Meta is expanding its subscription offerings, announcing the global rollout of consumer subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, while beginning to test new paid tiers for businesses, creators and Meta AI users — including AI plans that charge for additional compute. For a few dollars per month, consumers subscribing to Instagram Plus ($3.99), Facebook […]

The accused face charges of money laundering and extortion amounting to more than

Africa’s four biggest tech economies have each drafted artificial intelligence strategies admitting they depend too heavily on Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Meta for infrastructure — and signalling a desire for more control over the terms of that relationship. Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya have released draft AI policies since January 2025 that identify dependence on U.S. […]

The suspect is expected to make her first appearance in the Cape Magistrate Court on Friday

By Celenkosini Lukhele – facilitator in Digital Transformation at Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development Africa’s mining sector Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from experimental pilot projects to the centre of operational competitiveness. It is no longer a peripheral technology discussion; it is fast becoming the structural enabler of efficiency, safety and ESG...

African enterprises score higher on PwC’s new AI Fitness Index than their European and North American counterparts — yet still trail the global AI leaders on every meaningful measure of return, raising questions about whether the continent’s largest companies are scaling AI fast enough. PwC’s newly published AI performance study surveyed 1,217 large companies globally, […]

According to SAPS data, between 4 900 – 5 000 cases of missing persons cases are processed annually

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee that his department only discovered fabricated AI-generated citations in South Africa’s draft national AI policy after the media reported them first — an admission that lays bare an oversight failure that has set the country’s AI governance agenda back by more than a […]

Health officials warn that the clashes will make it difficult to tackle the outbreak of the disease.

Mogotsi faces five charges, including defeating the ends of justice and perjury.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.

The incident, which is suspected to be linked to extortion, happened on Wednesday night.

The NPA says the pair is challenging the arrest warrants issued against them.

The bank announces policy rate decision in Pretoria this afternoon amid rising fuel prices

Authorities confirmed that the truck was loaded with approximately 713 000 grams of methaqualone.