British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has said he is open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the country for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. In an OP-ED published at the weekend in The Guardian, Burnham described the slave trade as a “brutal and barbaric violation” against enslaved people. “They were…
Icasa has concluded, provisionally, that South Africa’s system for letting new telecoms network operators into the market isn’t working, and that would-be operators should be allowed to apply to it directly for licences. In a discussion document published in the Government Gazette on Friday, the regulator said the current regime – under which a newcomer…
Tel Aviv — After three years with their country at war on multiple fronts, Israelis are casting ballots in a hotly contested election that will shape their next government. Polls show it is an incredibly tight race, and as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to hold onto his job, there’s no guarantee of a quick, definitive…
SALY — Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to liberalizing air transport services across Africa as aviation leaders and regulators meet in Senegal to advance the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and the Yamoussoukro Decision. The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) participated in the high-level regional workshop in Saly, where aviation authorities…
Justin Mackenzie, managing director of VO Connect. The withdrawal of South Africa’s wireless open access network (WOAN) licensing direction has understandably revived the debate about what should happen to the spectrum that had been reserved for it. Much of the discussion has focused on who may eventually gain access to that spectrum, particularly in the…
Trump’s pledge not to attack Iran before the midterms hasn’t shifted Kalshi traders, who still bet gas stays high on Nov. 3.
Applications are now open for the SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme, with this year’s intake focused on entrepreneurs who have already proved that their businesses work and are ready to build them for growth. The flagship 18-month programme is looking for commercially proven South African businesses that are either already growing or demonstrably poised for…
Nvidia is rolling out a new software platform to allow AI developers to set safeguards for agents and prevent them from breaking out of containment. The release on Monday of Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform comes after companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google disclosed recent incidents in which their artificial intelligence models escaped their…
Nico Pampier, a University of Cape Town student, joins the conversation about AI and open education. (Picture: Supplied) University of Cape Town (UCT) post-graduate student Nico Pampier, who is studying educational technology, is working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to help shape international conversations about AI, open education and the…
Alexander Zverev dispatched Ben Shelton in four sets to win the U.S. Open men’s singles title on Sunday, the second Grand Slam win for the German after he finally broke through at the French Open earlier this year. The No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, Zverev capitalized on Shelton’s shaky…
