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South Africa

Minerals department warns against illegal Springs gold rush

Today at 09:26 AM, via SAnews

Minerals department warns against illegal Springs gold rush

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has condemned the recent illegal mining activities taking place around the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs.

This, after the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality reported that it had become aware of illegal excavation at a site believed to contain gold...

Education

Nigeria: Education Greatest Weapon Against Poverty – Tinubu

Today at 10:58 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has described investment in education as the greatest weapon against poverty, commending Adamawa State governor, Umaru Fintiri, for his massive investment in model schools across the 21 local government areas of the state.

Entertainment

Sour end to SA sugar icon

Today at 11:11 AM, via The Citizen

The potential liquidation of Tongaat Hulett is about more than just the company.

Science/Tech

EU Parliament Blocks AI Features Over Cyber, Privacy Fears

Today at 11:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it had disabled “built-in artificial intelligence features” on corporate tablets after its IT department assessed...

Health

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via New York Times

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.