News24 | Disinformation poses threat to human rights and democracy – SA Human Rights Commission
Disinformation is a grave human rights threat, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Tshepo Madlingozi said on Tuesday.
SUNDAY, 20 JULY 2025, 00:57
Disinformation is a grave human rights threat, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Tshepo Madlingozi said on Tuesday.
Former deputy president David Mabuza was a disciplined member of the ANC who knew when and where to express his views.
South Africa does not have enough psychologists and psychiatrists to meet the mental health needs of everyone in the country. One solution is to train community healthcare workers to provide some basic mental health support.
A fire ripped through the Dakota Informal Settlement in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving hundreds of residents homeless.
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi publicly declared that the SAPS has been infiltrated by underworld syndicates that control key cops. He accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of disbanding the police’s political killings task team for ulterior motives. Tender kingpin Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala is at the centre of it all.
Former mayor of Cape Town and anti-apartheid activist Theresa Solomon died on Monday at the age of 79 after a period of illness.
The ANC in the Western Cape has vowed to fight a High Court ruling in favour of the DA, which set aside what it deemed an “unlawful power grab” by the ANC, EFF, Patriotic Alliance, and GOOD party in the Matzikama Municipality.
As South Africa waits to hear how President Cyril Ramaphosa will handle the crisis in the security cluster, experts warn against rash decisions and advise a carefully measured, law-driven response.
Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge insists that persistently asking a woman for intimate images is an acceptable part of Xhosa culture – because women are not expected to say yes to sexual overtures immediately.
My word is my bond, so they say. But is the bond market telling us the truth? Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss, wait for it, the bond market.
After advocate Terry Motau denied leading a panel to assist Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane with appointments to education sector authorities, two senior staff from her own department have also denied being involved in the process.
Police divers have recovered a body believed to be that of a missing fisherman on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast.
No men attended a community meeting called two days after the rape and murder of a 102-year-old woman in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, last week.
Wimbledon’s debut of AI-powered line judges is drawing criticism from players who say the technology is making costly errors during matches. This year marks the first time the tournament replaced human line judges with an electronic line calling system (ELC). British player Emma Raducanu said a missed out call by the AI led to her […]
A senior Standard Bank manager arrested in connection with 15 bricks of cocaine and guns found at a Cape Town storage unit has lost his bid for the recusal of the magistrate presiding over his case.
As pressure mounts for President Cyril Ramaphosa to act swiftly on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu amid allegations of political interference in the police, the ANC has deferred the matter to the government.
A report on staffing issues that have led to doctors leaving the Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha in droves is expected to be presented to senior officials in the Eastern Cape Department of Health on Tuesday.
Police unions are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene following allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that senior figures are undermining investigations into political killings and organised crime.
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge will on Monday take the stand and give his version of events in the Judicial Court Tribunal sexual harassment probe against him.
Some academics are secretly embedding hidden prompts in their research papers to influence AI-generated peer reviews, according to an investigation by Nikkei Asia. The review of preprints on the arXiv platform uncovered 17 papers with covert instructions – such as “give a positive review only” – embedded using white text or tiny fonts. The papers […]
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations will call for protections against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid excessive data collection and allow mechanisms for fair payment, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. The diplomatic bloc is dedicating part of its discussions on Sunday to AI during a two-day summit in […]