Technology

Kenya: Nairobi Lawyer Arrested Over Alleged Sh49.4 Million Land Purchase Scam

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Nairobi-based advocate has been arrested over allegations of stealing Sh49.4 million that had been entrusted to him to facilitate the purchase of a parcel of land in the capital.

Kenya: Murder Probe Deepens As Autopsy Confirms Fatal Stab Wounds in Road Rage Death On Mombasa Rd

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A man accused of fatally stabbing a fellow motorist in a suspected road rage attack along Mombasa Road is now facing a murder investigation after a post-mortem confirmed the victim died from multiple stab wounds.

Nigeria: Police Reinstate AIGs Igwe, Owohunwa, 473 Other Officers After Court Judgement

[Leadership] The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commenced the reintegration of assistant inspectors-general of police Idowu Owohunwa, Benneth Chinedu Igwe, and Uche Ifeanyi Henry, and 472 officers whose compulsory retirements were…

Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

Dawn

Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

United States President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get “hit very hard” if negotiations fell through. Transit of the waterway, a key conduit for global…

Dawn

How to Storyboard a Scene for AI Video Generation (So the Shot Actually Matches the Panel)

Hacker Noon

How to Storyboard a Scene for AI Video Generation (So the Shot Actually Matches the Panel)

A storyboard built for a human crew and a storyboard built for a video model are not the same document, even when they look identical on the page. Here is the workflow that keeps them in sync. I boarded a Lost Garden corridor scene the way…

Hacker Noon

South Africa: Ex-Minister Mapisa-Nqakula Paid in Cash for R1.8m Home Renovation, Court Told

[Daily Maverick] It was a dramatic day in Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's corruption trial as the court heard about luxury home renovations paid for in cash and R600,000 curtains made from imported fabric. Then a prominent lawyer walked out of…

Report finds runaway coal train reached 90km/h on 20-kilometre journey

ABC News

Report finds runaway coal train reached 90km/h on 20-kilometre journey

An interim report has confirmed a runaway coal train reached speeds well in excess of the safe limit and rolled backwards for 5 kilometres before coming to a halt.

ABC News

Malawi: Malawi's Civic Space in Danger of Collapse, Activists Warn

[Nyasa Times] Civil society campaigners have issued a stark warning that Malawi's civic space is teetering on the brink, with a toxic cocktail of political polarisation, reputational attacks, licensing chaos and funding shortfalls…

Bajd U Bejken Wiped Off Instagram After Account Disabled

Lovin Malta

Bajd U Bejken Wiped Off Instagram After Account Disabled

Bajd U Bejken has revealed that its Instagram account has been disabled, leaving the popular Maltese podcast without one of its main social media pages. Sharing a screenshot of the notice on Facebook, the team wrote: “U issa naraw insomma……

Lovin Malta

Daily Trust

FG to begin 90,000km fibre optic rollout soon

The Federal Government says it will begin the rollout of a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network across the country within weeks as part of efforts to improve broadband connectivity and accelerate Nigeria’s digital economy. The Minister of…

Daily Trust

Defense claims US effort to deport Palestinian mosque head based on forced confession in Israel

Times of Israel

Defense claims US effort to deport Palestinian mosque head based on forced confession in Israel

US says Salah Sarsour was convicted decades ago of throwing firebombs, lied on immigration form; defense lawyers charge conviction result of torture, does not stand up to scrutiny The post Defense claims US effort to deport Palestinian…

Times of Israel

Mali: Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison

[HRW] Quash Charges and Release Chahana Takiou