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South Africa

The Artificial Future — YPIT AF 2026

Today at 12:39 PM, via iAfrica

Lagos, Nigeria | 30 May – 13 June 2026 Young People In Tech (YPIT) presents The Artificial Future, a three-week programme bringing together builders, students, founders, researchers, and investors to answer one question: what does AI look like when Africans are the ones building it? The programme runs across workshops, a hackathon, and a full-day […]

South Africa

Basic Education explains textbook process amid transparency concerns

Today at 12:33 PM, via SAnews

Basic Education explains textbook process amid transparency concerns

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has defended the integrity of its textbook catalogue development process, rejecting claims of impropriety and maintaining that its system is designed to ensure fairness, quality and cost-effectiveness.This follows criticism from some sections of society questioning the...

Sport

How the FA helped US Soccer build its new home

Today at 13:37 PM, via BBC News

Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the United States may be under renewed scrutiny, but when it comes to football, it appears to be in fine health, writes Dan Roan.

Education

South Africa: R90m to Revitalise CET Colleges

Today at 13:47 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA), has committed R90 million towards revitalising Community Education and Training (CET) colleges across South Africa.

Science/Tech

White House App Is a Terrifying Security Mess

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

New submitter spazmonkey writes: From a hidden GPS tracker polling your location every 4.5 minutes to JavaScript loaded from a random GitHub account, no SSL certificate pinning, and an in-app browser that silently strips cookie consent dialogs and paywalls from every page you visit, the new White House app seems to have a little bit of everything. A security researcher pulled the APK apart to...