Department of Communications and Digital Technologies director-general Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani. (Photograph by DCDT) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has placed two unnamed officials on precautionary suspension with immediate effect, pending the ongoing investigation into the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. This, after minister Solly Malatsi recently withdrew the draft policy from public…
Solly Malatsi, communications and digital technologies minister. Communications minister Solly Malatsi has decided to withdraw South Africa’s draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, citing integrity as the reason behind the move. This, after a News24 report at the weekend uncovered fake and made-up research used to draft the country’s AI framework. The news outlet stated that several…
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South Africa has released a draft National Consumer Financial Education Policy for public comment, aiming to strengthen financial literacy and protect consumers from exploitation. Source: Pexels. The proposed framework seeks to improve decision-making, support financial well-being and co-ordinate efforts across the ecosystem in an increasingly digital economy while inviting stakeholders to contribute input before finalising…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has gazetted South Africa’s draft national AI policy for public comment, opening a 60-day window for submissions on an 86-page document that proposes a sweeping new institutional architecture – including seven new oversight bodies – to govern the development and deployment of AI across the…
Cabinet has approved the publication of South Africa’s draft national AI policy for public comment, minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said. Ntshavheni said on Thursday during a press conference that the policy is aimed at ensuring that the benefits and risks of AI are distributed evenly across society and across generations. It seeks to…
Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says Cabinet has approved the publication of the draft South Africa AI policy for public comment. Image source: DC Studio from Freepik The aim of the AI policy is to ensure that both the benefits and risks brought by AI are evenly distributed across society and generations. During a…
The draft manual of the Universal Service and Access Fund has been withdrawn. The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has swiftly withdrawn its recently-published draft Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) manual. The move, according to USAASA, is to align the draft manual with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies…
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, in Belém, Brazil Getty Images Members of the Ipereg Ayu movement, representing the indigenous Munduruku group, demoonstrated outside this year’s summit All new mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation as the COP30 UN climate talks…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a draft plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, his office confirmed Thursday. It said in a statement that he had “officially received a draft plan from the American side, which, according to the American side, could activate diplomacy.” The statement went on to say “it was agreed…
