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Lesufi scrambles for allies

Today at 00:37 AM, via SowetanLIVE

ANC’s Ekurhuleni mayor angers EFF by stripping it of posts, with repercussions for the wider balance of power in the province

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MK fighters’ Russia hellhole

Today at 00:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Families describe racism and abuse by Russian officers on the front line

South Africa

Malawi to Get First AI-Focused Data Center as Local Firm Moves to Cut Reliance on Foreign Infrastructure

Yesterday at 21:44 PM, via iAfrica

A Malawian technology company has announced plans to build the country’s first micro data center focused on artificial intelligence computing, in an effort to reduce dependency on data infrastructure hosted abroad. Converged Technology Networks announced the initiative, which CEO and co-founder Brian Longwe said aims to develop local AI capability as the technology becomes increasingly […]

South Africa

Ethiopia Unveils AI Innovation Hub in Addis Ababa, Aiming for Continental Leadership

Yesterday at 21:42 PM, via iAfrica

Ethiopia has unveiled a new artificial intelligence innovation hub in Addis Ababa, reaffirming the country’s ambition to become a leading player in the global AI landscape. Temesgen Tiruneh announced the launch of the AI UniPod, a collaborative initiative developed by the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, Addis Ababa University and the United Nations Development Programme in […]

South Africa

Mozambique Launches Digital Government Overhaul, Looking to Kenya and Rwanda as Models

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via iAfrica

Mozambique will digitize all government services, modeling its approach on Kenya and Rwanda in a bid to consolidate revenue collection and improve the country’s competitiveness, President Daniel Chapo announced Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of Mozambique’s first national conference on digital transformation in Maputo, Chapo framed the initiative as a governance overhaul rather than a […]

South Africa

Italy, India, Kenya Sign Landmark AI Cooperation Agreement to Advance Development in Africa

Yesterday at 21:38 PM, via iAfrica

Italy, India and Kenya signed a trilateral strategic cooperation agreement Wednesday in New Delhi aimed at expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure across Africa, marking what officials called the first such collaboration between Europe, Asia and Africa in the AI sector. The agreement was formalized on the sidelines of the Summit on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence […]

Africa

‘Emotional’ Mourinho should apologise – McCarthy

Friday at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa

Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment

Friday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Sport

Deal with ‘noise’ or join another club – Arteta

Today at 00:35 AM, via BBC News

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players should “be part of a different club” if they can not deal with the “noise” as his team bid to end their 22-year wait for a league title.

Sport

Tottenham & Newcastle eye Nunez – Sunday’s gossip

Today at 00:31 AM, via BBC News

Tottenham and Newcastle want to bring Darwin Nunez back to the Premier League, Joe Gomez might leave Liverpool this summer, Roma and Juventus join the race for Marcos Senesi, plus more.

Education

Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools

Today at 00:30 AM, via The Guardian

White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged students

Plans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set out by the government on Monday.

The schools white paper will detail proposals to change the criteria under which schools receive funding to support the most...

Education

Louisiana schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules

Yesterday at 19:07 PM, via The Guardian

Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroom

A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a controversial Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, allowing the state to enforce a law that was previously found to be unconstitutional.

The US fifth circuit court of appeals...

Lifestyle

Did Siya Kolisi propose to ‘new’ Rachel?

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via The South African

Another grand proposal? Did Siya Kolisi pop the question to his new partner, Rachel John, on top of New York’s Empire State Building?

Entertainment

Late Scotland try breaks Welsh hearts in Six Nations

Yesterday at 21:19 PM, via The Citizen

Gregor Townsend’s side trailed 20-5 and 23-12 but rallied in the second half with a 74th-minute try from replacement hooker George Turner sealing the victory.

Science/Tech

Hit Piece-Writing AI Deleted. But Is This a Warning About AI-Generated Harassment?

Today at 00:43 AM, via Slashdot

Last week an AI agent wrote a blog post attacking the maintainer who’d rejected the code it wrote. But that AI agent’s human operator has now come forward, revealing their agent was an OpenClaw instance with its own accounts, switching between multiple models from multiple providers. (So “No one company had the full picture of what this AI was doing,” the attacked maintainer points out in a new...

Science/Tech

America’s Peace Corps Announces ‘Tech Corps’ Volunteers to Help Bring AI to Foreign Countries

Yesterday at 23:43 PM, via Slashdot

Over 240,000 Americans volunteered for Peace Corps projects in 142 countries since the program began more than half a century ago. But now the agency is launching a new initiative — called Tech Corps. “It’s the Peace Corps, but make it AI,” explains Engadget:The Peace Corps’ latest proposal will recruit STEM graduates or those with professional experience in the artificial intelligence sector...

Science/Tech

Code.org President Steps Down Citing ‘Upending’ of CS By AI

Yesterday at 22:35 PM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:Last July, as Microsoft pledged $4 billion to advance AI education in K-12 schools, Microsoft President Brad Smith told nonprofit Code.org CEO/Founder Hadi Partovi it was time to “switch hats” from coding to AI. He added that “the last 12 years have been about the Hour of Code, but the future involves the Hour of AI.” On Friday, Code.org announced...

Health

A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

Friday at 16:25 PM, via New York Times

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.