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MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2025, 17:53

Business

Bad news for South Africans who love red meat

Today at 16:11 PM, via BusinessTech

As South Africa works to contain and treat various outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country, the Red Meat Industry Services body has reported that another disease, Rift Valley Fever, has been diagnosed in sheep.

Education

Nigeria: Several Schoolgirls Kidnapped in Attack On School in Northeastern Nigeria

Today at 17:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — An unknown number of girls were kidnapped by armed men who attacked a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria overnight. The gang members attacked the Maga Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko/Wasagu district of Kebbi State in the early morning hours of November 17. After killing the school’s deputy principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, who had...

Education

Liberia: ‘Lack of Tvet Hinders Growth’

Today at 17:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Executive Director of the Burphy Cares Foundation, Richlue O. Burphy, is calling for greater prioritization of youth-focused programs and initiatives in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 draft budget, which was recently submitted by President Joseph Boakai to the legislature for scrutiny.

Science/Tech

Anthropic CEO Says He’s ‘Deeply Uncomfortable’ With Unelected Tech Elites Shaping AI

Today at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he’s uneasy about how much power a handful of tech leaders — including himself — have over the future of artificial intelligence. From a report: “I think I’m deeply uncomfortable with these decisions being made by a few companies, by a few people,” Amodei told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” episode that aired Sunday. “Like who elected you and Sam Altman?”...