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TALE OF TWO TESTIMONIES: How lawyer Sarah-Jane Trent’s tears and ex-boss O’Sullivan’s bravado created a parliamentary rollercoaster

Today at 17:07 PM, via Daily Maverick

When attorney Sarah-Jane Trent appeared in Parliament to testify before the ad hoc committee investigating allegations of infiltrated law enforcement, she cried, explaining her tears were a reaction to trauma. This, while her former boss, Paul O’Sullivan, left the hearing blowing kisses and theatrically bowing to MPs.

South Africa

President Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Category 2 for Lekota

Today at 18:08 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral Category 2 for Lekota

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late former Minister of Defence and leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota, will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 on Saturday, 14 March.

Lekota, who served the nation as a struggle activist, inaugural...

South Africa

AI Infrastructure Emerges as the Strategic Backbone of the Digital Economy

Today at 16:38 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and predictive analytics lies an even bigger story: the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. Cloud hyperscalers, chipmakers, and global tech players are pouring billions into data centres, high-performance...

South Africa

Kenya to Deploy AI in Community Health System to Support Frontline Workers

Today at 16:36 PM, via iAfrica

Kenya’s Ministry of Health plans to integrate artificial intelligence into the country’s community health system to improve service delivery and help frontline health workers make faster, better-informed decisions. The ministry said it will collaborate with Barcelona-based Causal Foundry to deploy AI across three key areas: managing health data, guiding clinical decisions and enhancing...

Sport

No more Western Province in the Currie Cup

Today at 17:59 PM, via The South African

All Stormers Rugby teams will going forward be aligned under a single brand, bringing clarity and consistency for all stakeholders.

Sport

Iran will not compete at Winter Paralympics

Today at 16:49 PM, via BBC News

Iran will not take part in the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, the IPC confirms, as the nation’s solitary athlete scheduled to compete “cannot travel safely to Italy”.

Education

Nigeria: No Union Is Subordinate to Another in Nigerian Varsity System – Sunmonu

Today at 14:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions.

Lifestyle

Realising an Everest Base Camp dream…

Today at 14:58 PM, via The South African

Read how an adventure to Everest Base Camp might be more attainable than you think, even for a solo woman traveller from South Africa.

Science/Tech

AI Startup Sues Ex-CEO Saying He Took 41GB of Email, Lied On Resume

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Hayden AI, a San Francisco startup that makes spatial analytics tools for cities worldwide, has sued its co-founder and former CEO, alleging that he stole a large quantity of proprietary information in the days leading up to his ouster from the company in September 2024. In a lawsuit filed late last month in San Francisco Superior Court but...

Science/Tech

The National Videogame Museum Acquires the Mythical Nintendo Playstation

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

The National Videogame Museum has acquired an extremely rare MSF-1 development kit, believed to be the oldest surviving prototype of the canceled Nintendo PlayStation. Engadget reports: Nicknamed the Nintendo PlayStation, the idea was that a new CD-ROM format backed by Sony would be added to the cartridge-based Super NES, resulting in a hybrid console that could play both. The partnership...

Science/Tech

Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs Demonstrate Up to 74x AI Reasoning Efficiency Gains in New Research

Today at 16:40 PM, via Tech Financials

Berlin (PinionNewswire) — Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs published a research paper introducing BRAID (Bounded Reasoning for Autonomous Inference and Decisions), a framework that replaces free-form AI reasoning with structured logic graphs. The result: up to 99% reasoning accuracy and up to 74x Performance per Dollar (PPD) improvements all validated across three rigorous benchmarks. The core […]

Science/Tech

Telkom hikes prices

Today at 16:32 PM, via ITWeb

The telecommunications firm implements tariff adjustments across its mobile and fixed portfolios, effective 1 April.