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NRL star Arrow retires at 30 after MND diagnosis

Today at 09:23 AM, via BBC News

South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Jai Arrow announces his immediate retirement after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 30.

Africa

Ghana to face Ivory Coast in Afcon 2027 qualifying

Yesterday at 17:56 PM, via BBC News

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Africa

Defunct Malawian Bank seeks $552m compensation

Yesterday at 12:45 PM, via Mail & Guardian

A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence

Business

How Africa’s data centres are evolving to support the continent’s AI surge

Today at 08:57 AM, via BusinessTech

Across Africa, artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from being a futuristic concept to a daily reality. Banks are using it to detect fraud, logistics firms to optimise routes, hospitals to support diagnostics, and government departments to manage citizen records and service delivery.

Business

Interest rate pain coming for South Africa

Today at 08:35 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is poised to join a handful of central banks in raising interest rates to contain the inflationary fallout from the Iran war in the coming weeks, even as most peers keep borrowing costs on hold.

Sport

Knicks stun Cavaliers with 22-point comeback

Today at 08:33 AM, via BBC News

The New York Knicks mount their biggest play-off comeback to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

Education

Zimbabwe: Teachers ‘Living Beyond Human Tolerance’, Union Warns

Today at 07:17 AM, via AllAfrica

[263Chat] The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) says teachers across the country are facing worsening living conditions with many struggling to afford transport, healthcare, housing and basic necessities despite being employed full-time.

Science/Tech

Webb Discovers One of the Universe’s First Galaxies

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ultra-faint galaxy seen just 800 million years after the Big Bang. The galaxy contains almost no heavy elements, shows signs of intense early stellar radiation, and could offer a rare glimpse into the first stages of galaxy formation. Phys.org reports: In a paper published in the journal Nature, a team of scientists led by...

Science/Tech

PIC-Led Consortium Offers R4.35/Share Cash To Acquire Balwin Properties In R2.26 Billion Deal

Today at 08:32 AM, via Tech Financials

Balwin Properties Limited has received a firm intention offer from a Consortium including the Public Investment Corporation, acting on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund, together with Balwin founder investors to acquire all eligible issued ordinary shares in Balwin for R4.35 per share in cash. The offer values Balwin’s total issued share capital at […]

Science/Tech

Gen Z has stopped buying the AI dream

Today at 07:53 AM, via TechCentral

Pro-AI commencement speakers are getting booed as Gen Z turns against the technology and its layoffs.