# ‘n Kenner van digitale reg, Emma Sadleir, waarsku dat meer Suid-Afrikaanse kinders hulle tot kunsmatige intelligensie-kletsbotte wend vir geselskap, met sommige wat hulle as goeie vriende beskou. Sy sê oormatige skermtyd, K-I-gedrewe platforms en vals-tegnologie hou toenemende gevare in vir kinders se ontwikkeling en welstand. Sadleir verwelkom die Departement van Basiese Onderwys se planne […]
# Die voedselprodusente-reuse Tiger Brands het sterk finansiële-halfjaar-uitslae aangekondig, aangevuur deur ‘n deurlopende korporatiewe ommeswaai onder uitvoerende hoof, Tjaart Kruger. Die algehele inkomstegroei was 1,3-persent teen 17,9-miljard-rand, hoofsaaklik aangevuur deur volumegroei van 2,6-persent en ‘n prysdaling van 1,3-persent. Tiger Brands oorweeg beperkte en doelgerigte prysverhogings om stygende brandstofkoste en ontwrigtings in internasionale handel te absorbeer. […]
# Gun Free South Africa sê vuurwapenlisensie-aansoeke het skerp toegeneem, met kommer oor misdaad, geweld en persoonlike veiligheid wat meer Suid-Afrikaners aanmoedig om vuurwapens te besit. Die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Vuurwapenbeheer, wat voorstel selfverdediging moenie meer as ‘n geldige rede vir die besit van ‘n vuurwapen beskou word nie, is terugverwys vir verdere raadpleging ná openbare […]
# Die ANC-Jeugliga sê hy bring hulde aan die dapper gees van die jongmense van 1976 wat opgestaan het teen onreg en geveg het vir ‘n beter toekoms. Die 50ste herdenking van die Soweto-opstand vind oor twee weke plaas. Duisende studente het destyds betoog teen die Bantoe-onderwysstelsel en die verpligte gebruik van Afrikaans in skole. […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has decommissioned its SMS application status service after cybercriminals allegedly exploited the platform for phishing and other fraudulent activities. The service previously allowed citizens to check the status of ID and passport applications by sending their ID number via SMS. Home Affairs says applicants now receive automatic updates at […]
# As South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the historic 1976 Youth Uprising this month, The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department urges all sectors of society to intensify efforts to place young people at the centre of enterprise development, economic transformation, and job creation. Spokesperson Cassius Selala says while the youth of […]
# Die Parlement sê die ampsklagkomitee wat president Cyril Ramaphosa ondersoek, sal nou fokus op die bepaling van sy werkprogram en die oorweging van die volgende stappe in die ondersoekproses. Dit volg nadat Makashule Gana van Rise Mzansi gister as voorsitter aangestel is. Die Parlement sê hy sal leiding aan die komitee gee, toesig hou […]
# Digital law expert Emma Sadleir warns more South African children are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for companionship, with some viewing them as close friends. She says excessive screen time, A-I-driven platforms, and deepfake technology pose growing risks to children’s development and well-being. Sadleir welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s plans to introduce screen-time […]
# Gun Free South Africa says firearm licence applications have risen sharply in recent years, as concerns about crime, violence, and personal safety have driven more South Africans to own guns. The Firearms Control Amendment Bill, which proposes that self-defence should no longer be considered a valid reason for owning a firearm, was referred back […]
