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Politics

Ramaphosa will serve full term: ANC

Today at 06:03 AM, via SABC News

A letter circulating in the Eastern Cape calls for Ramaphosa’s removal and proposes a task team.

Education

Kenya: National Defence College Strengthens Military Education Partnership With U.S.

Today at 07:28 AM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Defence College (NDC) has deepened its engagement with the United States Military Group-Kenya (USMILGP-K) to strengthen cooperation in Professional Military Education (PME), with a focus on advanced training, exchange programs, and the adoption of best practices in strategic-level military instruction.

Education

Nigeria: Govt, UAE Sign MOU to Expand Digital Education for Nigeria’s Young People

Today at 06:44 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Ministry of Youth Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Digital School, under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative (MBRGI), to expand access to digital education and practical skills development for Nigerian youth through the platform of Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA).

Science/Tech

Yellow Card Appoints Former PayPal And dLocal Executive Maria Oldham As COO

Today at 08:11 AM, via Tech Financials

Yellow Card, one of the largest licensed stablecoin-based infrastructures with capabilities spanning 34 countries, with a network spanning Africa, and other key global markets, has appointed Maria Oldham as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). A global executive with two decades of experience across finance, payments, and technology, Oldham joins Yellow Card to help scale […]

Science/Tech

Starwatch: track Cetus, the sea monster, sprawling across the night sky

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Cetus, also known as the whale, is one of the faint constellations but you have a week to trace its outline

This week, track down the constellation Cetus, variously referred to as the whale or sea monster. It is one of the faint constellations, but it sprawls across the sky, taking up roughly 1,230 square degrees, which makes it the fourth largest of the 88 modern constellations. Although it...

Science/Tech

End of an era for old electrical plugs in South Africa

Today at 07:59 AM, via MyBroadband

South Africa is gradually migrating to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported.

Science/Tech

More Tech Moguls Want to Build Data Centers in Outer Space

Today at 07:50 AM, via Slashdot

“To be clear, the current economics of space-based data centers don’t make sense,” writes the Wall Street Journal. “But they could in the future, perhaps as soon as a decade or so from now, according to an analysis by Phil Metzger, a research professor at the University of Central Florida and formerly of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.””Space enthusiasts (comme moi) have long...