An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and those of others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message she sent from prison that was shared Wednesday by rights groups. The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from a prison in the…
State-owned enterprise Transnet again loses court battle. (Photograph: Transnet website.) Loss-making Transnet has again failed to avoid extra costs, with a judge ruling it cannot return to court to force Gijima to hand over management of its core enterprise IT systems under a R1.5 billion deal. In the latest of several court cases, the state-owned…
The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop submitting data to Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. It is joining a growing movement of universities questioning the value and methodology of these controversial league tables….
