SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2026, 23:57
Strong winds expected in the Northern and Western Cape
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow level 2 warning for strong, damaging winds in parts of the Western Cape and the south-central parts of the Northern Cape.The weather service said the damaging winds could lead to damage to infrastructure, settlements, problems for high sided vehicles, and travel...
Mhlauli, Manamela to hold ‘BackChat’ session with students
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli and Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela will hold a Freedom Day BackChat Conversation on YouTube on Monday.The conversation will focus on the constitutional rights of students and the responsibilities required to realise them. The session will be held under...
Botswana Minerals is deploying artificial intelligence alongside conventional geological methods to accelerate mineral exploration across its licenses in Ngamiland, with early results revealing significant copper, silver, lead and zinc anomalies in the Damara Belt. Phase 1 of the program has produced three notable findings across the company’s 7,074 square kilometers in the north-eastern...
President Ramaphosa to lead Freedom Day commemoration
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to lead the national Freedom Day commemoration which will be held in Bloemfontein in the Free State on Monday.This year marks the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections, which were held on 27 April 1994.“Freedom Day…stands as a testament to the country’s journey...
Mozambican health authorities have announced a plan to digitize 63 health facilities as part of a broader strategy to modernize the country’s health system, introduce artificial intelligence and expand telemedicine services, funded by a $40 million World Bank disbursement. José Manuel, national director of planning in the Ministry of Health, announced the initiative on the […]
Their bodies were discovered 200 kilometres from their home in Melmoth.
Condolences continue for retired Judge President
Parliament has expressed condolences to the family of retired Judge President Achmat Naeem Jappie who passed away at the age of 70.The retired Judge President had served for nearly two decades on the bench.“His passing is a profound loss not only to the Judiciary and legal profession, but to the broader constitutional project of...
Libyan telecommunications company Almadar Aljadid has partnered with Egypt-based AI developer WideBot to implement a conversational AI chatbot platform designed to enhance customer service across Messenger and web chat channels. The AI-powered virtual assistant will communicate with customers in Arabic, English and the Libyan dialect, providing personalized responses aimed at improving customer...
Tadhamun Bank has partnered with technology firm JMR Infotech to deploy an AI-powered chatbot and voicebot across web, WhatsApp and Messenger channels, enabling customers to conduct banking services including account onboarding, funds transfers and real-time query resolution through conversational interfaces. The solution is designed to integrate with the bank’s existing Oracle FLEXCUBE and...
Libya’s Sirte Oil and Gas Production and Manufacturing Company has completed a directional drilling operation at the Al-Khair oil field using an autonomous artificial intelligence application, marking the first such operation in Libya and what the National Oil Corporation describes as only the second of its kind in the world. The National Oil Corporation said […]
South Africa marks Freedom Day 2026 with a focus on democratic values and ongoing challenges…
Malatsi says government and stakeholders are currently holding consultations on the draft.
Forecaster, Mathebula says rough sea conditions are expected between Saldanha Bay, Plettenberg Bay
Police say Combat Rifle is a necessary exercise for law enforcement officers
Linah Machete and two other people died, 123 others fell ill after consuming food at a funeral
Diepkloof residents say they have had no electricity since Monday.
A Cairo-based artificial intelligence startup has released Horus 1.0-4B, a fully open-source large language model built in Egypt that outperforms several significantly larger global models on multilingual and Arabic-language benchmarks, in what developers describe as only the second open-source Egyptian AI model released in recent years. TokenAI, founded by developer Assem Sabry, released the...
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has overseen the launch of The Spine, a mega development in New Cairo described as an AI-powered cognitive city that its developers say will contribute approximately 1% of Egypt’s gross domestic product and create more than 150,000 jobs. The project is led by Talaat Moustafa Group in partnership with the […]
Orange Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding with smart urban developer Paragon Adeer and global innovation platform Plug and Play to launch Egypt’s first artificial intelligence campus at the Sumou Boulevard development in New Cairo, with a four-year program targeting the development of 100 growth-stage AI startups by 2030. The agreement was signed at […]
The SIU is expected to commence its efforts to recover the public funds
They say they have been without power since Monday, raising concerns about the pace of repairs