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AI won’t replace software, says Nvidia CEO amid market rout
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Steve Marcus/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed fears that AI will replace software and related tools, calling the idea “illogical”, after a significant selloff in global software stocks on Tuesday. The selloff, partly sparked by AI developer Anthropic’s updated chatbot release last week that heightened fears of AI-driven disruption in…
Africa: Trump Renews Lapsed Trade Subsidy Pact with Africa
First enacted in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) allows qualifying sub-Saharan African countries to export over 1,800 products to the US duty-free. Export countries include Nigeria and South Africa. US President Donald Trump has signed into law a one-year extension of a trade preference program with African countries restoring duty-free access to the…
Africa: Four in Ten Cancer Cases Could Be Prevented Globally
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the…
Rights groups say China detained two journalists over corruption report
Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao have been reportedly detained after exposing corruption by a senior official in Sichuan.
AI, zero-rating drive SABC Plus platform expansion
SABC eyes three million registered SABC Plus users by January 2027. The SABC is stepping up its digital strategy with SABC Plus, introducing artificial intelligence (AI), gamification and expanding zero-rated content across the streaming platform. This is in an effort to make public broadcasting more accessible, engaging and inclusive, it says. Dr Vuyo Nyembezi, acting…
Africa: Private Credit Rating Agencies Shape Africa’s Access to Debt. Better Oversight Is Needed
Africa’s development finance challenge has reached a critical point. Mounting debt pressure is squeezing fiscal space. And essential needs in infrastructure, health and education remain unmet. The continent’s governments urgently need affordable access to international capital markets. Yet many continue to face borrowing costs that make development finance unviable. Sovereign credit ratings – the assessments…
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Standard Bank branches are going cashless
Standard Bank’s Kabelo Makeke Standard Bank said on Tuesday that it is accelerating the shift to cashless branches as it adapts its physical network to changing customer behaviour and declining cash usage in parts of South Africa. In a statement, Standard Bank Personal and Private Banking (PPB) said more of its branches will become cashless…
These exiled Venezuelans dream of returning home. What’s stopping them? | Nicolas Maduro News
The ‘test’ of a new country This longing is shared by Angelica Angel, a 24-year-old student activist in exile. She had grown up with tear gas and police beatings in Venezuela. After all, she had started protesting at age 15. “They’ve pointed their guns at me, beaten me and almost arrested me. That’s when you…