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Big Tech companies and startups are increasingly building generative AI tools for children, but many products rely heavily on text or voice, which may not keep kids engaged. Three former Google employees are aiming to address that gap with Sparkli, a generative AI-powered interactive learning app. Sparkli was founded last year by Lax Poojary, Lucie […]
The AI disruptions of the past few years have only been the prologue to what’s coming in 2026: AI’s full integration into data centre processes and builds. It’s a moment we’ve been building up to ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT brought Artificial Intelligence into the mainstream in late 2022, sending shockwaves through everything from academia and […]
They were among the learners who died when their scholar transport collided with a heavy-duty truck
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says the cause of the fire is being investigated
Eskom is working closely with the authorities to assist with the investigation.
A former deputy-principal of the school opened fire randomly in a classroom with educators.
Joseph Machipi was shot while allegedly hunting on a farm with two companions on Monday.
This comes in the wake of the tragic Vanderbijlpark crash which claimed the lives of 14 learners.
Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the victims were seated in a vehicle.
Police suspect the motive for the attack could be related to extortion.
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says engineers are on-site.
Residents living downstream of the Senteeko Dam in Mpumalanga have been ordered to evacuate amid warnings that the dam could fail, but some are reluctant to leave due to their fear of zama zamas and a lack of alternative accommodation.
Lesego Sefatsa was among the 14 learners who died in Monday’s tragic scholar transport crash.
The department says the action was based on an incorrect account statement.
ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says police are investigating both crashes.
The two were among the 14 who died in the scholar transport accident in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.
The residents say they no longer feel safe in their homes due to structural damage.
Fourteen learners were killed in Monday’s crash involving a minibus-taxi and a truck.
Trial adjourned to next month as defense lawyer Koena Matlala wraps cross-exam of cellphone analyst.
The case has been adjourned to the 15th and 16th of April.