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South Africa

Algeria Launches First AI and Cybersecurity Startup Cluster at Sidi Abdellah Technology Hub

Today at 12:29 PM, via iAfrica

Algeria has inaugurated its first startup cluster dedicated to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, marking a structural shift in the country’s innovation policy toward organized ecosystems that bridge academic research and industrial application. The cluster was launched at the Scientific and Technological Pole “Chahid Abdelhafid-Ihaddaden” in Sidi Abdellah under the joint...

South Africa

Letsike calls for systematic inclusion and protection of human dignity

Today at 12:00 PM, via SAnews

Letsike calls for systematic inclusion and protection of human dignity

Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has warned that global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved while systemic exclusion persists.

Speaking at the Pride Caucus Breakfast, held on the sidelines of the 2026 Ottawa Civic Space...

South Africa

SA requires R2 trillion investment to revitalise rail system

Today at 12:00 PM, via SAnews

SA requires R2 trillion investment to revitalise rail system

South Africa will need nearly R2 trillion in public and private investment over the next 30 years to implement a plan positioning rail as the backbone of the country’s logistics and transport system. 

This investment is expected to benefit the economy due to big infrastructure spending, with economic studies showing that...

Education

Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with Send

Two-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special educational needs due to a financial crisis “more than a decade in the making”, according to a poll.

Seven out of 10 (71%) leaders say they have cut down on teaching assistants...

Education

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training

Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.

The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a...

Science/Tech

They Made D4vd a Star. Now They Want Him Convicted of Murder

Today at 12:00 PM, via Wired

A legion of young fans propelled the singer D4vd to viral fame. Now that he’s been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, they say the clues were in their Discord all along.

Health

‘Adenomyosis ruined my life’

Today at 07:07 AM, via BBC News

Rachel Moore is raising awareness for adenomyosis a womb disease which she said has ruined her life.