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SA film industry to get funding boost and digital overhaul after outcry

SA film industry to get funding boost and digital overhaul after outcry

The trade, industry & competition department has announced a number of measures to help South Africa’s ailing film and television industry, including raising funds and implementing an automated system to reduce processing time and improve effectiveness for financing. Minister Parks Tau and deputy minister Zuko Godlimpi briefed parliament on Tuesday on the department’s plans. This…

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Africa: UN Mourns Civil Rights Giant, Jesse Jackson

Africa: UN Mourns Civil Rights Giant, Jesse Jackson

“Reverend Jackson lent his powerful voice to the UN’s work against racism, against apartheid and for human rights.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sadness over the death of Jesse Jackson. Mr Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement in the United States and a longtime champion of human rights, equality, and justice around…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – February 18, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 18, 2026

  UN Agency Launches $1.6 Billion Appeal to Support Refugees in Seven Countries As the war in Sudan approached its fourth year, the UNHCR and 123 partners appealed for $1.6 billion to support millions forced to flee the country. The 2026 Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) aims to deliver lifesaving assistance this year to 5.9 million…

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UK inflation Jan 2026

UK inflation Jan 2026

A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price…

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Telkom Mobile hits 25 million subscribers amid data surge

Telkom Mobile hits 25 million subscribers amid data surge

Telkom Group has reached a major operational landmark, surpassing 25 million mobile subscribers for the first time. The achievement, detailed in the group’s Q3 trading update for the period ending 31 December 2025, highlights the success of Telkom’s aggressive transition from a fixed-line monopoly to a mobile-first, data-led competitor. Read: Samsung confirms the Galaxy S26…

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Africa: UN Mourns Civil Rights Giant, Jesse Jackson

Africa: Call for Renewed Push to Secure Water and Sanitation Across Africa

Namibian President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African leaders to re-energise efforts to improve access to clean water and safe sanitation, saying that delayed investment has left millions vulnerable to climate shocks, poor health, and economic stagnation. Addressing the African Union Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) Summit on Sunday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah said the gathering…

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LLMs mark the real AI tipping point

LLMs mark the real AI tipping point

Vukosi Sambo, CEO at STM Healthcare. Large language models (LLMs), not automation, represent the true inflection point in artificial intelligence (AI). This is according to Vukosi Sambo, CEO at STM Healthcare, who says language-centric AI has fundamentally changed how intelligence is accessed and applied. He was one of the keynote speakers at the ITWeb Data…

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