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South Africa targets tourism growth through investment, connectivity and visa reforms

Today at 15:18 PM, via SAnews

South Africa targets tourism growth through investment, connectivity and visa reforms

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa is strengthening its tourism growth strategy through investment promotion, improved air connectivity and visa reforms, as the country deepens engagement with key Asian markets.

De Lille was speaking in Singapore this week during a visit that...

Call for shift to innovative building technologies

Today at 14:58 PM, via SAnews

Call for shift to innovative building technologies

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has called for a fundamental shift in how South Africa plans, finances and delivers housing. 

The Minister said traditional construction methods are no longer sufficient to meet the country’s growing and increasingly complex housing needs.

Delivering the keynote address at the first...

Tech innovations key to building climate-resilient homes – President Ramaphosa

Today at 12:50 PM, via SAnews

Tech innovations key to building climate-resilient homes – President Ramaphosa

Traditional construction methods may no longer meet the needs of a growing population facing climate change and rising urban pressures, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Speaking at the Innovative Building Technologies (IBTs) Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, the President said while government has...

TNPA enhances its investment in vessel mooring assets

Today at 12:11 PM, via SAnews

TNPA enhances its investment in vessel mooring assets

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is ramping up investment in critical port infrastructure with the delivery of eight new hydraulic shore tension mooring units to improve container shipping efficiency at the ports of Cape Town, Durban and Ngqura.

The latest investment forms part of TNPA’s broader port development...

President Ramaphosa to address Afreximbank ceremony

Today at 11:57 AM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa to address Afreximbank ceremony

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver keynote address at the signing of the Instrument of Accession by South Africa to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank). Wednesday’s signing ceremony marks South Africa’s formal transition to Class A Shareholder status in Afreximbank and signals the...

KZN Transport ensures dignified funeral for Mtubatuba crash victims

Today at 11:49 AM, via SAnews

KZN Transport ensures dignified funeral for Mtubatuba crash victims

KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has instructed officials from his department to ensure that the victims of the N2 road crash in Mtubatuba are accorded a dignified funeral.

Six members of the Mnyango family died, following a collision involving a family vehicle, a Corsa, and a truck...

Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta Bans Use of AI Tools Like ChatGPT for Interpreting the Quran

Today at 11:43 AM, via iAfrica

Cairo-based Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah, Egypt’s official Islamic advisory and judicial authority, has issued a fatwa prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence applications, including ChatGPT, for interpreting the Holy Quran. The ruling, published on the institution’s website last month, states that relying independently or entirely on AI-generated interpretations is impermissible in...

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