FRIDAY, 08 MAY 2026, 04:13
Hawks, NPA secure forfeiture order worth more than R300 000
The KwaZulu-Natal Local Division of the High Court of South Africa in Durban has granted a forfeiture order for two money counting machines, one industrial shoe-making machine and R87 946.50 in cash seized during a drug dealing operation in Phoenix in 2023.
According to the Hawks, the seizure followed a joint operation by...
African music markets are wrestling with the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, from unauthorized AI-generated tracks going viral to weak intellectual property frameworks leaving artists exposed — a tension that took center stage at the Atlantic Music Expo held this month in Cape Verde. The expo, one of the few African states with a […]
Two Pretoria learners have made South African science fair history after becoming the first Grade 7 students in 39 years to be named overall winners of the Gauteng-North iMBEWU Science Fair, competing against learners up to Grade 12. Gustav Heesen of Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool and Johan Vorster of Pretoria Boys High School, both formerly from […]
The GSMA and French AI research company Pleias have released CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model covering 334 languages including 61 African languages, addressing a foundational gap in AI systems that has caused African-language text to be routinely misidentified. Released under the GSMA’s African AI Languages Model Project, the two-million-parameter model achieves 83%...
South Africa’s Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after an internal investigation confirmed that the document contains fictitious sources in its reference list, in what the minister described as an unacceptable failure of integrity. “Following revelations that the Draft National...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming mineral exploration and mining operations across Africa, with countries from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Botswana deploying the technology to accelerate discovery, reduce risk and unlock what analysts estimate is $8.5 trillion in untapped mineral resources. In the DRC, AI is reshaping exploration at scale. Speaking at African Mining […]
More than names: SA charts a path to reshape its national story
Just as the rhythm of life is palpable in every breath that we take, that same rhythm echoes in the evolution of South Africa’s laws as they seek to reflect and adapt to the society we live in.South Africa’s ongoing programme to rename and standardise geographical places is about far more than maps and signposts –...
Call to nominate knowledge holders ahead of May deadline
Time is running out for South Africans to nominate indigenous knowledge holders to be documented as living human treasures.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is calling on the public, universities, communities and/or traditional councils to nominate suitable indigenous knowledge holders to be considered for appointment...
Thousands of invoices processed as eThekwini online system gains traction
The eThekwini Municipality has processed more than 5 000 invoices through its newly introduced online invoice payment system, with a further 2 982 invoices already approved for payment, signalling early progress in enhancing efficiency and service delivery.
The introduction of the digital platform is part of...
Government appeals for children to be vaccinated against preventable diseases
The Gauteng Department of Health has urged parents and caregivers to protect children’s health by ensuring they are vaccinated against preventable diseases, emphasising that immunisation is only effective when all required doses are administered on time.
“Parents and caregivers play a central role in...
SAPS participates in Global Communication Forum
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Component Head for Corporate Communication and Liaison, Major General Nonkululeko Phokane, is among the distinguished speakers at the first Global Communication Forum hosted by INTERPOL.
The forum is underway in Lyon, France.
The high-level forum has brought together heads of communication,...
Gauteng ramps up interventions to tackle school overcrowding crisis
Gauteng MEC for Education, Lebogang Maile, has outlined a series of interventions aimed at addressing severe overcrowding in the province’s schools, as learner numbers continue to surge beyond available capacity.
Addressing Gauteng residents on Tuesday, Maile said the province is implementing a combination of...
Over R500 000 to boost EC unemployed animal health technicians
In a bid to tackle unemployment and improve access to animal healthcare services in rural areas, the Eastern Cape government has invested R512 000 to support 13 Animal Health Technicians (AHTs) in establishing their own Primary Animal Healthcare Facilities.
The initiative is spearheaded by the Eastern Cape Development...
Recognition for black-owned commercial poultry farmers
The achievements of black-owned, viable commercial poultry businesses will be recognised at a meeting of the Poultry Masterplan Executive Oversight Committee (EOC), which will be held on Thursday.
The meeting will be led by Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi and Deputy Minister of Agriculture...
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 […]
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 […]
Two officers from Florida police station were among eight people arrested in connection with a business robbery at a storage facility in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni.