
Chikunga praises McKenzie for improving sports access at special needs schools
McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport facility, attire and sporting equipment to two schools
MONDAY, 27 APRIL 2026, 14:38

McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport facility, attire and sporting equipment to two schools

The National Artificial Intelligence Policy was found to contain fictitious academic references.

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been appointed African Union Champion for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, in recognition of his leadership and Ethiopia’s expanding role in digital innovation and emerging technologies across the continent. The African Union said in a message accompanying the appointment that Abiy’s advocacy has helped position AI as a key […]

Burundi has taken a significant step in its digital transformation agenda with the national validation workshop for its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2026-2030, held April 21 in Bujumbura. The workshop brought together stakeholders to validate a strategic framework intended to guide the responsible adoption of AI across public governance, economic development and service delivery....

Ghana has launched its first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, setting out an ambition to become a leading African AI hub by 2035 with a targeted $45 billion contribution to gross domestic product and $18 billion in total local and foreign private sector investment. President John Dramani Mahama launched the strategy April 24 in Accra, joined […]

Freedom Day commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994.

The policy was intended to provide a regulatory framework to ensure safeguards around the use of AI.

Freedom Day 2026 marks the 32nd anniversary of SA’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994
South Africa commemorates Freedom Day
Communities in and around Bloemfontein in the Free State have gathered at the Dr Rantlai Molemele Stadium in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality for the national Freedom Day celebrations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will give the keynote address at the stadium.
Similar celebrations are being held in all provinces throughout the country, led by...

A tip off led officers to search the suspect’s luggage and discover the cocaine worth R8.7 million.

Monday marks 32 years since SA held its first democratic elections, on April 27, 1994.

The public is advised of some road closures around the stadium.

The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital in Alice.

He says this year’s celebrations is important as South Africa marks 30 years of the Constitution

Hundreds of mourners, including artists and the community members, gave Bevhula a final send-off
Minister announces withdrawal of draft AI Policy
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following an internal process.
“Following revelations that the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment contains various fictitious sources in its...

The Minsiter says the failure is not a mere technical issue but has compromised the integrity

A group of women farmworkers marched to Parliament calling for urgent land reform

University of Cape Town found that e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used inhaled substance