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Belarus releases 123 prisoners including Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief

Belarus releases 123 prisoners including Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief

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Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights group, confirmed to the AP. Their release comes as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko seeks to improve relations with Washington. The U.S. earlier on Saturday announced lifting sanctions on…

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Political war erupts over BEE in the ICT sector

Political war erupts over BEE in the ICT sector

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Communications minister Solly Malatsi The ANC has delivered a withering rebuke of communications minister Solly Malatsi’s final policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment, arguing that it goes beyond the minister’s legal authority and threatens transformation, national security and regulatory independence. In a statement on Saturday, the party condemned Malatsi’s policy directive to…

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OpenAI warns new models pose high cybersecurity risk

OpenAI warns new models pose high cybersecurity risk

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OpenAI has warned that its upcoming AI models could pose a “high” cybersecurity risk, as their capabilities advance rapidly. The AI models might either develop working zero-day remote exploits against well-defended systems or assist with complex enterprise or industrial intrusion operations aimed at real-world effects, the ChatGPT maker said in a blog post. As capabilities…

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EEIP policy garners 90% support, says Malatsi

EEIP policy garners 90% support, says Malatsi

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Communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi. (Photograph by Jesse Sterk) Communications minister Solly Malatsi gazettes the final policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes in the ICT sector. [Story] Communications minister Solly Malatsi has gazetted the final policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT…

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South Africa urged to do more to protect kids online

South Africa urged to do more to protect kids online

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Australia’s implementation of a ban on social media for under-16s does not absolve parents of their responsibility to educate their children about the dangers of engaging in the online space. Speaking to TechCentral on Wednesday, Sarah Hoffman, a South African social media lawyer and founder of Klikd, a platform centred on the responsible use of…

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