Consumers deserve transparency when interacting with AI systems, as undisclosed automation impacts trust, communication, and decision-making during conversations with companies.
South Africans abroad can catch Fokofpolisiekar and Die Heuwels Fantasties live in London, Belgium and Amsterdam this May. Two of South Africa’s biggest Afrikaans bands are reuniting for a special UK and Europe tour.
Torrential rain across southern and central China triggered widespread flooding on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, closing schools and businesses, and disrupting transport and power supplies, authorities said.
GCIS takes Budget Vote outreach programme to the Western Cape
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has launched a series of community outreach activities across the Western Cape as part of its 2026/27 Budget Vote programme.
The activities are aimed at strengthening direct engagement between government and citizens.
President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war.
Francis Ngannou reaffirmed his claim as the best heavyweight in the world with a first-round knockout win over Philipe Lins at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
[New Times] African higher learning institutions are under increasing pressure to rethink how they teach, assess and prepare students for a job market being rapidly reshaped by artificial intelligence.
Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
Tracker of attitudes towards artificial intelligence also finds almost half of the public would prefer to avoid it
One in three university students think AI will wipe out jobs so rapidly it will trigger civil unrest, according to a survey by King’s College London (KCL).
Students are among the heaviest users of AI, the poll found, with 77% using it at least a few times a month – compared with...
For years, digitisation was largely the domain of large organisations. Enterprise software was expensive, implementation-heavy, and often designed for operational complexity that small businesses simply did not have. Beyond the software itself, the talent required to configure and maintain these systems placed digitisation even further out of reach for many SMMEs. Then came the SaaS […]
Europe is testing laser-based satellite communications through a new mountaintop ground station in Greece, aiming to deliver faster, more secure links than traditional radio systems as bandwidth demand grows. The Register reports: Lithuanian space and defense biz Astrolight says that it has commissioned a new optical ground station in Greece that will support ESA-backed CubeSat missions testing...
President Trump announced the addition of 600 medicines to his online drugstore as he appeals to Americans concerned about high drug prices and affordability.