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AI Surveillance Network Deepens Racial Divide in South Africa

A private corporation called Vumacam deploys thousands of AI-powered CCTV cameras across Johannesburg, enabling intense surveillance that disproportionately targets communities of color.

Private AI Surveillance Networks Spark Fears of Digital Apartheid in South Africa

Foreign companies are dumping advanced AI surveillance technologies into South Africa, enabling a rapidly expanding private mass surveillance network. Civil rights activists warn that this unregulated system creates a digital apartheid that strips away democratic liberties.

Private AI Surveillance in Johannesburg Sparks Fears of Digital Apartheid

A private company installs thousands of AI-powered CCTV cameras across Johannesburg to combat high crime, but critics warn the system creates a digital apartheid. Experts argue this unfettered surveillance repeats harmful patterns of colonial history.

WHO Designates Heavily Mutated Omicron Variant a Global Concern

The World Health Organization names the newly identified Omicron variant a "variant of concern" due to its unusually high number of spike protein mutations. Scientists are currently investigating its transmissibility, severity, and impact on vaccine effectiveness.

WHO Designates Omicron as New COVID-19 Variant of Concern

The World Health Organization classifies the B.1.1.529 strain, now named Omicron, as a Variant of Concern due to a high number of mutations and early signs of increased reinfection risk. The agency urges countries to ramp up surveillance and sequencing efforts immediately.

WHO Classifies Omicron as COVID-19 Variant of Concern Amid Unknowns

The World Health Organization officially designates the B.1.1.529 mutation, known as Omicron, as a variant of concern due to its high number of mutations. Scientists are still working to determine its transmissibility, severity, and impact on vaccines.