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Study Finds Generative AI Boosts Academic Output but Undermines Research Quality

Today at 20:39 PM, via iAfrica

Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence has reshaped society, with one of its most visible effects seen in human writing. Large language models that power tools such as ChatGPT are trained on vast collections of text and are now capable of producing fluent, complex written content. The rapid adoption of these tools has […]

South Africa

Ericsson Positions AI, 5G and Sustainability at Center of Africa’s Digital Growth

Today at 20:36 PM, via iAfrica

Ericsson, long known as a European telecommunications technology leader, has played a foundational role in Africa’s connectivity for more than a century and is now driving the continent’s next phase of digital transformation through artificial intelligence, 5G and energy-efficient networks. The company installed some of South Africa’s earliest telephone exchanges in 1896 and has since […]

South Africa

AI Property Platform Unlocks Hidden Township Wealth for South Africa’s Unbanked

Today at 20:34 PM, via iAfrica

An artificial intelligence-powered property solution is helping unlock trillions of rand in hidden wealth by assigning financial identity to South Africans who live in informal or undocumented housing. An estimated asset class worth between R2 trillion and R3 trillion sits largely outside the formal economy in South Africa’s townships and rural areas. The homes, often […]

South Africa

Didiza Details Parliament’s Progress on AI Policy, Prison Reform and GBV at SADC Forum

Today at 20:31 PM, via iAfrica

Speaker of Parliament Thoko Didiza has outlined South Africa’s progress in implementing resolutions adopted at the 57th Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum, citing advances in artificial intelligence policy, correctional services, food security and gender-based violence interventions. Didiza presented the update during the 58th Plenary Assembly...

Business

South Africa walking headfirst into disaster

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Business

South Africa walking head first into disaster

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Education

Liberia: Former President Weah Congratulates Dialokai Golanyon-Kemayah On Historic Seminary Achievement

Today at 20:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] – Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has congratulated Rev. Mrs. Dialokai Golanyon-Kemayah on her record-setting graduation from the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, recalling his long-standing relationship with her husband, Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr., and expressing regret for missing the ceremony.

Education

Liberia: Vah Earns MBA, Reaffirms Push for Education and Entrepreneurship

Today at 20:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] – Former Grand Bassa County senatorial candidate Charles Paul Vah II has renewed his commitment to education support, vocational training and skills development for Liberians after earning a Master of Business Administration in Leadership from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 23 December 2025

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

It’s a Hard Forkin’ Christmas!

Today at 20:21 PM, via New York Times

The “Hard Fork” co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton sing an original, tech-inspired rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

Science/Tech

Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom

Today at 20:16 PM, via Slashdot

Australia is on track for a significant expansion of desalination capacity — converting seawater to freshwater — to meet the needs of a swelling population at a time of declining average rainfall. From a report: The world’s driest inhabited continent is projected to build or expand 11 desalination plants worth more than A$23 billion ($15 billion) over the next 10 years, according to a research...

Health

What Is a Grief Attack?

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.

Health

Living and Light

Sunday at 19:40 PM, via BBC News

Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.