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South Africa

City of Tshwane commended for swift response to Typhoid outbreak

Today at 14:15 PM, via SAnews

City of Tshwane commended for swift response to Typhoid outbreak

The Ministry of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has commended the swift action undertaken by the City of Tshwane (CoT), DWS, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) following the recent typhoid cases reported in the Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit areas.

Since January 2025, a total of 48 typhoid fever...

South Africa

AI Data Centre Rush Raises Alarm Over Construction Supply Chain

Today at 13:49 PM, via iAfrica

Data centre developers worldwide are rapidly shifting their focus to the construction of facilities capable of supporting artificial intelligence (AI) workloads – but sector experts are warning that the complex requirements of these new data centres may be outpacing supply chain preparedness. The 2025-2026 Data Centre Construction Cost Indexfrom global professional services company, Turner &...

South Africa

SAP Expands AI-Powered Developer Tools And Pledges To Train 12 Million People In AI skills By 2030

Today at 13:47 PM, via iAfrica

SAP has unveiled a suite of AI-driven capabilities across its SAP Build platform while announcing a global commitment to train 12 million people in AI skills by 2030, reinforcing its push to help enterprises and developers build and scale intelligent applications. The company’s expanded skills initiative will roll out hands-on training, certifications, and new learning […]

Africa

Line-up for expanded 16-team Wafcon 2026 decided

Yesterday at 20:07 PM, via BBC News

Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Mali become the final four qualifiers for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations based on their world rankings.

Sport

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Villa Park ban explained

Today at 15:52 PM, via BBC News

No Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will be allowed to attend their Europa league match away to Aston Villa. BBC Sport explains how we got to this point and what is behind the controversy.

Sport

‘A very good cricket team’ – Australia name experienced Ashes squad

Today at 15:38 PM, via BBC News

Speaking to BBC Sport’s Jane Dougall, chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt says England must not be complacent heading into the first Ashes Test, after Australia named their squad for the first match – with only one player under the age of 30 included and no place for injured captain Pat Cummins.

Education

Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools

US government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades...

Science/Tech

WEF warns of bubbles in global economy

Today at 15:55 PM, via TechCentral

The world should watch out bubbles in financial markets, the head of the World Economic Forum has warned.