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Hawks, NPA secure forfeiture order worth more than R300 000

Yesterday at 13:20 PM, via SAnews

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 Musicians Grapple With AI’s Promise and Threat at Cape Verde Music Expo

Yesterday at 13:12 PM, via iAfrica

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 Grade 7 Learners Make History With AI Project at National Science Fair

Yesterday at 13:08 PM, via iAfrica

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 […]

GSMA and Pleias Launch Open-Source Model to Correctly Identify 61 African Languages in AI Systems

Yesterday at 13:06 PM, via iAfrica

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 Withdraws Draft AI Policy After Fictitious Sources Found in Reference List

Yesterday at 12:57 PM, via iAfrica

South Africa’s Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after an internal investigation confirmed that the document contains fictitious sources in its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...

AI Reshapes African Mining From Congo to Botswana as Continent Seeks to Unlock $8.5 Trillion in Minerals

Yesterday at 12:44 PM, via iAfrica

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

Yesterday at 12:43 PM, via SAnews

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

Yesterday at 12:21 PM, via SAnews

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

Yesterday at 11:55 AM, via SAnews

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

Yesterday at 11:22 AM, via SAnews

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

Yesterday at 10:46 AM, via SAnews

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,...

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