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URBAN LOGISTICS: Learning by doing: Practical responses to micro-mobility in Cape Town

Today at 11:31 AM, via Daily Maverick

The rapid rise of micro-mobility deliveries is reshaping urban public space faster than policy and infrastructure can respond, exposing gaps in planning, regulation and worker support. Pilot projects like micro-mobility hubs suggest that practical, collaborative interventions can improve safety, dignity and efficiency, but scaling solutions will require systemic coordination and a rethinking of...

South Africa

Oscars Tighten Rules to Limit AI’s Role in Award-Eligible Performances and Screenplays

Today at 11:31 AM, via iAfrica

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released new Oscars eligibility rules that explicitly address generative artificial intelligence, requiring that performances and screenplays be the work of humans to qualify for Academy Awards. Under the rules announced Friday, only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their […]

South Africa

Residents urged to remain vigilant as flooding crisis grips John Taolo Gaetsewe District

Today at 10:46 AM, via SAnews

Residents urged to remain vigilant as flooding crisis grips John Taolo Gaetsewe District

Residents in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District in the Northern Cape have been urged to remain vigilant, avoid flooded areas and adhere to safety advisories as severe weather continues to disrupt communities. 

The call follows a meeting of the District Joint Operating Coordinating Committee (JOC)...

Education

‘Go inside, he will kill you’: Israeli militants step up West Bank school attacks

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Education is being targeted across Palestine, with the murder of 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan only the latest in a spree of violence

The Israeli reservist shot 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan in the head just outside the western gate of the Mughayyir boys’ secondary school, where he was studying in ninth grade.

Aws collapsed instantly, bleeding heavily. More shots rang out as his friends ran to his...

Education

What Is Higher Education For?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to Bret Stephens’s column about the recent Yale report on reforming academia.

Lifestyle

Chris Brown welcomes fourth baby

Today at 11:39 AM, via The South African

Chris Brown is a father to three older children from previous relationships.

Science/Tech

UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms

Today at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit the UK

Britain’s “invention agency” has pledged £50m of UK taxpayer money to US tech companies and venture capital projects.

Dreamed up by Dominic Cummings to fund “crazy” ideas, the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) is meant to “restore Britain’s place as a scientific...

Motoring

Audi’s Formula 1 team off to a tough start

Today at 08:59 AM, via TopAuto

Audi’s F1 boss said entering the sport via a legacy team has proved more difficult than starting with a clean slate, as the German carmaker runs up against more established rivals.

Motoring

Trouble at South African Airways

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The sudden resignation of SAA’s CEO and reports of criminal syndicates stealing aircraft parts have cast doubts over the airline’s viability.