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FORBIDDEN STORIES: Mbalula’s covert meetings and manoeuvres of Russian influence agents in SA, Namibia and Madagascar

Yesterday at 23:09 PM, via Daily Maverick

In these three countries, Russian influence agents engaged in covert operations during election campaigns between 2019 and 2025, according to a data leak reviewed by Forbidden Stories and its partners. In Johannesburg, secret meetings were held between specialists from ‘The Company’, a network run by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, and leaders of the ANC. In Madagascar, the...

Sport

Thiago and Rayan receive first Brazil call-ups

Yesterday at 23:16 PM, via BBC News

Brentford striker Igor Thiago and Bournemouth winger Rayan receive first call-ups to the Brazil squad for their friendlies with France and Croatia later this month.

Education

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via The Guardian

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.

At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission...

Education

Weighing Risks vs. Gains in Iran

Yesterday at 18:23 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Artificial intelligence pitfalls in school.

Lifestyle

Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March?

Yesterday at 18:44 PM, via The South African

Human Rights Day is a South African public holiday that is commemorated annually on 21 March and is related to the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre.

Science/Tech

Nvidia Bets On OpenClaw, But Adds a Security Layer Via NemoClaw

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

During today’s Nvidia GTC keynote, the company introduced NemoClaw, a security-focused stack designed to make the autonomous AI agent platform OpenClaw safer. ZDNet explains how it works: NemoClaw installs Nvidia’s OpenShell, a new open-source runtime that keeps agents safer to use by enforcing an organization’s policy-based guardrails. OpenShell keeps models sandboxed, adds data privacy...

Science/Tech

Polymarket Gamblers Threaten To Kill Journalist Over Iran Missile Story

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Times of Israel, written by journalist Emanuel Fabian: On Tuesday, March 10, a massive explosion shook the city of Beit Shemesh, just outside Jerusalem, in yet another Iranian ballistic missile attack during the ongoing war. Rescue services scrambled to the scene in search of possible casualties, though as it turned out, the projectile had struck a...

Motoring

Gauteng still has an e-toll problem

Yesterday at 16:39 PM, via TopAuto

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is preparing to settle its case against Sanral’s collection of outstanding e-toll debts.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.