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South Africa

AI Meets Ancestry: African Musicians Harness Artificial Intelligence to Preserve and Reinvent Cultural Soundscapes

Today at 09:29 AM, via iAfrica

In a studio scented with coffee and filled with recording gear, Ethiopian musician Dawit Ketema, known as Mashela, experiments with a unique fusion — the wooden tones of the washint flute and the precision of digital synthesizers. His mission: to use artificial intelligence (AI) to preserve ancient sounds while creating new ones, building what he […]

South Africa

South Africa’s National AI Policy Nears Cabinet Approval – Minister Solly Malatsi

Today at 09:27 AM, via iAfrica

South Africa is edging closer to finalising its long-awaited National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, with Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi confirming that the framework is now ready to be presented to Cabinet for approval. In an exclusive ITWeb TV interview, Malatsi said the policy’s development phase — including the public consultation and stakeholder […]

World

Morning news brief

Today at 11:02 AM, via NPR

President Trump will meet with China’s president Monday, Venezuela prepares for potential land strikes as U.S. builds up military off its coast, the government shutdown enters its fourth week.

World

Suspects arrested in brazen Louvre museum jewelry heist

Today at 11:01 AM, via NPR

Two suspects in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris have been arrested, French officials say. They were apprehended thanks to video surveillance footage and DNA left at the scene.

Sport

India batter Iyer hospitalised with lacerated spleen

Today at 09:57 AM, via BBC News

India batter Shreyas Iyer is “recovering well” in hospital after suffering a lacerated spleen while taking a catch in the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on Saturday.

Education

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

History lessons are being wiped from the internet, and California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away from curriculums that are seen as too progressive.

Education

Writing Hawa review – Afghan woman fights for freedom as the Taliban close in

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking documentary follows her mother, finally getting her chance at autonomy just as the Taliban retake the country

Shot in Afghanistan shortly before the 2021 Taliban takeover, Najiba Noori’s thought-provoking debut juxtaposes the private transformation of a woman with the public unravelling of the nation. At age 13, Noori’s mother, Hawa, was married off to a...

Science/Tech

Fibre problems at South Africa’s largest independent ISP

Today at 11:01 AM, via MyBroadband

Internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has detailed the causes of a series of outages on its fibre network over the past two months and what fixes it implemented to prevent similar problems in the future.