Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg faces ongoing surgical crises due to a malfunctioning HVAC system, with surgeries cancelled as bureaucratic delays impede its long-overdue replacement.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military’s most troubled space programs might finally bear fruit. The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, or OCX, is designed for command and...

Daily Maverick documented the realities of hunger in the Western and Eastern Cape, gathering personal stories through podcast interviews and glimpses into local lives.

“My mother died, not even getting a chance to get a decent, living wage [as a farmworker]. I’m also not going to get it. I’m putting this struggle forward for my next generation that comes – that there, maybe, a bigger solution, or they are going to get that decent living,” says Annalise Abrahams*.

This season of What’s Eating Us looks at the food system from the ground up; the farmworkers who make our food, the building blocks of early childhood development, food insecurity in cities such as Johannesburg, and all the way to the policies in place, an alternative grocery store and conversations with government.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.

A protest in KuGompo (formerly East London) over the alleged coronation of a Nigerian ‘Igbo king’ turned violent on Monday, leaving cars torched, shops looted, and foreign nationals targeted.

Five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of senior researcher Steven Gruzd appeared in court on Monday on charges of murder and aggravated robbery. Residents of George Goch hostel, where Gruzd’s body was discovered, say the hostel has become a hotbed for organised crime.

Samsung is reportedly planning to roll out AirDrop-style file sharing for older Galaxy phones via a Quick Share update. Early reports suggest the feature is appearing on devices from the Galaxy S22 through the S25, though it is not actually working yet. Android Central reports: As spotted by Reddit users (via Tarun Vats on X), a Quick Share app update is rolling out via the Galaxy Store on...

The battle over who should regulate artificial intelligence is turning into an epic clash between President Trump and states like California and Utah.

Nelson Mandela Bay’s fragile coalition faces a defining test this week as opposition parties scramble to secure the numbers needed to oust Mayor Babalwa Lobishe in a high-stakes no-confidence vote. They rely on parties that form part of the coalition government for support to remove Lobishe.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s attempts at reform appear to be meeting with serious pushback from within her department – with her own officials allegedly attempting to smear her to ANC MPs.

After a university in Tehran was struck during the war, Iranian leaders said that the outposts of U.S. schools were “legitimate targets.”