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Minister SollyMalatsi at the 1000 connected schools initiative, bridging the digital divide and unlocking opportunities for every learner. The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, says progress has been made in developing a national Artificial Intelligence policy. The policy aims to promote innovation while addressing ethical concerns and managing risks associated with AI….

The Emmarentia fatal shootings suspect is expected in court, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday A 58-year-old man has been arrested following a deadly road rage incident in Emmerentia, Johannesburg, on Sunday. He is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The suspect faces charges of murder and attempted murder after a confrontation between…

[FILE] Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Two people have died, and three were injured in Ntshongweni, in the Outer West of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, after they were shot by unknown men while on their way to a funeral on Saturday. According to an eyewitness, after hearing multiple gunshots, they rushed to the road and found a…

Court gavel The case of a 23-year-old Limpopo man accused of scamming a mining company of R20000 will resume in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Setlabo Thaba had solicited donations under false pretences. He had claimed that the Italian football club, AC Milan, had scouted him and needed funds to travel in August last…

Primary school learners. The Northern Cape Education Department has called on parents and guardians to apply for their children‘s grades R, one and eight 2027 school spaces in time. The department will open the 2027 Online Learner Admission System on Monday. The department’s provincial spokesperson, Geoffrey van der Merwe, says they have identified 84 walk-in…

The SAHRC sets up a station ahead of its load reduction inquiry. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating a complaint from tenants at the Merriespruit Complex in Virginia in the Free State. Acting provincial manager Thonoko Modise says preliminary findings indicate that residents have been exposed to unhygienic conditions due to sewage…

Suspended Tshwane Chief Officer, Gareth Mnisi faces tough questioning at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Suspended Tshwane Chief Officer Gareth Mnisi has struggled to support his testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Mnisi said that he had ignored suspended police Organised Crime Unit member, Fannie Nkosi’s request to certify the compliance of seven…

Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala testifying at the at Kgoši Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria. The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has ordered that alleged criminal mastermind Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala remain in custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Maximum Security Prison for consultations until the 13th of May. Matlala is facing charges of fraud and corruption in relation to the R360m…

[FILE] Police stop a vehicle with suspected stolen livestock. Commercial and subsistence farmers from South Africa and Lesotho have reached an agreement to combat stock theft across the border. Farmers from Qacha’s Nek District in Lesotho and the Alfred Nzo District in South Africa have formed a joint anti-stock theft organisation. The initiative follows years…