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Alexandria-based artificial intelligence startup TokenAI has released two new multimodal models, Horus Hiero and Horus Hiero Mini, built to read, translate and reason across Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, modern Arabic dialects and more than 100 other languages. The company says the models are the first in the Arab world to include a native hieroglyphic processing engine […]
By Matthew Turner, Head of Innovation at SolarAfrica It’s 2022, and generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has officially arrived in the mainstream zeitgeist. While it looks very different to its early blockbuster portrayals (remember the malevolent supercomputer HAL of 2001: A Space Odyssey or the tech-paranoia of Black Mirror?), it is surprisingly far more useful than […]
SA, UN sign five-year cooperation framework to drive inclusive development
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, says the signing of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) reaffirms South Africa and the United Nations’ shared commitment to building a more inclusive, prosperous, resilient...
Mahlobo hails progress on R8bn Clanwilliam Dam wall project
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo has commended the progress made on the R8 billion Raising of the Clanwilliam Dam Wall Project, which is underway in the Cederberg Local Municipality, Western Cape.
Mahlobo made the remarks during a site visit to the project on Wednesday, where he assessed construction...
The farmers claim only 33 000 cattle have been vaccinated out of the 61 000 doses received.
Refugee appeals backlog reduced by more than 12%
The Department of Home Affairs says reforms at the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa (RAASA) have reduced the country’s active refugee appeals caseload by more than 12%.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the department said the number of active appeals fell from 79 870 at the end of 2024 to 70 976 at the end of 2025, a...
Digitised systems rolled out to clear TVET certificate backlogs
Delays in issuing certificates to graduates of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges will soon become a thing of the past, as the Department of Higher Education and Training rolls out digitised systems to accelerate certification and workplace placements.
This assurance was given by Higher...
The Treasury flagged five Limpopo municipalities which breached the Municipal Finance Management Act
President Ramaphosa calls for urgent investment in education
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for greater global investment in education, warning that quality learning must never become a privilege reserved for a few, as world leaders met in Paris to accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4).
Addressing the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee...
Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke back is in the Polokwane Regional Court.
Suspended Ekurhuleni HR head Linda Gxasheka and former municipal manager Imogen Mashazi in court
In the City of Tshwane, fifteen suspects were arrested for a number of crimes including assault GBH.
Withheld equitable share not a sign of insolvency, says Nelson Mandela Bay
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has sought to reassure residents, businesses and investors that National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold its July 2026 equitable share allocation does not constitute a declaration that the metro is financially insolvent or incapable of delivering services.
The...
Health practitioners warned on continued dispensing of dangerous weight loss drugs
Health regulators have warned against the use or dispensing of recalled drugs Semaglutide and Tirzepatide.
The two medications are aimed at treating diabetes but are being used for weight loss purposes.
“The South African Pharmacy Council, Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South...
Health practitioners warn on continued dispensing of dangerous weight loss drugs
Health regulators have warned against the use or dispensing of recalled drugs Semaglutide and Tirzepatide.
The two medications are aimed at treating diabetes but are being used for weight loss purposes.
“The South African Pharmacy Council, Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South...
Several traders found operating without valid permits have been instructed to leave.
Three people have been killed and three others sustained serious injuries in a car crash in WC
Kubayi addresses AI and the Law conference
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) systems largely trained on foreign datasets risk perpetuating racial bias and undermining South Africa’s transformative constitutional vision if they are not infused with local historical context.The Minister delivered remarks...
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 137 continues hearing witness testimony on Friday
Eastern Cape honours top women farmers and extension practitioners
The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture has recognised outstanding women farmers and extension practitioners in the OR Tambo District for their contribution to agricultural development, food security and rural livelihoods.
The department on Thursday hosted the district leg of the Women Entrepreneur Awards (WEA)...
Inquest dockets opened following spaza shop snack deaths
The Police in Witbank, Mpumalanga, have opened two inquest dockets for investigation after a 43-year-old man and his four-year-old nephew died allegedly after consuming biscuits from a local spaza shop on Wednesday.“It is reported that the owner of the tuck shop, who is a foreign national, had arranged with the landlord to...