Stroking the brush for peace

PAINTER and fine artist Munyaradzi Mapfumo believes art is critical in socialisation, uniting and fostering peace. PAINTER and fine artist Munyaradzi Mapfumo believes art is critical in socialisation, uniting and fostering peace. Mapfumo’s creations are stroked on canvas, manilla and other art objects. The artifacts are meant to promote peace, mutual beneficiation and maintain global…

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#Loeries: Teaching AI what real beauty looks like

A panel discussion at the Loeries Creative Week in Cape Town unpacked the motivations and effects of Dove’s groundbreaking generative AI tool designed to promote diversity and challenge narrow beauty standards. The initiative, known as Dove’s Real Beauty Generation, aims to redefine beauty standards in digital content creation and inject authenticity into AI-generated images, tackling…

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DA concerned about alleged corruption at City Power

A City Power employee working to restore power. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has expressed concern that the alleged fraudulent activities in City Power’s governance and financial management are having a negative impact on residents’ power supply. Some suburbs in the city have been experiencing power outages in recent weeks. There have…

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ActionSA expresses concern over NPA losing cases

File image | The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. 1 minute ActionSA says the PCCAAPrevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (PCCAA), empowers the National Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Shamila Batohi to deal with corrupt prosecutors that she says have infiltrated the entity. The party was giving a review of the Government…

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ICC working hard to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against humanity

Former International Criminal Court (ICC) Vice-President, Judge Dr Sanji Mmasenono Monageng delivering a lecture at UNISA. 2 minutes International Criminal Court (ICC) former Vice-President, Judge Dr Sanji Mmasenono Monageng says holding accountable some leaders or countries accused of committing crimes against humanity is a complex matter. She says investigating such cases is difficult, especially in…

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Verstappen downplays Mexico win hopes after difficult qualifying

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of practice. Max Verstappen’s championship charge hit a speed bump at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday as he qualified fifth and admitted his Red Bull had been “very difficult” to handle. The four-times world champion, sitting 40 points behind McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri, made no attempt…

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