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The Labour Court has dismissed an appeal by Watershed College Trust against an arbitral award in favour of a former probationary teacher, ruling that the institution “clearly aprobated and reprobated” its contractual obligations and acted unlawfully by issuing notice of termination after the expiration of the probation period. In a judgment delivered by Justice Samuel Kudya, the court found that while the arbitrator erred in concluding that the teacher, Jenipha Madziva, had become a permanent employee, the substantive award of damages for unfair dismissal remained valid. Watershed College Trust had challenged the arbitrator’s ruling on five grounds, including the claim…

  ENDING GRANT ABUSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order stopping unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous grants. Going forward, President Trump’s appointees will review funding opportunity announcements and grant awards to verify that each grant dollar benefits Americans instead of lining grantees’ pocketbooks or furthering causes that damage America. Award decisions will undergo more rigorous evaluation by political appointees and subject matter experts to ensure they benefit the American public, align with Administration priorities, and are coordinated across agencies to avoid duplication. The Order also allows for the termination of future grants that do…

Maniragena’s journey into elite cycling began when she joined Bikes for Future, an all-female team backed by humanitarian group Plan International and Learn Work Develop (LWD), a non-profit organisation implementing the schemeThe initiative seeks to challenge gender stereotypes and empower young Rwandan women through sport.”What makes Olivia unique is her determination,” says her coach Niyonsaba Elidad. “She knows what she wants. Every time we train, she gives it her all.”Women’s cycling in Rwanda is still in its infancy and often marginalised in a sport long viewed as the domain of men.”In the past, if a girl was seen riding a…

Carter termed this alleged discrimination campaign Operation Chokepoint 2.0, in reference to an Obama-era antifraud program under which US officials reportedly discouraged banks from dealing with pornography, payday lending, and other disfavored industries. On the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Trump adopted the terminology himself.“I’m glad the Trump administration is taking up this fight, and I hope they can create a framework for fairer banking overall,” says Carter, speaking to WIRED.The FDIC and Federal Reserve declined to comment. “It is unacceptable for banks to discriminate against customers or prospective customers based on political or religious beliefs,” says…

Two weeks before the Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off its 78th edition, Festival Director and CEO Paul Ridd seemed almost at ease. “We’re not in the eye of the storm,” he said, “but we’re sort of circling it.” Since taking the helm in late 2023, alongside festival producer Emma Boa, Ridd has overseen a strategic reinvention of one of the world’s oldest film festivals from building a new board and footprint to rethinking its mission within Scotland’s festival-heavy cultural calendar. “This year is really year one,” he told Variety. “Last year we laid the groundwork, we showed that the new…

France’s most devastating wildfire in decades remains active despite being brought under control, officials announced, as firefighting efforts continue with hundreds of personnel.The massive blaze in Aude has scorched more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) – an area larger than Paris – killing one person, injuring another 13 and destroying numerous homes.Approximately 2,000 firefighters remain deployed to combat the flames, which were declared under control on Thursday night.“The fire will not be declared extinguished for several days,” said Christian Pouget, Aude’s prefect. “There is still a lot of work to be done.”Officials have restricted access to the devastated forests until…

Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers and I don’t get to see them enough,” Keele wrote, posting the news on both X and LinkedIn. Despite calling his time at the AI startup “incredible” and working with Musk “the adventure of a lifetime,” he said he couldn’t keep “riding two horses at…

The announcement marks the latest restriction imposed by the Trump administration on travellers from Africa.The United States has announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe.The State Department said in a statement on Thursday that the US embassy in Zimbabwe would pause all routine visa services starting from Friday “while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe”.The embassy described the measure as temporary and part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “prevent visa overstay and misuse”.Most diplomatic and official visas would be exempt from the pause, the US said.The US has enforced new travel restrictions…

Clara Bullock & Nicky PriceBBC News, GloucestershireManpreet PinderManpreet Pinder volunteers as a breastfeeding peer supporter Two mums who struggled to breastfed their babies have said they would have struggled without the help of a peer support group.Manpreet Pinder, who has since trained as a volunteer breastfeeding peer supporter, and her sister, Sukhneet, said without the group they would not have learned how to breastfeed.Ms Pinder, who had her son in 2020, said she found it difficult to breastfeed at first. “Though I loved him from the moment he came into this world, it was really tough,” she said.Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Support…

MONTREAL — Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.The 18-year-old Mboko, who will jump from 85th to 25th in the world, won her first WTA Tour title and joined Faye Urban in 1969 and Bianca Andreescu in 2019 as the only Canadians to win the home event in the open era.Mboko dropped to her knees after Osaka fired a shot into the net as a raucous packed house burst into cheers around center court. The winner then ran…