
South Africa is sleepwalking into another AI policy failure
Teachers are improvising and learners are exposed unevenly – South Africa urgently needs a national AI policy for schools.
SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026, 12:21

Teachers are improvising and learners are exposed unevenly – South Africa urgently needs a national AI policy for schools.

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South African cyber security experts warn that low ransom DDoS attacks on ISPs may stem from cheap dark web tools, or sophisticated actors testing infrastructure resilience.

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Cape Town and Johannesburg exchange leadership positions in the start-up ecosystem rankings.

Roblox said it had “clear policies” banning actual and simulated gambling, as well as rules governing paid random items.

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A month after Mythos’s limited launch, cybersecurity practitioners say the hacking threat is more measured than feared.

The Berlin AI Think Tank comes to Johannesburg to bring a licensing methodology to track how AI uses creative work.

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South Africa’s key inflation number hit 4% in April, with fuel prices still rising and interest rate hikes now looking likely.

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation is hosting Service Weeks for content creators to help members directly address their administrative hurdles.

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The 12th African Federation of Institutes of Internal Auditors Conference will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 25 to 29 May.

Futurists, AI researchers and business leaders will unpack exponential technologies shaping industries, economies and human potential.

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