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Nyanga South legislator Supa Mandiwanzira has called on the Zimbabwean government to consider taxing examination fees paid to Cambridge University. He argues that while the institution has profited from Zimbabwean students for decades, it has made no tangible investment in the country’s education sector. Speaking during the 2025 National Budget debate in the National Assembly, Honourable Mandiwanzira suggested that taxing Cambridge University could generate much-needed revenue for Zimbabwe’s education ministries. This, he said, would ease the financial pressure on the Treasury and reduce the need for further budget increases for education. “Since independence in 1980, Zimbabweans have paid examination fees in USD to Cambridge University. However, I have not heard of Cambridge University assisting in building schools or contributing to our education sector,” said Mandiwanzira. He emphasised that the government must explore alternative revenue streams, including taxing funds paid to Cambridge University, to finance education sustainably. Mandiwanzira estimated that Cambridge University has collected billions of dollars in examination fees from Zimbabwean students over the years. Despite this, the university has neither offered scholarships to Zimbabwean students nor invested in the local education system. “I am certain that if we calculate the total amount paid to Cambridge University since 1980, it would amount to billions of USD,” he said. “We need to consider taxing these funds or finding other ways to ensure Cambridge contributes to our education system.” Zimbabwe relied on Cambridge University for national examinations from independence in 1980 until the mid-1990s when the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) was established. However, many students continue to opt for Cambridge exams to enhance their opportunities for international education. The debate comes as Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube proposed allocating ZWG 10.52 billion to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science, and Technology Development in the 2025 national budget. Mandiwanzira’s proposal highlights a potential revenue source that could support the education sector while reducing dependency on the national budget.The Future of Cybersecurity Jobs: Trends and Salaries in 2025
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of Janus International Group, Inc. ( NYSE:JBI – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 24,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $243,000. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royce & Associates LP raised its position in Janus International Group by 21.5% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,224,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,381,000 after acquiring an additional 216,382 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Janus International Group by 4.0% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,392,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,081,000 after buying an additional 53,535 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in shares of Janus International Group by 13.4% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 13,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 1,643 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus International Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $249,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Janus International Group by 854.2% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 182,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,849,000 after buying an additional 163,711 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.78% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on JBI shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Janus International Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $7.50 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Janus International Group from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Janus International Group from $12.00 to $8.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Janus International Group from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their target price on shares of Janus International Group from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Janus International Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.25. Janus International Group Price Performance Janus International Group stock opened at $7.41 on Friday. Janus International Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $6.68 and a 1 year high of $15.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.37. The company has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.29 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 2.39 and a current ratio of 2.80. Janus International Group ( NYSE:JBI – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.09). Janus International Group had a return on equity of 21.10% and a net margin of 10.62%. The business had revenue of $230.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $248.21 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Janus International Group’s revenue was down 17.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Janus International Group, Inc. will post 0.54 earnings per share for the current year. Janus International Group Profile ( Free Report ) Janus International Group, Inc manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. 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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla TSLA.O and SpaceX, vowed to go to "war" to defend the H-1B visa program for foreign tech workers late on Friday amid a dispute between President-elect Donald Trump's longtime supporters and his most recently acquired backers from the tech industry. In a post on social media platform X, Musk said "The reason I'm in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B." "I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend," he added. Musk, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in South Africa, has held an H-1B visa, and his electric-car company Tesla obtained 724 of the visas this year. H-1B visas are typically for three-year periods, though holders can extend them or apply for green cards. More: Musk vs. MAGA: Trump supporters battle over role of immigrant labor and American workers Musk's tweet was directed at Trump's supporters and immigration hardliners, who have increasingly pushed for the H-1B visa program to be scrapped amid a heated debate over immigration and the place of skilled immigrants and foreign workers brought into the country on work visas. Trump has so far remained silent on the issue. The Trump transition did not respond to a request for comment on Musk's tweets and the H-1B visa debate. In the past, Trump has expressed a willingness to provide more work visas to skilled workers. He has also promised to deport all immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally , deploy tariffs to help create more jobs for American citizens and severely restrict immigration. The issue highlights how tech leaders like Musk -- who has taken an important role in the presidential transition, advising on key personnel and policy areas -- are now drawing scrutiny from his base. The U.S. tech industry relies on the government's H-1B visa program to hire foreign skilled workers to help run its companies, a labor force that critics say undercuts wages for American citizens. The altercation was set off earlier this week by far-right activists who criticized Trump's selection of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian American venture capitalist, to be an adviser on artificial intelligence, saying he would have influence on the Trump administration's immigration policies. On Friday, Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump confidante, critiqued "big tech oligarchs" for supporting the H-1B program and cast immigration as a threat to Western civilization. In response, Musk and many other tech billionaires drew a line between what they view as legal immigration and illegal immigration. Musk has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected president in November. He has posted regularly this week about the lack of homegrown talent to fill all the needed positions within American tech companies. (Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington)Which board games are best? Even with technology taking over much of our day-to-day lives, board games still offer quality entertainment that can’t be beaten. Of course, the popular board games of today are a far cry from the games your parents grew up playing. Board games are perfect for encouraging your family to work together or for bringing your group of friends around the table for an evening. If you’d like to start up a weekly game night, let this helpful list of the most popular board games be your guide. Utter Nonsense Ages 8+ This game will have every player rolling in stitches with each ridiculous phrase that’s uttered. Combine crazy accents and hilarious phrases to impress the Nonsense Judge and win the round. The player with the highest number of wins ultimately wins the game, but the true fun of this card game is listening to your fellow players trying to say some of the most entertaining phrases of all time. This game is perfect for game nights or parties. Speak Out Ages 8+ This hilarious game is perfect if you have teenagers or are hosting a party with all adults. To play, you insert a mouthpiece that alters the sound of your speech, making every word sound silly. Set the timer and read one of the phrases on the cards and try to help your teammate guess what you’re saying. Speak Out easily provides hours of fun that even grandparents will love. Escape Room in a Box Ages 13+ What’s the next best thing to trying to break out of a room? Escape Room in a Box, of course. This thrilling, immersive game involves solving 2D and 3D puzzles in order to prevent a mad scientist from turning you and your friends or family into werewolves. Work together to escape your fate and use Amazon Alexa to enhance the experience. Codenames Ages 14+ This fun strategy game is perfect for anyone with teenagers. Form two teams and select a spymaster on each team. Using clues, spymasters try to help their teammates find all 25 of the agents they’re in contact with, hopefully without selecting the other team’s agents or running into the deadly assassin. This innovative game offers a challenging and rewarding time working together. Harry Potter Clue Ages 9+ Excite your kids on game night with this modern twist on a classic. Play as six recognizable Hogwarts characters — Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Ginny or Neville — to solve the mystery behind a fellow student’s disappearance. It’s up to you to figure out who attacked the student, what bewitching spell they used and where it occurred. Watch out for the Dark Mark, moving staircases and secret passages as you travel along in this magical family game. Pandemic Ages 8+ If you’ve ever wanted to save humanity from a deadly outbreak, you’ll love spending an hour playing Pandemic. You and your teammates must fight to contain four deadly diseases threatening the human race. Players must learn to work with their teammates to control outbreak hotspots and treat diseases. Win the game by curing all diseases without wiping out humanity first. Catan Ages 10+ This tactical 60-minute game will push your imagination to its limits as you embark on a journey across Catan. Acquire crucial resources as you travel, build roads, buildings, and cities, and be wary of the ruthless robber and other players halting you on your own road. Through careful trading and clever decisions, you can lead your travelers to victory in this role-playing game of limitless possibilities. Play again and again. Every game is different. Ticket to Ride Ages 8+ Train lovers will enjoy this innovative board game which has won numerous awards. This cross-country train adventure game mimics the concept of traveling around the world in 80 days. Collect train cars and claim railways across the country. Players earn the most points by establishing long train routes and connecting distant cities. Each game takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes to complete, and every adventure is different. 5 Second Rule Ages 10+ This quick-paced game gives each player five seconds to name items on a certain topic. Although the topics are objectively easy —“Name 3 Mountains,” “Name 3 Types of Hats” or “Name 3 Super Heroes,” the pressure of the time crunch is likely to put you on edge. Race the clock and remain composed to win this game. You can even make up your own topics if you prefer. Half the fun is just hearing what other people blurt out, whether it’s relevant to the topic or not. Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change. 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Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow recordCalgary Liberal MP George Chahal has publicly released letters he sent to the Liberal caucus and president of the Liberal Party of Canada, calling on them to begin the process of moving on from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Calgary Skyview representative posted the letters to the social media platform X on Friday. Chahal’s letter to caucus said, “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau no longer has the support of caucus and to maintain some dignity, he should immediately tender his resignation.” He noted Chrystia Freeland’s recent and vocal walking away from her roles as finance minister and deputy prime minister. He also noted others speaking out since. Chahal went on to say, “Caucus working with the Liberal Party of Canada board should start the immediate process of scheduling an expedited leadership process which is transparent and democratic.” Chahal’s letter to party president Sachit Mehra opened with, “Time is of the essence!” He urged the party board to “immediately plan for a leadership (race) regardless of the prime minister’s formal resignation.” He noted it being the final year before a fixed election date. He also noted the potential for other parties to rally to defeat the government. “It is my view that it would be political negligence by the LPC board not to plan for the race,” Chahal wrote. “It is clear now the leader of the Liberal Party no longer has the confidence of his parliamentary caucus and the vast majority of Canadians.” In the letter to caucus, Chahal did thank Trudeau for his service and wished him well. “Unfortunately, it has come to this,” he wrote. Tipping point Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt said Chahal was part of a growing chorus of Liberal caucus members joining the bandwagon to dump Trudeau. “Forget surviving a non-confidence vote in Parliament,” Bratt said. “I don’t know if he will be able to survive a non-confidence vote in caucus.” Bratt said the resignation of Freeland from caucus may have been the tipping point, but it was also part of a pattern of Liberal MPs distancing themselves from Trudeau. He added that it appears the party is moving forward in the absence of an official resignation from Trudeau and begun to put in motion plans for a leadership race. On Friday, former chief adviser and close friend of Justin Trudeau Gerald Butts wrote in a Substack column that Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet was a “staggering blow” to Trudeau. He wrote that the Liberals are back now to where they were before Trudeau took over the party in 2013, in terms of their popularity and voters viewing them as out-of-touch. He said in his Substack piece that the party should prepare to hold a leadership race. With files from The Canadian Press10-man Barcelona concedes two late goals in draw at Celta Vigo