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Business

South Africa in survival mode

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Despite economic activity in South Africa ticking up for a fifth consecutive month, the persistent low-growth environment shows that the country is operating in survival mode.

Business

South Africa headed for a critical miss

Today at 09:03 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s reforms are not happening fast enough to hit the growth target needed to create jobs, cut debt, and pull the economy out of more than a decade of stagnation.

Education

Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author

Hwaet! When I was a Yale undergraduate, I hated being asked what my major was. “Medieval studies? What will you do with that?”, was the inevitable question from non-students. When I went on to Oxford and studied Old and Middle English, the...

Education

Nigeria: How Our 60-Year Journey Reflects Quality, Innovation, Service to Education – Ladipo

Today at 06:44 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] As Academy Press Plc celebrates its 60th anniversary, the Managing Director, Olugbenga Ladipo, reflects on the company’s legacy in supporting Nigeria’s education sector through quality printing and publishing. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, he discusses the firm’s journey, its role in producing educational materials, commitment to innovation, and plans to strengthen local...

Education

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.

The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University...

Entertainment

LISTEN | Monique Bingham to drop remix EP of dance classics

Today at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Put Monique Bingham’s distinct voice on a house track, and you are guaranteed a hit. As one of the greatest female house vocalists, she has contributed to major dance records of the last two decades.

Science/Tech

Big security flaw in Sanral app

Today at 10:00 AM, via MyBroadband

The vulnerability let anyone reset a Sanral account password if they knew the registered email address.

Science/Tech

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Go In Africa 

Today at 09:23 AM, via Tech Financials

OpenAI today announced the roll out of ChatGPT Go across Africa. ChatGPT Go is a new tier of subscription plan designed to give more people access to ChatGPT’s advanced capabilities at a more affordable price.  The launch comes as Africa continues to adopt AI at a rapid pace. ChatGPT Go subscribers gain access to ChatGPT’s […]