Kazo residents raise alarm over rising killings of children (opens on the publisher’s site)
Residents in Kazo District are calling for increased security and thorough investigations following the deaths of at least four children in about two weeks.
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ICASA Act: Correction (opens on the publisher’s site)
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Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims (opens on the publisher’s site)
Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers.
I paid my Ulez charge, but I am still receiving threats from TfL (opens on the publisher’s site)
Transport for London has fined me and warned that if I don’t pay it will possibly destroy my carI paid the £12.50 London Ulez charge on my Amex card within hours of driving through the zone. I was then fined £90 for non-payment. According to my card issuer, Transport for London (TfL) had failed to…
AI is not yet driving US job losses (opens on the publisher’s site)
The latest US employment figures have failed to show an AI-driven surge in job losses, suggesting theories of a “jobpocalypse” are premature.
AI upends China’s graduate job market (opens on the publisher’s site)
An estimated 12.7 million graduates will join the workforce this year, the largest cohort yet, far outpacing demand.
Kishan says captaincy has led to 'immense personal growth' (opens on the publisher’s site)
The East Zone captain said leadership leads to a mindset change and "you become much calmer about things"
Government Pledges Support for Pineapple Farmers in Nakasongola (opens on the publisher’s site)
Government has pledged to support pineapple farmers in Nakasongola with affordable financing, processing equipment, cold storage and better markets as growers seek to expand production and create more jobs.
German far right claims historic win (opens on the publisher’s site)
Germany’s nationalist AfD won a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, potentially making it the first far-right party to gain power since the end of World War II.
Ailing Kasangati Health Centre IV Faces Needs 'Medical Attention' (opens on the publisher’s site)
Kasangati Town Council leaders have called for urgent government intervention after finding overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, poor sanitation and a severe shortage of health workers at Kasangati Health Centre IV.
Nevada Republicans are testing the 2028 case against Gavin Newsom (opens on the publisher’s site)
Gov. Joe Lombardo, one of the most vulnerable Republican governors this cycle, has zeroed in on a cross-border boogeyman in the Democratic governor of California.
The ‘Switzerland’ of AI: Saudi Arabia’s big AI bet (opens on the publisher’s site)
HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin says the Kingdom plans to transform its economy and become a global AI leader.
Russian hybrid tactics of sabotage and cyberattacks stoke fear (opens on the publisher’s site)
Russia’s foreign minister accused Germany of “declar[ing] war” after Berlin said the Kremlin was behind an attempted airport drone attack.
“This one was brought by God himself” – the doctor helping people see again in rural KZN (opens on the publisher’s site)
As a young doctor working in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Hennie Hamilton lived with a Zulu family for four years, an experience which, he says, changed him forever. Twenty-three years later, he’s still working in the area as medical manager at Mosvold Hospital and doing cataract surgery on patients from…