South Africa has been excluded from the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy, a direct consequence of the collapse of the country’s draft AI policy in April. The exclusion appears in World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence, the Bank’s flagship annual publication, released on Tuesday. A note…
Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The…
Bolt is betting on conversational AI by making its ride-hailing platform accessible through ChatGPT. South Africans can now plan and request a Bolt ride through ChatGPT. Bolt has introduced a ChatGPT integration in South Africa, enabling users to request rides through the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant using natural language. According to a statement, the new…
NewsFeed Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting on Monday, prompting a nationwide orange alert and the evacuation of two nearby villages, with residents moved to temporary shelters. The highly active volcano’s deadly 2018 eruption has prompted renewed preventative measures. Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd…
VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani Barring South African companies from moving crypto assets across the country’s borders will likely drive those transactions underground or offshore and reduce the very oversight national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank are trying to achieve, according to VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani. Ehsani was responding to the draft Crypto Asset…
The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview. “We are in talks with the Iranians,” Bessent told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There is a chance we may have a deal today…
Meta Platforms reported a staggering 91% drop in second-quarter free cash flow to $784 million, down from $8.55 billion a year earlier, as the financial burden of its massive artificial intelligence buildout mounts. The cash flow collapse, marking Meta’s lowest level since late 2022 when its Reality Labs division faced heavy scrutiny over $80 billion…
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Nairobi — ETHSafari is marking its fifth anniversary this year, celebrating its growth into one of Africa’s leading blockchain gatherings connecting the continent’s developers, entrepreneurs and communities with the global Web3 ecosystem. Founded after African blockchain leaders repeatedly encountered questions about the continent’s innovation ecosystem at international conferences, ETHSafari was created to showcase Africa’s blockchain…
Clayton Campbell, MD of Onsite IT. AI is being used across companies, often without IT teams having full visibility into which tools employees are using, what data they are accessing or the risks they may introduce, according to South African managed services provider Onsite IT and its software partner Jamf. While the findings apply broadly…
