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AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE: Weeks in the dark: Nelson Mandela Bay’s power network fails its people — again

Today at 21:49 PM, via Daily Maverick

As transmission pylons continue to collapse across Nelson Mandela Bay, leaving large parts of the metro without power for weeks at a time, it has emerged that the city is R24-million short, this financial year alone, of what is needed to fix its critically corroded high-voltage infrastructure — with businesses counting the cost and patience running out.

Education

Uganda: Parents Demand Accountability Over Morukatipe School Relocation

Today at 20:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Parents and local leaders in Tororo Municipality are demanding answers after the relocation of Morukatipe View Primary School to make way for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) left the new site with fewer facilities than the original school.

Science/Tech

Rapper Afroman Wins Defamation Lawsuit Over Use of Police Raid Footage In His Music Videos

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: Rapper Afroman, born Joseph Edgar Foreman, famous for his 2000 hit “Because I Got High”, has won a defamation lawsuit that seven Ohio police offers filed against him. A jury found he did not defame the officers in music videos he made about a 2022 police raid of his home. In August 2022, Adams County Sheriff’s Department raided Afroman’s home on...

Science/Tech

Google Details New 24-Hour Process To Sideload Unverified Android Apps

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its developer verification program, but not everyone is on board. Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat tells Ars that the company has been...