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Prestigious French film school calling for South African students

Yesterday at 22:22 PM, via SA People

Renowned French film school, La Fémis, announced on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, the introduction of their first English-language course in 2027. The course is open to early stage fimmakers worldwide, including South Africans. The Fémis International Programme will help global emerging filmmakers develop their first feature film. As a writing residency and […]

World

The squeeze on Cuba now includes compensation lawsuits

Yesterday at 23:53 PM, via NPR

American University professor William LeoGrande explains how the Supreme Court’s decision to allow lawsuits seeking compensation for assets seized in the Cuban revolution to move forward fits in context of current political crisis on the island.

World

What will Trump do next with Iran?

Yesterday at 19:49 PM, via NPR

Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution.

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.

Education

Angola: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Young People’s Scientific Training

Friday at 19:49 PM, via AllAfrica

[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.

Education

Gambia: University of Education Launches First-Ever Degree Programmes

Friday at 19:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

Science/Tech

AMD (Xilinx) is Excluding Linux From the Free Tier For Its FPGA Dev Tool

Yesterday at 23:34 PM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader Sun writes:AMD has announced a change to the way they are licensing Vivado, their FPGA development tool… Hidden between the lines of the announcement [of a new model starting with the 2026.1 release] is the change to the free of charge tier. AMD is adding more devices to be supported in this tier, which is supposedly the carrot. The stick, however, is the removal of...

Science/Tech

US Layoffs Haven’t Increased, and New Tech Industry Hiring Balances Firings

Yesterday at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

“The numbers show that layoffs in the U.S. are roughly at or below levels from before the pandemic,” reports the Washington Post, “although they are higher than in 2022 when businesses snapped up workers as the economy roared back to life… “A different measure that accounts for the growing U.S. workforce shows that layoffs affected about 1.2% of employed people in March, a number that has been...

Science/Tech

Air France, Airbus Guilty of Corporate Manslaughter In 2009 Air France 447 Crash

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader UnknowingFool shares this report from the BBC:Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer “solely and entirely responsible” for the incident, in which flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The...

Science/Tech

Free Software Foundation’s Call for ‘LibreLocals’ Answered on Six Continents – With More Coming

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Free Software Foundation announced this week that “its global call for free software supporters to organize LibreLocals this May resulted in free software supporters organizing forty-six LibreLocal events on six continents thus far.” (And new dates and locations are being added daily.)The FSF invited free software supporters to organize in-person community meetups in their area during May...

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.