A US federal judge has struck down Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper, citing issues with its contents. US District Judge Steven Merryday in his ruling on Friday said Trump had violated a federal rule requiring applicants to outline in a “short and plain statement” why they deserve relief from…
US President Donald Trump has said he will sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what he called defamation and libel. “The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, on…
Benjamin Rosman Benjamin Rosman, founding director of the Wits University Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential thinkers in AI for 2025. Time said on Rosman: “[He] is tired of being asked about the ‘African angle’ on artificial intelligence. That’s not because…
IN today’s fast-paced world, fertility struggles are quietly on the rise. While conversations around infertility often centre on women, an invisible but significant crisis is steadily unfolding, challenging traditional notions of fatherhood and family. In Nigeria and across the world, men are discovering that their sperm count is becoming “critically low”. An increasing number of…
The 2024 edition of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) has kicked off in East Africa. Get the full schedule – fixtures, results, dates, kickoff times and more. Group matches in the host cities of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will run from 3 to 25 August 2024, followed by knockout stages culminating in the final…
Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the development policies to tackle these threats is a powerful sources of insight: Africa’s own history….
