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Right of Reply: Andile Mngxitama

Today at 06:10 AM, via Mail & Guardian

We buried a young black man with heavy hearts. The two collected prizes drenched in the blood of a black man. That is what stands out in our minds when we see them. Justice for our brother is still outstanding. As we say in isiXhosa, ityala aliboli!

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Burkina Faso is right to regulate NGOs

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The West does not have a moral claim over African security. African states retain the right to choose partners according to their own historical interests. A multipolar world means nothing if African states must still ask Western permission before selecting allies, building armies, nationalising resources, regulating NGOs or rejecting political models that serve foreign capital more than...

Education

Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules

Today at 01:49 AM, via The Guardian

Appeals court ruling is a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools

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Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into...

Education

How to Save Academia

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via New York Times

A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.

Entertainment

SA needs a clean top cop without suspicion

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Citizen

Ian Cameron urges removal of General Fannie Masemola. Allegations of unethical conduct cannot run police service says portfolio committee chair.

Science/Tech

SpaceX Strikes Deal With Coding Startup Cursor For $60 Billion

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company, said on Tuesday that it had struck a deal with the artificial intelligence start-up Cursor that could result in its acquiring the young company for $60 billion. SpaceX is making the deal just as it prepares to go public in what is likely to be one of the largest initial public...

Science/Tech

Florida Launches Criminal Investigation Into ChatGPT Over School Shooting

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Florida’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI over allegations that the accused gunman in a shooting at Florida State University last year used ChatGPT to help plan the attack. OpenAI says the chatbot is “not responsible for this terrible crime” and only provided factual information available from public sources. NPR reports: The Republican attorney general, James...