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South Africa

South Africans called to defend Constitution and deepen transformation

Today at 12:46 PM, via SAnews

South Africans called to defend Constitution and deepen transformation

South Africans have been urged to recommit themselves to the Constitution and actively participate in strengthening the country’s democracy as South Africa marks 30 years since the adoption of the Constitution.

Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary, Deputy Minister of...

South Africa

Brown Mogotsi denied bail

Today at 12:05 PM, via SABC News

Mogotsi was arrested on 15 May on charges of defeating the ends of justice and perjury, among others

South Africa

SIU authorised to probe PSIRA and UIF training contracts

Today at 11:57 AM, via SAnews

SIU authorised to probe PSIRA and UIF training contracts

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and unlawful conduct linked to training contracts awarded by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

Proclamation 316...

Politics

News24 | Mbali Shinga’s expulsion fight with NFP postponed

Today at 12:00 PM, via News24

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg has postponed the legal battle between expelled National Freedom Party member Mbali Shinga and the party, after the court directed the NFP to file its answering affidavit first.

Education

Liberia: Salvation Army Polytechnic Cuts Tuition By 50 Percent

Today at 13:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] In a bold move aimed at easing the financial burden on students and widening access to higher education, The Salvation Army Polytechnic University has announced a 50 percent reduction in tuition costs across all its colleges.

Education

Nigeria: The Invisible Gavel – Why We Must Question Ai Detectors in the Classroom

Today at 13:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] There is a quiet crisis unfolding in the halls of our universities. As generative artificial intelligence becomes a staple of the modern toolkit, a parallel industry has emerged promising to catch the machines at work. For many lecturers and academic boards, these AI detectors have been welcomed as a digital thin blue line, a way to maintain the sanctity of original thought.

Science/Tech

NASA Says Goodbye to Its Longtime Mars MAVEN Mission

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after the Mars orbiter stopped responding in December, apparently after an unexpected spin drained its batteries and knocked out communications. Launched in 2013 and orbiting Mars since 2014, MAVEN spent more than a decade studying how the planet lost its atmosphere and helped explain how Mars transformed from a potentially habitable world into the...

Motoring

GWM Ora 5 on the way to Mzansi

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Citizen

Further specifications, pricing and availability details will be announced at the official South African launch of the Ora 5 in July 2026.