37 h. ago Ghana’s Digital Ministry, Parliament Align on 2025 Tech Agenda and New Laws

Ghana’s Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations (MoCDTI) has begun a two-day strategic workshop with Parliament’s Select Committee on Information and Communications to align on the Ministry’s 2025 programs and policy priorities. The meeting includes key agencies such as the National Communications Authority (NCA), Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Ghana Post, and the Ghana Meteorological [...]

Politics

37 h. ago Ethiopia’s PM Urges Africa to Build Homegrown AI for Inclusive Growth

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged African nations to develop homegrown artificial intelligence, warning that relying on foreign-built tools could deepen inequality. Speaking at the Ethiopian Technology Expo, Ahmed said Africa must “become innovators and owners of our future,” stressing the need for AI systems built to address the continent’s specific challenges. “Africa must [...]

Politics

37 h. ago Meta Opens Applications for 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator in Africa

Applications are now open for the 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator, an AI-focused program supporting startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Senegal. The initiative aims to help founders build scalable, locally relevant solutions using Meta’s open-source Llama language models. The 8-month program includes a 6-week intensive accelerator and six months of post-program support. Startups working [...]

Politics

3 d. ago Egypt Opens University AI and Tech Faculties to Vocational School Graduates

In a landmark policy shift, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Universities has approved direct admission for technical school graduates into university programs in computer science and artificial intelligence—removing a long-standing barrier that required complex equivalency procedures. This reform allows graduates from five-year and three-year technical schools, applied technology schools, and post-secondary technical institutes specializing in AI [...]

Culture

5 d. ago Nkabane must account for her behaviour in Parliament: Magwenya

Nkabane came before Portfolio Committee to defend withdrawal of SETA board members’ appointments.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Enforcing law against undocumented immigrants remains a challenge’

KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says it is hard to prosecute undocumented foreigners.

Events

6 d. ago DeepSeek AI Accused of Training on Google Gemini Outputs Amid Data Contamination Concerns

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is under renewed scrutiny following the release of its updated R1 model, with researchers suggesting it may have been trained on outputs from Google’s Gemini models. Developer Sam Paech pointed to linguistic similarities between DeepSeek’s R1-0528 and Gemini 2.5 Pro, claiming in a post on X that the model’s phrasing patterns [...]

Politics

7 d. ago Foreign truck drivers stopped, robbed on the N3 near Villiers

Two suspects aged 52 and 68 were arrested on the scene for common robbery.

Events

1 week ago 22 undocumented foreign nationals arrested in the North West

They were allegedly found packing and wrapping food items seemingly destined to illegal miners.

Events

1 week ago Nkabane defends withdrawal of SETA board members’ appointments

Nkabane says the initial appointments were done according to the law.

Politics

1 week ago Attracting foreign investment remains critical for SA: Mantashe

Mantashe says Orion Minerals is expected to start copper production in two years' time.

Politics

2 w. ago 32 suspects arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga

Undocumented foreign nationals arrested during Vala Umgodi Operation to appear in court.

Events

2 w. ago Tanzania deports foreign activists supporting opposition leader

Tanzania’s opposition leader, Tundu Lissu appeared in court for treason on Monday.

Politics

3 w. ago No obligation to provide legal aid to undocumented foreigners: DHA

Schreiber has revealed that there are a number of class-action court cases against his department.

Politics

3 w. ago Foreign activists supporting Tanzanian’s opposition leader arrested

Tanzanian’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu appeared in court on treason charges yesterday.

Events

3 w. ago Phala Phala Farm theft trial begins today in Modimolle court

Trial of three people accused of stealing foreign currency from Phala Phala farm scheduled to begin

Events

3 w. ago OpenAI Launches Safety Hub: Because Even Chatbots Need a Performance Review

OpenAI just dropped something new – and no, it’s not another AI model that writes sonnets about soup. This time, it’s all about transparency. Say hello to the Safety Evaluations Hub, a shiny new webpage where OpenAI will post how its models are doing on critical safety metrics like harmful content, hallucinations, and those pesky [...]

Politics

3 w. ago Public outcry leads to withdrawal of SETA chairperson appointments

Minister of Higher Education and Training withdraws appointments of chairpersons to various SETAs

Politics

3 w. ago White House suspends work with G20 conference in SA: Washington Post

The publication cites two sources familiar with the matter

Events

3 w. ago Appointment of foreigner to Robben Island post concerning: ACDP

ACDP voices concerns over employment of foreign nationals in key government roles.

Events