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South Africa

Morocco Launches AI Research Institute, Targets 50,000 Jobs and $10 Billion GDP Boost by 2030

Today at 12:03 PM, via iAfrica

Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform has placed artificial intelligence at the center of its industrial and economic modernization agenda, with Minister Delegate Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni reaffirming the technology’s strategic importance during a scientific seminar in Fez. Speaking at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez at a seminar themed “Artificial...

Business

R148 million payday for Absa’s new CEO

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Absa Group’s CEO Kenny Fihla received a total remuneration of just over R148 million for the 2025 financial year, including R98 million in buyout awards.

Education

Ghana: Nkoranza Secondary High Technical Wins 2026 Cowbell-Ges Independence Day Debate

Today at 12:56 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] NKORANZA Senior High Technical School (SHTS) from the Bono East Region emerged winners at the 29th edition of the Cowbell-GES Independence Day Debate held in Accra as part of Ghana’s 69th Independence Day celebrations. With a score of 260.33 points, the Nkoranza South District school, speaking against the motion “The departure of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from ECOWAS will...

Science/Tech

Only Half of Americans Went To a Movie Theater In 2025, Study Finds

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

A Pew Research Center survey found that only 53% of U.S. adults went to a movie theater in the past year, while 7% said they’ve never seen a movie in a theater at all. “The findings reflected a domestic box office still fighting to regain its footing since the COVID-19 pandemic, when ticket sales collapsed 81% in 2020 due to theater closures,” reports Variety. From the report: In 2025,...