‘Spring Awakening’, a Lamta production, enjoyed a successful run in both Johannesburg and Cape Town in 2024.

Proteas power: Meet the stunning wives and girlfriends who have bowled over our South African cricket players.

Burson, the global communications agency purpose-built to create value for clients through reputation, today announced the launch of Reputation Capital, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered technology and consulting solution designed to connect drivers of reputation to specific business outcomes such as stock price, sales or purchase intent. This new offer fundamentally advances how reputation is...

Meta, in collaboration with national innovation agencies and ecosystem partners across Africa, has launched a Sub-Saharan Africa-wide initiative to accelerate the development of impactful, open-source AI solutions through Llama. The program, running from May to November 2025, includes in-country AI accelerator tracks in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal. Designed to support startups in...

Namibia is moving forward with comprehensive legislation to govern artificial intelligence and digital safety, including a Draft AI Bill, Data Protection Bill, and Cybercrime Bill. The effort is part of a broader digital transformation strategy aimed at modernising governance and managing emerging tech risks. Speaking in Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said the...

As data breaches surge globally, South Africa’s healthcare sector remains a prime target—highlighted by a recent ransomware attack on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). Legal experts warn that while privacy protections exist, they are not being effectively implemented in practice. Writing in the South African Medical Journal, attorney Safia Mahomed calls for stronger governance […]

Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, the co-founders of Tunisian fintech startup Expensya, are back with a new venture – Thunder Code, a generative AI-powered platform for automating software testing. The France- and Tunisia-based startup has raised $9 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reports. The launch comes nearly two years after the pair sold Expensya to […]

Shalate Sekhabi is textbook entertainment royalty with well-established showbiz parents, although she is discreet about her multi-generational showbiz legacy.

Singer-songwriter Berita has described her journey in the industry as one of quiet strength and remarkable resilience.

Master’s students in Data Science and Big Data at Hassan II University in Casablanca have developed an AI-powered system that predicts wildfire risks and supports smarter agricultural management. Unveiled at the “AI for All–ESSOR” event, the project uses historical weather data and real-time satellite imagery from NASA’s FIRMS to forecast wildfires. It applies machine learning […]

Naver announced plans to build a next-generation AI data center in Morocco in partnership with NVIDIA, Nexus Core Systems, and investment firm Lloyd Capital. The consortium will launch phase one in the fourth quarter, aiming to offer sovereign AI computing services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Leveraging Morocco’s strategic location – just […]

A team of researchers from USC, Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, Amref Health Africa, and Kenya’s Ministry of Health has developed an AI model that can forecast acute child malnutrition in Kenya up to six months in advance with 86% accuracy. By combining clinical data from over 17,000 Kenyan health facilities with satellite imagery on […]

A vibrant June 16 celebration hosted by Life@40’nBeyond in conjunction with Ama50plus social club in Mapetla Soweto

The official launch of premiere of Shaka iLembe season 2 at Monte Casino in Johannesburg. The historical drama series narrates the story of the making of the iconic Zulu king Shaka. 

It’s a quiet Wednesday afternoon in the Joburg suburb of Killarney, except for the hadedas and cooing doves up in the trees that punctuate my tête-à-tête with actor Zamani Mbatha.

After modelling the season’s hottest It-girl styles, Luyanda Zuma details a gruelling audition process to make the cut as Liyana, Shaka’s (Lemogang Tsipa) love interest in the much-anticipated second season of historical drama Shaka iLembe.

Filmmaker Nhlanhla Mthethwa’s new documentary, Sam Nzima: A Journey Through His Lens, is a compelling look into the life of the legendary photojournalist.

Chronos Capital, an early investor in Tyme Group and Optasia, is shifting focus toward artificial intelligence in healthcare, calling it the next transformative force in global medicine. “AI in healthcare is where fintech was in financial services 30 years ago,” said partner Roger Grobler. “All the upside is still to be made.” AI’s ability to […]

Meta has unveiled V-JEPA 2, the latest version of its AI “world model” designed to help robots and AI agents understand and interact with the physical world more effectively. An evolution of the original V-JEPA model, V-JEPA 2 was trained on more than 1 million hours of video to build predictive, real-world understanding — such […]

Former OpenAI research leader Steven Adler has published a new independent study claiming that the company’s GPT-4o model often prioritizes self-preservation over user safety in simulated high-stakes scenarios. In a blog post Wednesday, Adler described a series of tests where GPT-4o was asked to role-play as safety-critical systems like scuba diving and aviation software. When […]

Wikipedia has paused an AI-generated summary experiment following criticism from its editor community, according to 404 Media. The test, which targeted users with the Wikipedia browser extension who opted in, placed AI-written summaries at the top of articles marked with a yellow “unverified” label. Users had to click to expand the summaries. Editors quickly raised […]