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TUESDAY, 13 JANUARY 2026, 17:53

Business

AGOA hope for South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The US House of Representatives has supported a renewal of AGOA, but South Africa may not be on the list.

Education

Nigeria: Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Condemns Detention of 52 AAU Students

Today at 17:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has condemned the arrest and alleged unlawful detention of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), describing the action as a dangerous attempt aimed at suppressing democratic expression.

Science/Tech

Signal Creator Marlinspike Wants To Do For AI What He Did For Messaging

Today at 17:29 PM, via Slashdot

Moxie Marlinspike, the engineer who created Signal Messenger and set a new standard for private communications, is now trialing Confer, an open source AI assistant designed to make user data unreadable to platform operators, hackers, and law enforcement alike. Confer relies on two core technologies: passkeys that generate a 32-byte encryption keypair stored only on user devices, and trusted...

Science/Tech

The SABC TV licence escape clause

Today at 16:59 PM, via MyBroadband

Here’s how South African households can become exempt from paying TV licence fees when they still have a TV.

Science/Tech

Meta Begins Job Cuts as It Shifts From Metaverse to AI Devices

Today at 16:44 PM, via Slashdot

Meta has begun laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division as the company redirects resources away from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and smartphone features. The cuts amount to roughly 10% of Reality Labs’ 15,000-person workforce, according to an internal post from CTO Andrew Bosworth reviewed by Bloomberg. Reality Labs has lost more than...

Motoring

5 most powerful bakkies in South Africa

Today at 15:31 PM, via TopAuto

South Africa has an exclusive selection of high-powered bakkies that can tackle rough terrain and give hot hatchbacks a run for their money.

Motoring

Big win for South Africa’s car factories

Today at 09:07 AM, via TopAuto

South Africa’s car manufacturers are finally receiving government support to upgrade their facilities to build hybrid and electric vehicles.

Health

How to spot illicit cigarettes

Today at 15:38 PM, via BBC News

Morning Live’s Marc Cananur finds out more about the health risks around illegal cigarettes.