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South Africa

Malawi Partners Launch AI Project to Improve Food Processing Quality and Cut Waste

Today at 17:59 PM, via iAfrica

The University of Malawi has launched a research project that will use artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies to improve quality control and reduce waste in small-scale food processing. The initiative is being implemented in partnership with the NASFAM Commodity and Marketing Exchange and the National Commission for Science and Technology. It was officially […]

South Africa

African Lion 2026 to Debut AI and Advanced Warfare Systems in Morocco

Today at 17:53 PM, via iAfrica

The United States military said the upcoming African Lion 2026 exercises in Morocco will incorporate artificial intelligence systems and next-generation warfare technologies for the first time, marking a significant shift in how the multinational drills are conducted. According to the United States Army, the exercises will run from April 20 to May 8 and will […]

South Africa

Namibia University of Science and Technology Launches Country’s First AI Degree Programs

Today at 17:49 PM, via iAfrica

The Namibia University of Science and Technology has launched the country’s first dedicated degree programs in artificial intelligence, positioning itself as a pioneer in AI education in Namibia. The university last week introduced a Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence and a Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence Honours program. NUST said the courses are intended to support the […]

Sport

Rangers & Motherwell have tickets cut for pyro use

Today at 18:21 PM, via BBC News

Rangers and Motherwell have their away allocations cut by 50 tickets for one match for repeated breaches of SPFL rules regarding pyrotechnics, while Aberdeen and Hibs are issued with suspended penalties.

Sport

Watch Saka’s best Premier League goals

Today at 17:53 PM, via BBC News

Watch a selection of Bukayo Saka’s best Premier League goals after the Arsenal forward’s strike against Liverpool brought up his half-century in the top flight.

Entertainment

Viral phone snatcher appears in court

Today at 17:16 PM, via The Citizen

Nobert Zapambela faces robbery charges after a viral video showed him snatching a woman’s cellphone in Brooklyn, Pretoria.

Science/Tech

Send To Kindle from Microsoft Word is Discontinued

Today at 17:30 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft is discontinuing its Send to Kindle integration in Word, ending a feature that allowed Microsoft 365 subscribers to send documents directly to their Kindle e-readers and preserve complex formatting through fixed layouts. The company updated its documentation to announce that beginning February 9th, 2026, the Send to Kindle feature will no longer work across Web, Win32, and Mac...

Science/Tech

Why Care About Debt-to-GDP?

Today at 16:59 PM, via Slashdot

Abstract of a paper on NBER: We construct an international panel data set comprising three distinct yet plausible measures of government indebtedness: the debt-to-GDP, the interest-to-GDP, and the debt-to-equity ratios. Our analysis reveals that these measures yield differing conclusions about recent trends in government indebtedness. While the debt-to-GDP ratio has reached historically high...