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South Africa

Okiru: Ai-powered Compliance And Real Transformation For South African Business

Today at 19:54 PM, via iAfrica

In a world where rules around transformation, skills development, employment equity, and B-BBEE are constantly evolving, many companies struggle to keep up. Okiru exists to make this easier through artificial intelligence. Okiru is a South African compliance and transformation partner that combines human expertise with AI-driven systems to help organisations become audit-ready, data-confident,...

South Africa

Working And Living With AI – Masterclass Summit Comes To Johannesburg & Cape Town

Today at 19:49 PM, via iAfrica

This March, the AI Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering a hands-on, high-impact learning experience for professionals, business owners and organisations seeking practical, confident ways to work with artificial intelligence. As AI rapidly reshapes productivity, creativity and decision-making across industries, many feel pressured to respond but lack clarity on how to...

Education

Nigeria: Why I Enrolled for Law Degree in State University – Emir Sanusi

Today at 17:23 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said his decision to enroll for a Law degree at Northwest University, Kano, is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to study the discipline, which he described as central to building a stable and just society.

Education

Gambia: Moherst Commends World Bank Support for Higher Education Development

Today at 16:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Point] The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has reaffirmed the Government of The Gambia’s commitment to transforming the country’s higher education sector, while acknowledging the critical support of the World Bank and other development partners in advancing human capital development.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 22 January 2026

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

ICE Agents Are ‘Doxing’ Themselves

Today at 19:42 PM, via Wired

The alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS  and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents’ identities as a crime.

Science/Tech

China Lagging in AI Is a ‘Fairy Tale,’ Mistral CEO Says

Today at 19:20 PM, via Slashdot

Claims that Chinese technology for AI lags the US are a “fairy tale,” Arthur Mensch, the chief executive officer of Mistral, said. From a report: “China is not behind the West,” Mensch said in an interview on Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. The capabilities of China’s open-source technology is “probably stressing the CEOs in the US.” The...

Health

Myths and Facts About Narcissists

Today at 18:00 PM, via New York Times

Narcissism has become a catchall label for a range of frustrating behaviors. Here are some misconceptions about what it means.