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Malatsi to account in Parliament over scrapped draft AI policy: Diko

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi seen attending a meeting. Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee Chairperson Khusela Diko says Minister Solly Malatsi will soon be hauled before Parliament to account for the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy. Malatsi withdrew the draft policy after revelations by the department that it contains…

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UCT marks five years since Jagger Library fire

UCT reflects on resilience and renewal five years after the Jagger Library fire with “Opportunity in Loss” exhibition. The University of Cape Town (UCT) is marking five years since a devastating fire that destroyed parts of the Jagger Library and several other campus buildings. A commemorative exhibition titled “Opportunity in Loss” is now reflecting on…

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NPA welcomes sentences handed to Mugabe, co-accused

Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg on 29 April 2026. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng has welcomed the sentences handed to Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze. The Alexandra Regional Court sentenced Mugabe to 24 months…

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March and March gives Lesufi seven days to respond to demands

March and March members protest in Johannesburg, calling for action on undocumented migrants and tighter immigration controls. Civil society group, March and March Movement, has given Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi seven days to respond to a memorandum of demands given to the Gauteng Legislature. On Wednesday, scores of March and March Movement members, including some…

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Fourth accused in Lusikisiki trial admits that he wasn’t assaulted

Alleged mastermind behind Ngobozana massacre Mzukisi Ndamase (46). Accused number four in the trial within a trial of six men accused of brutally killing 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, has admitted during cross-examination that he was not assaulted during questioning. Thirty-three-year-old Bonga Hintsa was under cross-examination by State Counsel Advocate Mfundo…

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New desert insect species discovered in Richtersveld National Park

Scientists uncover rare, camouflaged weevils in Richtersveld National Park, highlighting the park’s hidden biodiversity and the importance of ongoing research. New insect species have been discovered in the Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape. International entomologists, Dr Massimo Meregalli from Italy and Dr Roman Borovec from the Czech Republic, have discovered several new species…

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