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South Africa

Mozambique Develops National AI Strategy With UNESCO Support

Today at 19:29 PM, via iAfrica

Mozambique’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies is leading the development of a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, with technical support from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to guide the ethical and inclusive use of emerging technologies. The initiative was outlined by Lourino Chemane, chairman of the board of the...

South Africa

Zimbabwe’s New AI Strategy Praised for Aligning Digital Ambition With Local Development Goals

Today at 19:26 PM, via iAfrica

Zimbabwe’s recently launched National Artificial Intelligence Strategy has been welcomed by stakeholders as a timely and forward-looking policy, with calls for its implementation to deliberately harness local skills, institutions and capital. Speaking in an interview with NewsDay, Indigenous Advisory Practitioners Association of Zimbabwe (IAPAZ) Secretary Last Matema said the strategy signals...

South Africa

Ain Shams University AI Team Wins Best Project Award at Egyptian Women’s Summit

Today at 19:23 PM, via iAfrica

A team from Ain Shams University’s artificial intelligence program has won the award for best project among Egyptian public and national universities, the university said in a statement. The team was honoured during the fourth edition of the Egyptian Women’s Summit, held Dec. 13 and 14 at Nile University. The competition included a STEM and […]

South Africa

Libya Launches First AI Youth Club to Build Future Digital Skills

Today at 19:20 PM, via iAfrica

Libya has launched its first Artificial Intelligence Youth Club in the city of Bani Walid, marking a strategic move to equip young people with future-oriented digital skills. The initiative was announced by the Ministry of Youth through the Dinar Martyrs Centre for Youth Care and aims to provide Libyan youth with practical training in artificial […]

Africa

Malawian state’s rhetoric belies reality

Yesterday at 04:24 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Communities grapple daily with failing health services, entrenched corruption and gender inequality, leaving women and girls literally walking for survival

Business

Warning to anyone with unpaid fines in South Africa

Today at 07:00 AM, via BusinessTech

South African motorists are being urged to stay alert over the busy festive season, as criminals exploit unpaid fines and heightened travel activity to scam and intimidate road users.

Politics

Ramaphosa’s tumultuous 2025

Yesterday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency

Sport

Kildunne scores superb solo try as Quins beat Bristol

Today at 19:25 PM, via BBC News

England star – and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 runner-up – Ellie Kildunne scores a sensational solo try as Harlequins beat Bristol Bears at Allianz Stadium.

Education

Scott C. Beardsley Named University of Virginia’s New President

Yesterday at 22:26 PM, via New York Times

The selection of Scott Beardsley by the G.O.P.-appointed board comes after the previous president resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. A new Democratic-appointed board could try to overturn the choice.

Entertainment

Sacha FM extends with Stormers through to 2029

Today at 17:10 PM, via The Citizen

In a major boost to the Stormers, as they enjoyed a few years ago when Damian Willemse extended his contract, Sacha FM has followed suit.

Science/Tech

Firefox Will Ship With an ‘AI Kill Switch’ To Completely Disable All AI Features

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from 9to5Linux:After the controversial news shared earlier this week by Mozilla’s new CEO that Firefox will evolve into “a modern AI browser,” the company now revealed it is working on an AI kill switch for the open-source web browser… What was not made clear [in Tuesday’s comments by new Mozilla CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo] is that Firefox will also ship with...

Science/Tech

Pro-AI Group Launches First of Many Attack Ads for US Election

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Super PAC aims to drown out AI critics in midterms,” the Washington Post reported in August, noting its intial funding over $100 million from “some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors and executives” including OpenAI president Greg Brockman, his wife, and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. The group’s goal was “to quash a philosophical debate that has divided the tech industry on the risk of...

Health

Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via New York Times

The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

Health

Why the New Cannabis Classification Matters

Yesterday at 12:04 PM, via New York Times

Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients.