Puleng Dimpane may only have a short time available, but she can still do things that strengthen the South African Police Service. On 23 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, replacing him with Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, SAPS Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in an acting capacity. Masemola’s…
It’s been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on board and sparked an international alert coordinated by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The individual, who is male, had been travelling on the Dutch-flagged vessel,…
“If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028.
Apple appears to be finalizing a generative AI strategy centred on user choice rather than exclusive reliance on in-house development. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to allow users to select from a variety of third-party AI models to power generative tasks within its ecosystem. This new flexibility is slated to…
Khartoum — Widespread condemnation of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attack on Khartoum airport on Monday, which led to the suspension of flights, continued. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, and Yemen condemned the incident, while regional organisations condemned the League of Arab States and the Muslim World League, while the United Nations expressed concern…
Africa has to make a critical shift towards self-sufficiency in addressing its HIV challenges, emphasising the need for ownership, sustainable financing and strengthened health infrastructure for lasting impact. The recent Second Global Edition of the African Public Square (APS) open debate, convened during King’s Africa Week at Bush House, King’s College London, on 2 March…
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Bramley Maetsa, IT digital and innovation enablement lead at Sasol. South Africa’s first draft AI policy did more than stumble over a credibility problem. Even before it was withdrawn, it exposed a deeper national question: can a country govern AI responsibly if it does not have sufficient control over the layers on which scaled AI…
The African Union Commission strongly condemns the terrorist attack carried out on the evening of Monday, 4 May 2026, against a military base in Barka Tolorom, on the Chadian shore of Lake Chad, which resulted in loss of life and injuries among the Chadian defence forces. The African Union Commission expresses its sincere condolences to…
The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we heard three passengers had died. Now some passengers are being medically evacuated from the cruise ship MV…
