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South Africa: Did Cape Town's Gunshot Detection System Work? Why Jury Is Still Out On What Shotspotter Achieved

South Africa: Did Cape Town's Gunshot Detection System Work? Why Jury Is Still Out On What Shotspotter Achieved

[The Conversation Africa] In mid-2026 Cape Town's city council ended the use of ShotSpotter, a US-developed gunshot detection system and a form of dragnet surveillance. The system was first piloted in 2016. The council said it was…

Sony says it has secured enough ram for all the PS5s it expects to sell this year

Engadget

Sony says it has secured enough ram for all the PS5s it expects to sell this year

Whenever computer or gaming hardware is discussed these days, the 'Ramageddon' memory shortage is likely to come up.

Engadget

At least 19 die as thousands of migrants reach Spain’s African enclave of Cueta – Europe live

The Guardian

At least 19 die as thousands of migrants reach Spain’s African enclave of Cueta – Europe live

PM Pedro Sánchez expected to visit territory today as Italy demands Spain be suspended from the Schengen area amid concerns over fresh migration crisis At least 19 people died as thousands of migrants breached the Spanish-Moroccan border…

The Guardian

Nigeria: Osun 2026 - Political Parties Seal Peace Accord for Peaceful Poll

[Premium Times] The peace accord was organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) headed by a former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Nigeria: Oyo School Abduction - Still Gripped By Doubts, Gov. Makinde Constitutes Panel to Probe Incident

[Premium Times] Governor Makinde has publicly expressed uncertainties about the circumstances of the abduction, and, at a time, read political undertone into the incident.

Dhanusha Murder Victim Was Not a Temple Priest, Police Say

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Dhanusha Murder Victim Was Not a Temple Priest, Police Say

Kathmandu. Police have dismissed social media claims that a temple priest was murdered in Dhanusha, stating that the incident is being misrepresented and should not be linked to ongoing communal tensions or religious disputes. In a…

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Braces for Anti-Constitutional Amendment Protests

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Braces for Anti-Constitutional Amendment Protests

[New Zimbabwe] Anti-riot police officers were all over Harare Thursday afternoon and evening as they assessed the situation in anticipation of either protests or a shutdown on Friday.

Quake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains

South China Morning Post

Quake in Japan’s ‘Silicon Valley’ disrupts car, chip supply chains

A powerful earthquake that struck southern Japan this week has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s manufacturing supply chains, a decade after a devastating quake in the same region triggered widespread industry disruption…

South China Morning Post

Mali: Russia's 'Africa Corps' Airstrikes Kill Civilians

[HRW] Nairobi -- Apparent Indiscriminate Attack in Village Held by Islamist Armed Group

TASS

Weapons supplies to Kiev fall into European mafia hands — expert

Alexander Stepanov said that it transforms European organized criminal groups and communities into paramilitary combat units equipped to carry out a wider range of tasks

TASS

Japan adopts cybersecurity policy for early threat detection

Japan Times

Japan adopts cybersecurity policy for early threat detection

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi voiced her hopes for Japan to have "one of the world's highest levels of cyber defense" during a cybersecurity meeting.

Japan Times

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Netflix sued over missing copy of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie