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South Africa

Western Cape AI Cluster Launches as Province Moves Ahead on AI Ecosystem While National Policy Stalls

Today at 21:05 PM, via iAfrica

The South African AI Association and the Western Cape Government have launched the Western Cape AI Cluster, a three-year collaboration designed to research, develop and grow the province’s AI ecosystem — and to position the Western Cape as a globally significant AI hub. The cluster launches at a significant moment. South Africa’s planned National AI […]

South Africa

Sage Rolls Out AI Suite Across Africa and Middle East to Tackle SMB Compliance and Productivity Gap

Today at 21:00 PM, via iAfrica

Global accounting and payroll technology company Sage has announced the rollout of Sage Ai across its solutions in South Africa, select pan-African markets and the Middle East, introducing a suite of AI tools designed to automate administrative processes, strengthen compliance and improve productivity for small and mid-sized businesses. The rollout includes Sage Copilot, a generative […]

South Africa

Aumet Raises $12 Million Series A for AI-Powered Healthcare Procurement Platform Across MENA

Today at 20:58 PM, via iAfrica

AAIC Investment has announced that Aumet, a portfolio company of its Africa Innovation and Healthcare Fund II, has completed a Series A funding round raising $12 million. Aumet is a health-tech company that develops AI-powered healthcare procurement and supply chain platforms for the Middle East and North Africa region. Its proprietary platform integrates pharmaceutical and […]

South Africa

Meta Report Projects AI Could Add R528 Billion to South Africa’s GDP as SMEs Build Livelihoods on Its Platforms

Today at 20:55 PM, via iAfrica

Meta’s platforms already contribute R16.5 billion annually to South Africa’s economy, and artificial intelligence could add a further R528 billion to GDP over the next decade, according to a new report by research firm Public First commissioned by Meta. The report, titled Meta’s Impact in South Africa, found that 910,000 small and medium enterprises are […]

World

What both sides have said about a U.S.-Iran deal

Today at 14:54 PM, via NPR

President Trump took to social media Saturday and said the U.S. and Iran are close to deal on ending the war. But the president didn’t offer details and it’s not yet clear where Iran stands.

World

What we know about the status of a U.S.-Iran deal

Today at 14:18 PM, via NPR

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ariane Tabatabaithe, Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about where things stand on a potential deal between the U.S. and Iran on ending the war.

Africa

Ndiaye adamant Senegal are champions of Africa

Friday at 12:43 PM, via BBC News

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Business

South Africa’s semigration lie

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

While the Western Cape is often seen as the nation’s semigration hotspot, Gauteng’s economic strength continues to attract young workers.

Education

Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Today at 20:05 PM, via The Guardian

Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunities

Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.

Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will...

Education

Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents

Today at 19:31 PM, via The Guardian

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours.

Phillipson has written to the Competition and...

Education

I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It’s what makes us human | Wendy Liu

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move

Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way.

It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the...

Education

Pioneering study aims to find out how repeated blows to head in women’s rugby affects brain

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable

Cleo Pallister-Turley, a back for Cardiff university’s women’s rugby team, winces as she recalls two major concussions from playing rugby. “Girls ask me, ‘aren’t you worried about getting injured?’,” the biomedical sciences student said. “I enjoy the physicality and the...

Science/Tech

Disney’s ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Opens to ‘Mixed’ Box Office Results

Today at 20:42 PM, via Slashdot

It’s “the first time in seven years that a new Star Wars film has launched on the big screen,” writes CNBC . And Variety notes it’s expected to earn $102 million through Monday.[B]ox office analysts are mixed on the results. On one hand, it’s significant for any film to debut above $100 million in post-pandemic times. On the other, “Star Wars” is one of Hollywood’s preeminent film properties,...

Science/Tech

Apple Preparing New ‘Gen AI’ Website Ahead of WWDC — and New AI Features?

Today at 19:39 PM, via Slashdot

Apple just registered a new subdomain record: genai.apple.com. The domain was spotted by a MacRumors contributing researcher, and though it doesn’t yet lead to a live web page, they believe it’s tied to Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC which starts June 8, “where the company has promised to announce ‘AI advancements’ across its software platforms.” The blog 9to5Mac speculates that “All...

Science/Tech

Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Gas Globally in April

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Last month saw a world first, reports Electrek. Wind and solar generated more power globally than gas:According to new analysis from independent energy think tank Ember, wind and solar produced 22% of the world’s electricity in April 2026, compared to 20% from gas. Together, the two renewable sources generated a record 531 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity during the month, 54 TWh more than...

Health

How Profit-Seeking Autism Clinics Can Harm Kids

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.