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‘BLOODY SCARY’: Fire chopper crash above Hout Bay ends in miraculous escape

Today at 13:26 PM, via Daily Maverick

In a moment dramatically captured on video, a firefighting helicopter crashed during intense operations above Hout Bay. In a rare stroke of luck, the experienced pilot walked away. Investigators are now probing what went wrong in one of the most dangerous jobs in the sky.

South Africa

SA Banks Are Already Using Agentic AI. Here’s Why It Matters for Customers

Today at 13:21 PM, via iAfrica

Rewind just a few years and large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar, yet the technology has already evolved into its next iteration: agentic AI, a new breed of systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and able to reason and act on their own. And adoption has skyrocketed, […]

Africa

Salah to leave Liverpool at end of season

Tuesday at 22:34 PM, via BBC News

The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.

Education

South Africa: From Mandeni to Marine Science

Today at 12:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade before the problem was identified.

Education

Nigeria: FCFMT Matriculates 1,200 New Intakes

Today at 12:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] History was made recently at the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony of the Federal College of Fisheries and Maritime Technology, FCFMT, Victoria Island, Lagos, as a total of 1,200 students, the highest number since the school’s inception, were admitted into various programmes.

Entertainment

Alleged Rihanna mansion shooter pleads not guilty

Today at 12:36 PM, via The Citizen

The ‘Umbrella’ singer and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, were in an Airstream trailer on the sprawling property when 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is alleged to have opened fire.

Science/Tech

Reddit Takes On Bots With ‘Human Verification’ Requirements

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Reddit is rolling out human-verification checks for accounts that show signs of bot-like behavior, while also labeling approved automated accounts that provide useful services. The social media company stressed that these checks will only happen if something appears “fishy,” and that it is “not conducting sitewide human verification.” TechCrunch reports: To identify potential bots, Reddit is...

Health

Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director

Today at 00:04 AM, via New York Times

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.