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ConCourt’s SAHRC ruling a dangerous retreat from meaningful human rights enforcement

Today at 13:58 PM, via Daily Maverick

The Constitutional Court’s ruling that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) cannot issue binding directives weakens one of South Africa’s most accessible human rights institutions, shifting the burden of enforcement onto those least able to carry it. In doing so, it underscores a deeper reality: that access to justice in SA remains uneven, often shaped less by rights than by...

South Africa

Café Cursor AI Coding Community Debuts in Lagos as Nigerian Developers Plug Into Global AI Network

Today at 13:59 PM, via iAfrica

A global community built around AI-assisted software development has expanded into Nigeria, with the inaugural Lagos edition of Café Cursor connecting local developers to an international network that now spans more than 50 cities. Café Cursor is a city-based meetup format built around users of Cursor, an increasingly popular AI code editor that helps developers […]

South Africa

MENA Venture Studio DeepMinds Launches DeepX Summit in Algiers to Commercialize Deep Tech Research

Today at 13:57 PM, via iAfrica

MENA venture studio DeepMinds has launched DeepX, a regional deep tech venture-building summit aimed at converting scientific research into commercially viable businesses, with its inaugural event held in Algiers this week. The summit brought together researchers, AI experts, policymakers, founders and investors from the United States, Europe, Asia and across Africa. It is supported by […]

South Africa

Egyptian Startup Sinai.ai Raises $1.45 Million to Build AI Platform Turning Books Into Interactive Experiences

Today at 13:55 PM, via iAfrica

Egyptian artificial intelligence startup Sinai.ai has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop a platform that converts traditional books into interactive digital formats, in a deal led by KAUST Innovation Ventures and DisrupTech Ventures. Maza Ventures, YOUXEL Ventures and a group of angel investors also participated in the round. The company was […]

South Africa

Two South African Home Affairs Officials Suspended After AI Hallucinations Found in Immigration White Paper

Today at 13:53 PM, via iAfrica

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has suspended two senior officials with immediate effect after AI-generated hallucinations were discovered in the reference list of its revised white paper on citizenship, immigration and refugee protection — the second cabinet-approved policy document caught with fabricated sources in less than a week. A chief director in the unit […]

Education

Liberia: Gonet Academy Powers Orange-Liberia Workforce With Strategic Skills

Today at 12:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] As the Liberian corporate sector adapts to an increasingly competitive and data-driven environment, Gonet Academy is steadily positioning itself at the forefront of workforce transformation, equipping professionals with the skills needed to drive performance, innovation, and strategic growth.

Science/Tech

The Invisible Force Making Food Less Nutritious

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

fjo3 shares a report from the Washington Post: Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, have produced potent changes in the way plants grow — from increasing their sugar content to depleting essential nutrients like zinc. Experts fear the degradation of Earth’s food supply will cause an epidemic of hidden hunger, in which even people who...

Health

Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

Yesterday at 19:25 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.