Residents in the Malamulele area have expressed concerns about service delivery

Government confirms that the official Freedom Day programme was not disrupted

Boesak was speaking at the launch of “A New Freedom Campaign” at the St George’s Cathedral

Some residents of Mpumalanga are still complaining about a lack of water and electricity

EMS spokesperson Ian Winterboer confirms that the patient had gone into cardiac arrest

Analysis in brief: Africa’s digital evolution is entering a governance phase. African nations are taking control of their online information systems as a part of an overall effort to assert governance over artificial intelligence, data and digital and telecommunications infrastructure to shape long-term economic and strategic outcomes. Digital infrastructure is more than the physical mechanism […]

Gauteng Police spokesperson Noxolo Kweza says no arrests have been made at this stage

The drug trafficker was set to take-off to London on Sunday morning when he was intercepted

Local councilor Sthembiso Hlatshwayo says violent crime has become a weekly occurrence

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