The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade
Their lives were thrown into chaos when they decided to travel to England to establish trade relations – but got sold into ...
Cape and Islands NPR21d
'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones
In 2017, historian Judith Giesberg and her team of graduate student researchers launched a website called Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery. It now contains over 4,500 ads placed in ...
Crown Prosecution Service22d
Six people convicted of modern slavery
The defendants conspired together to move the victims, equipment, and cannabis around the UK. The victims were held in conditions of modern slavery where their movements were controlled. The ...
Cape Cod Times23d
Vocational school lotteries proposal gets cool reception from activists
The Healey administration proposes new regulations requiring vocational and technical schools to use lotteries for student admissions. The proposed changes aim to address concerns that the current ...
The New Yorker23d
Dredging Up the Ghostly Secrets of Slave Ships
Then, in 2015, a Portuguese ship called the São José was discovered off the coast of Cape Town. Three years later, the Clotilda, America’s last known slave ship, turned up in Alabama’s ...
The Daily Telegraph24d
The perfect holiday in Cape Town
You really can’t overstate the case for visiting Cape Town. First, there’s the in-your-face beauty of a craggy mountain range that drops precipitously into a glittering sea, its flanks ...
Florida Today26d
Launch recap: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida Friday morning
Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the Feb. 21 launch of the Starlink 12-14 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. After a short delay, SpaceX was set to try for the ...
Boston Herald26d
Critics say new lottery admission proposal for vocational schools would exclude up to 50% of some cities’ students
An upcoming long-awaited proposal to change vocational schools’ admissions policies to use a lottery system could actually exclude large proportions of certain students, critics said Thursday ...
The Boston Globe27d
State education department proposes requiring Mass. vocational schools to use admission lotteries
In a news release, Governor Maura Healey said the proposed regulations are part of her larger efforts to increase access to vocational education, such as $75 million in proposed career and ...
News2427d
Khayelitsha's most feared resident believed to be among 6 killed in shootout with Eastern Cape cops
Six armed suspects were killed in a shootout with the police in Gcuwa, in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday afternoon. The shootout happened on the N2 near Ndabakazi village. News24 reliably understands ...
BBC28d
Alleged slave of UN judge felt 'lonely' and 'stuck'
A young woman allegedly tricked into coming to the UK to work as a slave for a United Nations judge felt "lonely" and "stuck", a trial has heard. Lydia Mugambe is accused of stopping the woman ...