Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the infamous “Sandpapergate” ball-tampering scandal in 2018, but the former Australia skipper is undaunted about returning to South Africa for his first Test series since. The prolific batsman was sent home in disgrace, banned for a year and sacked as captain after conspiring to alter the ball…
Mauritania have named a 27-man squad for their opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Central African Republic and Benin. The Mourabitounes will begin their Group F campaign at home to Central African Republic on 24 September before travelling to face Benin five days later. Coach Amir Abdou’s squad includes several of…
As digital banking accelerates, Nedbank is redesigning physical touchpoints rather than abandoning them altogether. Nedbank is testing a new hybrid banking model that combines self-service technology, digital on-boarding and human assistance in retail environments, as banks rethink the role of traditional branches. The big-five bank has introduced a pilot Client Connect Zone, with deployment into…
US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three organisations during a cybersecurity test due to an error that gave them access to the internet. It comes just days after rival OpenAI said that its models had breached the systems of other companies, including AI tools hub Hugging…
Tik Tok is expanding AI education, while strengthening safeguards against AI-generated spam and misleading content. (Image created using ChatGPT) TikTok is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and transparency initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. This, as social media platforms face increasing scrutiny over the impact of AI-generated content and the growing need to help users distinguish…
An American doctor working with a medical missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the missionary group said Monday. The individual was being taken to Germany for treatment, the CDC said. There have been at least 131 deaths and 513 suspected…
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Another one of 17 Americans flown home has mild symptoms, the US health department says.
A new case of hantavirus has emerged on the MV Hondius, raising concerns among health authorities regarding human-to-human transmission. Another passenger on the cruise liner MV Hondius has been diagnosed with a hantavirus infection and is being treated in a Swiss hospital. He was on the ship for the first leg (Ushuaia to St Helena,…
Meta Platforms is testing a paid consumer subscription tier for WhatsApp, a significant pivot for a messaging service that has defined its global dominance through a strictly free-to-use model. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple smart glasses! The new offering, titled WhatsApp Plus, was first spotted in recent Android beta builds and…
