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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

Postbank begins final SASSA Gold Card replacement drive

Today at 12:23 PM, via SAnews

Postbank begins final SASSA Gold Card replacement drive

Postbank has announced that the replacement of remaining SASSA Gold Cards with new Postbank Black Cards will begin on 29 April, with beneficiaries urged to switch before the 31 August 2026 deadline.

The bank said social grant recipients who are still using Gold Cards must migrate to the new Black Cards before the cut-off date...

Education

Liberia: 4life Zoe Expands Scholarship Support to Afl Personnel

Today at 12:58 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — 4Life Zoe Technical Vocational Training School has announced the extension of hundreds of additional scholarships to officers of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in a move aimed at strengthening skills development within Liberia’s security sector.

Education

Nigeria: Parents Urge Wike to End FCT Teachers’ Strike

Today at 12:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] Parents of both primary and secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the umbrella of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) have called on the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to intervene in the ongoing teachers strike.

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...

Science/Tech

53 Nations Gather To Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Ancient Slashdot reader hwstar shares a report from The Conversation: For the first time ever, more than 50 nations will gather next week in Colombia to hash out how to wind down and end their dependence on coal, oil and gas. The history-making conference was planned before the Iran war. But this year’s energy crisis has greatly raised the stakes. […] Around 80% of the trapped oil was destined...

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.