Suspects to appear in court for impersonating law enforcement officers
Two suspects, aged 73 and 46, are expected to appear before the Alice Magistrate’s Court today on allegations of fraud, unlawful impersonation of a senior law enforcement officer, abuse of State resources, and the deliberate misrepresentation of official authority.
Parliament set for week of Budget Votes, Constitutional commemoration
Parliament will this week convene the inaugural meeting of the newly established Section 89 Impeachment Committee while also considering The Presidency’s budget and marking the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution.
The committee, established following a Constitutional Court ruling, is scheduled to hold...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to unite behind Bafana Bafana as the national men’s football team prepares to make its long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup.In his weekly newsletter to the nation, the President said the team carries the hopes and aspirations of millions of South Africans as it heads to the global...
At AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya, which took place from 19–21 May, global cybersecurity company Kaspersky highlighted the current threat landscape in Kenya and the wider East Africa region, warning that the rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for innovation while simultaneously introducing new cyber risks for businesses and individual...
South Africa’s revised National AI Policy is expected to reach Cabinet by November 2026 and open for public comment in January 2027, according to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, setting out a clear timeline for the rebuilding of a process that collapsed earlier this year amid an AI-generated citation scandal. Jeanette Morwane, acting […]
Five artist-engineer teams have presented work from the Artificial Intelligence and African Music project in a day-long showcase at the University of the Witwatersrand, demonstrating how African musical creativity can shape the future of AI on the continent. The Wits Innovation Centre, in partnership with the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery Institute at Wits University, […]
SIU to provide update on FS bursary scheme investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will provide an update on its investigation into the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme at a media briefing on Tuesday.
The bursary scheme is aimed at unemployed young people interested in pursuing higher education in scarce skills fields, including agriculture, accounting and...