The author, Dirk de Vos Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an open letter calling for a slowdown in AI development, with new guardrails and oversight. Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed within hours. The letter followed the public resignation of Jacob Coxon from Anthropic, who says leading AI labs are recklessly rushing towards…
Amazon is inviting eligible South African tech undergraduates to apply for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Recruitment Bursary for the 2027 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for undergraduate studies related to the following fields: Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Computer Science Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Machine Learning Software Engineering The Amazon SDE…
Entrepreneurs across Bellville and the Northern Suburbs looking to grow their businesses are invited to apply for the 2026 Bellville Connect Level Up Programme, a four-month business development journey designed to help local businesses strengthen their foundations, increase their visibility and connect with new market opportunities. Now entering its fourth year, the programme forms part…
Persistence rewarded: 2024 Grand Prize Winner Henri Ousmane Gueye reflects the power of reapplying, refining, and ultimately winning. Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes Every year, thousands of African entrepreneurs ask themselves the same question: Is my business ready? Am I good enough? Is it even worth applying? And every year, too many stop there. They hesitate….
In September 2025, MTN Group, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the African Editors Forum (TAEF), launched the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at MTN Group Headquarters in Johannesburg. The launch marked the expansion of a proven national initiative in Nigeria into a continent-wide platform aimed at strengthening the future of…
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Tuesday stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and awarded a 3-0 victory to Morocco in a dramatic boardroom decision, citing violations of Articles 82 and 84 of its competition regulations governing team withdrawals. Caf has not just rewritten the result of the 2025 Afcon…
The announcement by the head of Venezuela’s National Assembly comes amid US pressure following the capture of ex-President Nicolás Maduro.
Third-year students pursuing a degree in IT and computers are invited to apply for the Amazon (Software Development Engineer) Recruitment Bursary, for the 2026 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for studies related to the following fields (Undergraduate and Honours): Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Computer Science Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Machine Learning Software…
A program that lets Americans save time in airport security lines is opening to foreign travelers from four countries. Clear, a NYSE-listed identity company, announced Friday that travelers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand can apply for Clear+ memberships. More countries will likely be announced later this year, the company said. Clear+…
