SA to champion African water investment agenda at global talks in Dakar
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will represent South Africa at a high-level international meeting in Dakar, Senegal, as preparations intensify for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference.
The High-Level Preparatory Meeting, taking place from 26 – 27 January 2025, will set the direction for the...
A 22-year-old suspect is expected to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrate Court this morning for attempting to bribe a senior Tshwane Metro Police official.
The suspect was arrested on Thursday by members of the Pretoria-based Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation (SCI) unit.
Computer laboratory links children to digital world
Home Affairs Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Thursday handed over a fully equipped computer laboratory to learners at the Umdlamfe Secondary School in Esikhawini, Richards Bay.
The hand over of the high-tech computer lab forms part of government’s Back-To-School Programme.
HONOR South Africa, which delivered the laptops, partnered...
Women are more skeptical than men about artificial intelligence and its adoption in the workplace when the economic outcomes of the technology are uncertain, according to new research from Northeastern University published in the academic journal PNAS Nexus. Based on survey data from the United States and Canada, the study found that women consistently viewed […]
South African farmers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve productivity, manage farms more efficiently and overcome regulatory challenges, according to a GreenCape report on AI adoption in agriculture. The report defines agricultural technology, also known as agtech or agritech, as a broad set of innovations applied to farming. These include hardware such as drones, […]
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to strengthen health systems and respond to the impact of international aid cuts, Bill Gates said Wednesday. The initiative, known as Horizon1000, will work with African governments to identify practical uses of AI in healthcare, beginning with […]
In a world where rules around transformation, skills development, employment equity, and B-BBEE are constantly evolving, many companies struggle to keep up. Okiru exists to make this easier through artificial intelligence. Okiru is a South African compliance and transformation partner that combines human expertise with AI-driven systems to help organisations become audit-ready, data-confident,...
This March, the AI Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering a hands-on, high-impact learning experience for professionals, business owners and organisations seeking practical, confident ways to work with artificial intelligence. As AI rapidly reshapes productivity, creativity and decision-making across industries, many feel pressured to respond but lack clarity on how to...
The South African Weather Service has forecast damaging coastal winds between Port Alfred and KwaDukuza, resulting in disruptions and difficulty in navigation at sea, while light showers and thundershowers are expected in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West and Free State