51 h. ago Road safety measures ramped up ahead of June 16 long weekend

The National Department of Transport has cautioned motorists about road fatalities

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57 h. ago Don’t Just Adopt AI Adapt It: A Technocritical Future for African Education

Imagine a brilliant student from rural Limpopo. She presents her thorough case study to her class that is locally relevant and grounded in real-world African challenges. Her classmate submits a technically perfect paper filled with American examples and Western solutions that don’t apply to a rural African setting. The difference? Her classmate prompted ChatGPT and submitted a paraphrased version [...]

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58 h. ago Bergview College Principal lays charges against Malema, Mbalula

The principal was falsely accused of the rape of a seven-year-old minor in the Eastern Cape.

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3 d. ago Limpopo sand buyers, sellers demand License reform amid arrests

The concerned group also wants the department to allow municipalities to issue mining permits.

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3 d. ago UN to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire over US, Israel opposition

The 193-member General Assembly is likely to adopt the text with overwhelming support

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4 d. ago National level to assist schools affected by flooding in EC: Gwarube

Support for the learners and plans to repair the infrastructure has started.

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4 d. ago Orbit College and Casric Stars PSL playoff ends in stalemate

Orbit College and Casric Stars played to a goalless draw in the first promotion/relegation playoff.

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4 d. ago Hundreds displaced by floods in Butterworth receive emergency shelter

Municipality is working closely with various government departments to provide temporary relief

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5 d. ago Thunberg departs Israel after Gaza blockade protest detention

This comes after Israeli forces had taken command of a charity vessel that contained 12 activists

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5 d. ago Unclaimed bodies retrieved from Stilfontein mine get pauper’s burial

North West Health Department has confirmed that they are being buried as paupers.

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5 d. ago 700 US Marines deployed to L.A amid violent immigration protests

A battalion of 700 US Marines is being deployed to Los Angeles to support a National Guard

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6 d. ago UPDATE | Missing KZN plane found, all three occupants killed

The aircraft departed from Virginia Airport at around three o'clock yesterday.

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6 d. ago Search, rescue operations under way for missing aircraft in KZN

The aircraft departed from Virginia Airport at around three o'clock yesterday.

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6 d. 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 [...]

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6 d. ago LIVE: Inaugural Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Education

Siviwe Gwarube addresses the Inaugural Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Education.

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7 d. ago Gwarube to address Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Education

This in Gwarube's efforts to prioritise early childhood development and address unemployment.

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7 d. ago Homeless in Joburg plead for help as cold front grips the country

Homeless in Joburg endure freezing nights, urging support as temperatures drop.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Nigeria, Gates Foundation Launch AI Scaling Hub to Advance Health, Education, and Agriculture

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy and the Gates Foundation have launched the Nigeria Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub, a major initiative to accelerate the responsible growth of AI solutions across key sectors like health, agriculture, and education. Announced during an MOU signing ceremony in Abuja, the AI Scaling Hub aims to [...]

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9 d. ago Free State Education Dept shocked by Kamogelo Baukudi’s kidnapping

Two men impersonating police officers allegedly kidnapped Kamogelo Baukudi.

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