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TRC gaps leave Ahmed Timol case unresolved

Today at 14:16 PM, via SowetanLIVE

More than five decades after anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol died in police detention, his family says the truth remains elusive, with key questions still unanswered.

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Questions surround SAA’s R162 million profit

Today at 14:05 PM, via Daily Investor

Aviation expert Guy Leitch has raised serious concerns regarding the validity of SAA’s 2025 financial results, in which they claimed to be making a profit.

South Africa

Youth challenged to shape global AI governance

Today at 13:26 PM, via SAnews

Youth challenged to shape global AI governance

Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has challenged young people to take the lead in setting global standards for artificial intelligence (AI) governance to ensure the technology advances equity, rather than deepens global inequality. 

Delivering the keynote address at the 4th BRICS Youth Innovation...

Business

Huge update to Sixty60 in South Africa

Today at 14:06 PM, via BusinessTech

Shoprite has launched a new “Smart AI” shopping assistant for its Sixty60 platform, in a limited test.

Education

Uganda: Makerere Must Treat the Disease, Not Silence the Symptoms

Today at 10:54 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Makerere University’s decision to enforce virtual guild campaigns may appear prudent on the surface, but it risks becoming a convenient substitute for confronting a deeper institutional failure. Instead of treating the root causes of election violence, the university is, quite literally, plugging the anus while the diarrhoea persists.

Science/Tech

Anthropic Loses Appeals Court Bid To Temporarily Block Pentagon Blacklisting

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

A federal appeals court denied Anthropic’s bid to temporarily block the Pentagon’s blacklisting, meaning the company remains shut out of Defense Department contracts while the case continues, even though a separate court has allowed other federal agencies to keep using Claude for now. CNBC reports: “In our view, the equitable balance here cuts in favor of the government,” the appeals court said...

Health

Escaping the manosphere

Yesterday at 19:26 PM, via BBC News

Will Adolphy helps men and boys escape the influence of the online manosphere.