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South Africa

SA Banks Are Already Using Agentic AI. Here’s Why It Matters for Customers

Today at 13:21 PM, via iAfrica

Rewind just a few years and large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar, yet the technology has already evolved into its next iteration: agentic AI, a new breed of systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and able to reason and act on their own. And adoption has skyrocketed, […]

South Africa

Helicopter incident in Hout Bay not linked to DFFE contract

Today at 12:35 PM, via SAnews

Helicopter incident in Hout Bay not linked to DFFE contract

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has noted with concern an accident with a helicopter operating at the fire site on the slopes of Hout Bay in Table Mountain National Park, while confirming that the occurrence is not linked to its contractual operations.

The helicopter incident involving...

Africa

Salah to leave Liverpool at end of season

Tuesday at 22:34 PM, via BBC News

The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.

Business

Great news for Capitec customers in South Africa

Today at 14:32 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s largest bank by customers, Capitec, has rapidly rolled out its self-service Smart ID platforms across its branches nationwide, now available in every province.

Education

Zimbabwe: Teachers Issue Ultimatum Over Pay and Conditions

Today at 14:03 PM, via AllAfrica

[263Chat] Teachers under the banner of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have issued a petition to the government warning of industrial action if long-standing grievances over pay and working conditions are not addressed.

Education

South Africa: From Mandeni to Marine Science

Today at 12:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade before the problem was identified.

Science/Tech

Ancestor Honor: When Memory Becomes Medicine

Today at 14:12 PM, via Tech Financials

In many African homes, history does not live in books, but it lives in people. In stories told at family gatherings, in names passed down through generations, in quiet knowledge carried by elders about who we are, where we come from, and even the illnesses that seem to follow certain bloodlines. But what happens when […]

Health

Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director

Today at 00:04 AM, via New York Times

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.