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South Africa will launch a fully digital, AI-powered Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system in September 2025 for short-term visitors from visa-required countries. The ETA promises instant visa approvals via mobile devices, reduced airport delays, and enhanced fraud detection. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber recently demonstrated the smartphone-ready platform to President Cyril...
South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has signed a Letter of Intent with Chinese tech firm Huawei to boost cooperation in ICT, with a focus on artificial intelligence, research and innovation. The agreement was signed during Minister Blade Nzimande’s official visit to China and aims to deepen longstanding ties between the two […]
The two fires that broke out above Boyes Drive in Muizenberg and Peck’s Valley in the Table Mountain National Park have been contained.
The ANC has slammed AfriForum’s decision to lay criminal charges against the party’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, calling the move “disingenuous, ideologically driven and flawed”.
The Ministry of Police says it has deployed maximum resources to find Kamogelo Baukudi, who was kidnapped in Bloemfontein more than a week ago.
Former National Student Financial Aid Scheme administrator Freeman Nomvalo was paid R5.5 million between April 2024 and February 2025 while at the helm of the embattled entity.
Implementing two of the most controversial sections of the Basic Education Amendment Laws Act – language and admission policies – will undergo stringent public consultation before the government can simply issue directives.
Firefighting teams are working to extinguish two wildfires above Boyes Drive and in Peck Valley.
A year ago, 25-year-old Kamohelo Tsotetsi was frustrated with unemployment despite her qualifications. Today, she thrives as an entrepreneur, showing resilience while highlighting South Africa’s critical youth unemployment crisis.
Police in Rustenburg have launched a search operation after an elderly couple was brutally killed in a parking lot at a shopping centre on Saturday.
At just 11 years old, Blake Robert, raised in a family of racers, has already won three championships, chasing his dream to race on the world stage and become a MotoGP motorcycling star.
A suspected poacher has been killed, another arrested, and a third remains on the run after rangers caught them trespassing at the Kruger National Park on Saturday.
The DA is readying itself for another employment equity fight, and this time it’s racial classifications in the workplace.
The body of a 10-year-old girl who went missing in Libode, Eastern Cape has been found, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities to 88 as a result of the Mthatha floods.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli discovered that one of the schools in Durban still had damage resulting from the 2022 floods.
Five more people were arrested in connection with a large-scale passport fraud scheme involving the Department of Home Affairs.
Imagine a brilliant student from rural Limpopo. She presents her thorough case study to her class that is locally relevant and grounded in real-world African challenges. Her classmate submits a technically perfect paper filled with American examples and Western solutions that don’t apply to a rural African setting. The difference? Her classmate prompted ChatGPT and submitted a paraphrased...
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has become the first South African university to provide visually impaired students with Envision Smart AI Glasses – an advanced assistive device powered by artificial intelligence to enhance independence. Five students—Bright Sello, Thandeka Ngcobo, Londiwe Ndaba, Siboniso Mabuza, and Thembisa Xolo – received the glasses, valued at R75,000 each, through […]
In the heart of Accra, Ghana, Moustapha Cissé is quietly reshaping the future of artificial intelligence in Africa. As the head of Google’s AI Center, Cissé isn’t just running a research hub; he’s spearheading a movement to make AI a force for good on a continent brimming with potential and challenges. With his deep expertise […]
In Egypt, the phrase “mabrouk, kibirti” – “congratulations, you are a woman” – often marks a girl’s first period. Yet, behind this cultural rite lies a deep gap in reproductive knowledge, with many women lacking accurate information about their own bodies. Addressing this need, Cairo-based health startup Motherbeing has launched Daleela, an AI-powered reproductive health […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has launched a new AI-powered tool to help countries respond faster and more effectively to health emergencies. The All-Hazard Information Management (AIM) Toolkit uses generative artificial intelligence to cut the time it takes to produce critical emergency response documents—from weeks to minutes—while...