6 h. ago Mpumalanga police concerned about spate of officers’ killings

The killing of two police officers in separate incidents in the space of two weeks.

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55 h. ago Moustapha Cissé: Championing AI for Africa’s Future Beyond Google

Moustapha Cissé sees artificial intelligence not as a looming threat but as a tool to uplift Africa. A trailblazing AI researcher, Cissé has spent years proving that technology can address the continent’s unique challenges—healthcare gaps, agricultural inefficiencies, and educational barriers—while dismantling biases that often plague AI systems. After leading Google’s AI Center in Accra, Ghana, [...]

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59 h. ago Nigeria Launches AgriConnect to Digitally Empower Farmers with AI and Connectivity

The Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has launched the AgriConnect Initiative – an ambitious program to digitally empower Nigerian farmers through AI, smart devices, and real-time access to agronomic data. Unveiled at the Cultural Centre Complex in Ogun State, the pilot is a collaboration between the Ministry, Huawei Technologies, [...]

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3 d. ago N Cape MEC Vass expresses concern over poor municipal audit results

Irregular expenditure stands at R3.67 billion. Vass says serious action is urgently needed.

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3 d. ago Northern Cape govt concerned about poor state of municipalities

Free State, Northern Cape and North West municipalities are performing badly.

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4 d. ago SA procures vaccines for foot and mouth disease: Steenhuisen

The minister has also raised concerns about the movement of animals and feed at auctions.

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4 d. ago Sean Combs’ lawyer accuses witness of lying about balcony attack

Jurors on Wednesday saw a picture Bongolan took of a bruise on her leg.

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4 d. ago Kenya to Launch Nationwide AI Training for Public Servants in July 2025

In a major move to modernize public service, Kenya will roll out a nationwide artificial intelligence (AI) training program for government workers starting July 2025. The initiative, led by the State Departments for Public Service and ICT & Digital Economy in partnership with the Kenya School of Government (KSG), aims to boost innovation, improve service [...]

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4 d. ago ChatGPT Expands Business Tools With Cloud Integrations, Meeting Notes, and Deep Research Features

OpenAI is rolling out major upgrades to ChatGPT for business users, adding cloud service integrations, meeting transcription, and support for deep research tools. ChatGPT now connects with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Box, allowing users to search across their own files to answer questions. For example, analysts can tap into slide decks and internal [...]

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4 d. ago Concern as tyre manufacturer Goodyear starts retrenchment process

Goodyear has initiated Section 189A process at its manufacturing operations in Eastern Cape

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4 d. ago SAUS seeks legal clarity on bail given to accused WSU student killer

The Mthatha Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape granted murder accused Mampane bail on Tuesday

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4 d. ago Court officials under the hammer in Meyiwa trial over conduct

Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng raised concerns regarding court etiquette and decorum.

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4 d. ago Mother accused of selling toddler to sangoma to apply for bail

The woman allegedly sold her son to the sangoma for R75 000.

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4 d. ago Inquest hears eyewitness who saw Luthuli being assaulted disappeared

The first inquest found that Luthuli was accidentally hit by a goods train.

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4 d. ago Tshwane Popcru members protest against sexual assault incidents

A captain allegedly raped a trainee and another victim came forward with similar allegations.

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5 d. ago Defense wants court visit to alleged assault site in Meyiwa case

Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has suggested that the accused's assault be investigated.

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5 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 [...]

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5 d. ago Nigeria, UNICEF Partner to Equip 20 Million Youth with Digital Skills by 2030

Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed its goal to train 20 million young people in digital skills by 2030, in partnership with UNICEF, as part of a renewed drive to boost innovation and tackle youth unemployment. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the announcement during a meeting with senior UNICEF officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. [...]

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5 d. ago Meyiwa murder accused 1 would be injured if assaulted: Gininda

Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for Senzo Meyiwa’s murder in 2014.

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6 d. ago WSU employee accused of student’s shooting granted R10 000 bail

WSU students held a protest over poor living conditions at the residences in April.

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