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Major shift for South Africa’s rental property market

Today at 15:28 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s rental market is becoming a long-term lifestyle choice, as high interest rates, affordability pressures, and changing preferences push more households to renting, rather than buying, properties.

South Africa

Egyptian-Born Tactful AI Raises $1 Million to Scale Agentic Customer Experience Platform

Today at 15:18 PM, via iAfrica

UK-registered, Egyptian-founded customer experience platform Tactful AI has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its end-to-end, AI-driven customer service infrastructure built on agentic AI capabilities. The round was co-led by UAE-based venture capital firm Foras AI and investment firm M Empire. Deep-tech angel investors also participated, including Omar Gabr,...

South Africa

Tunisia Advances Digital Health Reform With AI and National Cloud Strategy

Today at 15:16 PM, via iAfrica

Tunisia’s minister of health, Dr. Mustafa Al-Furjani, met with Assad bin Dyab, president and general manager of Tunisie Telecom, to accelerate the digitalization of healthcare services. The high-level meeting focused on expanding the use of technology to improve quality of care and bring health services closer to citizens. Officials identified several priorities for the next […]

South Africa

Ghana Backs Responsible AI Use in Military at Global REAIM Summit

Today at 15:11 PM, via iAfrica

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence, particularly in military and security operations, as global scrutiny intensifies over the impact of emerging technologies on peace and stability. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs James Gyakye Quayson represented Ghana at the Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM)...

South Africa

Morocco Signs Eight Agreements to Launch AI-Powered Idarati X.0 Super-App

Today at 15:09 PM, via iAfrica

Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform has signed eight cooperation agreements with public institutions and private companies to launch Idarati X.0, a super-app designed to transform how citizens access public services. The government said the platform will integrate artificial intelligence, a national digital identity system and a national smart digital wallet to...

World

Who will police Gaza, and how?

Today at 12:01 PM, via NPR

Under President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.

Business

Another national disaster called in South Africa

Today at 14:26 PM, via BusinessTech

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has classified yet another national disaster in South Africa, marking the fourth such call in as many months, and the second in February.

Sport

UAE beat Canada to boost hopes of making Super 8s

Today at 15:41 PM, via BBC News

Aryansh Sharma hit an unbeaten 74 as United Arab Emirates bolstered their remote hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup Super 8s with a tense five-wicket win over Canada.

Education

What is the new gender guidance for schools and colleges in England?

Today at 14:47 PM, via The Guardian

Advice on how to respond to students questioning their birth gender has been updated. Here are the key changes

Ministers have released updated guidance on how schools and colleges in England should respond to students who are questioning their birth gender. How is it different to the previous Department for Education (DfE) guidance, released under the Conservatives in 2023?

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Education

Manhattan Has Its Own Historian

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Harold Holzer, an expert on Abraham Lincoln, is taking over the role of borough historian. He is looking ahead to some significant milestones this year.

Education

Hundreds of Children Are in ICE Detention

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

The number of children being detained has spiked since last year. Families describe poor conditions and little education.

Entertainment

Mokwena denies Sundowns tactical leak claims

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Citizen

“Let me state this clearly, Mario has not given me any tactical or confidential information about Sundowns,” Mokwena said.

Science/Tech

Meta Plans To Let Smart Glasses Identify People Through AI-Powered Facial Recognition

Today at 15:36 PM, via Slashdot

Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, New York Times reported Friday, five years after the social giant shut down facial recognition on Facebook and promised to find “the right balance” for the controversial technology. The feature, internally called “Name Tag,” would let wearers identify people and retrieve information about them...