The launch of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market has been pushed back from 1 April to the third quarter of 2026, the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) said on Thursday. The NTCSA said “additional work” is required to ensure that all market, operational and regulatory requirements are in place, but in a statement on…
US golfer arrested in relation to rollover crash in Florida that did not cause any significant injuries. Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026 Tiger Woods was released on bail late on Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under…
Through the African Compute Initiative, researchers can tackle a wide range of AI and data-intensive projects. The University of Cape Town (UCT) is set to establish Africa’s largest GPU intensive compute cluster dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research, marking a shift in the continent’s digital research capabilities, it says. The African Compute Initiative (ACI) forms…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings (AAM2026) at El Alamein in Egypt, from 21 to 24 June 2026. Against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical re-alignment and conflicts, Afreximbank will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings under the theme “Intra-African Trade and Industrialisation: Pathway to Economic Sovereignty”, underscoring the…
A tablet screen displays a portrait of Jeffrey Epstein beside the U.S. Department of Justice website page titled Epstein Library, Feb. 11, 2026. Veronique Tournier | Afp | Getty Images A victim of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of herself and other survivors against the Trump administration…
Apple plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival AI services beyond its current partnership with ChatGPT, according to a report. The move, expected as part of Apple’s iOS 27 update, would allow third-party AI apps to integrate directly with Siri, allowing users to route queries to services such as Google’s Gemini or Anthropic’s…
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Youth ICT Council and Microsoft SA have united to drive AI readiness within public service. (Image source: 123RF) The National Youth ICT Council has joined forces with software giant Microsoft South Africa to drive artificial intelligence (AI) education within public service. The partnership targets at least 1 000 citizens to be enrolled and certified in…
The planned vote is unlikely to end the funding impasse as long security lines at US airports continue.
Britain has told parents to curb young children’s screen time, advising no screens for under-2s and up to an hour a day for 2- to 5-year-olds because prolonged solo use can disrupt sleep and displace play and exercise. Governments worldwide have been moving to tighten rules around children’s online use, with countries including France, Denmark…
