.



Gamblers blow $30m after forex heist

Times LIVE 

How a network of 19 people gambled $30-million of the $81-million stolen from Bangladesh's foreign reserves at a Manila casino will be a major focus for Philippine legislators when a Senate hearing into the heist resumes.

'Phone gun a bad call'

Times LIVE 

US senator Charles Schumer on Monday called on authorities to investigate a gun that resembles an iPhone before it goes on sale, AP reported.

Burning man on highway

Times LIVE 

The body of a man who was bound with wire and set alight was found on the R21 outside Pretoria yesterday.

Uganda detains opposition chief - again

Times LIVE 

Uganda's main opposition leader was arrested and charged yesterday during his first public outing since police lifted a weeks-long house arrest.

War crimes case collapses

Times LIVE 

Judges at the International Criminal Court have thrown out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year.

North Korea 'has nuke missiles'

Times LIVE 

North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said yesterday after a new assessment of the offensive capability of the country, which conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.

Joburg pushes cars off the road

Times LIVE 

The City of Johannesburg is broadening its transport plans by introducing exclusive lanes for buses and minibus taxis in the city centre and even on the highways.

Beyond Physical Violence: Lasting Psychological Effects of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Huffington Post 

The United Nations reports that currently there are 4.8 million registered Syrian refugees; nearly a million have petitioned for asylum in Europe since 2011. Of course in the past few years there has been a sharp spike in these numbers -- in 2014 alone 138,000 applications requests came in. UNHCR estimates that

at least 10 percent of the 4.8 million refugees in countries neighboring Syria will need resettling or other humanitarian help to safely move elsewhere before the end of 2018. This includes people considered acutely vulnerable... Читать дальше...

Fewer poor students are enrolling in state universities — and there is an alarming reason why

BusinessInsider.com 

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States have traditionally provided funding for public colleges and universities based on a combination of the number of students enrolled and how much money they were allocated previously.

But, in the face of increasingly tight budgets and pressures to demonstrate their effectiveness to legislators, more and more states are tying at least some higher education funding to student outcomes.

As of 2015, 32 states have implemented a funding system that is based... Читать дальше...

Drivers above 40 have spinal, blood pressure troubles

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Officials said that during medical check-up it was revealed that drivers who were above 40 years of age had major spinal issues and blood pressure problems.The average age of drivers in GSRTC was around 45 years.

RSU to launch free legal aid clinic

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Meghaniagar-based Raksha Shakti University (RSU) would launch free legal aid clinic for economically backward sections of the society from April 11.

Minor girl raped

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Father of a 15-year old girl has filed a complaint with Sola police against a youth for rape on his daughter.

FIRs filed for Asarwa clash

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Shahibaug police have taken cross-complaints for the group violence that took place on Monday night.Police arrested six persons, from both sides involved.





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