# South Africa’s manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in August, with the Absa purchasing managers’ index falling to 49.5 points. New sales orders dropped sharply by 8.5 points following a brief rebound in July, while business activity remained weak at 45.8 points for the tenth consecutive month. Employment improved slightly but stayed below growth […]
# Die Media 20-beraad in Johannesburg sal na verwagting die M20-verklaring finaliseer wat G20-leiers aanspoor om op te tree teen die wêreldwye inligtingsintegriteitskrisis. Die konsep vra die dringende beskerming van persvryheid, versterking van joernalistieke etiek en die bekamping van waninligting en diepvervalsings. Hy waarsku ‘n gebrek aan inligtingsintegriteit bedreig demokrasie, vertroue en die digitale ekonomie. […]
# Transplant Education for Living Legacies, TELL, plaas die kollig op kinders met chroniese niersiekte en die dringende behoefte aan orgaanskenking. Suid-Afrika herdenk die week Nierbewustheidsweek. Volgens die organisasie het die land een van die wêreld se laagste skenkersyfers. Die besturende direkteur, Stella de Kock, sê Bewustheidsweek moedig vroeë opsporing, gesinsbesprekings oor skenking en oorweging […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi says information integrity is the invisible infrastructure of democracy and vital for social cohesion. Speaking at the Media 20 Summit in Johannesburg, Malatsi warned that disinformation, deepfakes, and Artificial Intelligence-driven manipulation threaten elections and stability. Malatsi emphasised that free, independent journalism is essential for democracy, and economic […]
# Suid-Afrika bied saam met hierdie week se G20-vergaderings, ook ‘n tweedaagse Media 20-beraad in Johannesburg aan. Die onafhanklike projek wil verseker media-integriteit en inligtingsekostelsels word in die G20-beleidsagenda weerspieël. Die beraad sal onderwerpe oor inligtings-integriteit aan G20-leiers uitlig. Joernaliste, kundiges en verteenwoordigers van die burgerlike samelewing bespreek uitdagings soos waninligting, afnemende media-inhoud en die […]
# Computer security services company Galix says cyber threats are growing more sophisticated, compliance requirements are tightening, and organisations are under pressure to innovate securely and fast. Galix’s Simeon Tassev says the process starts with identifying risks relevant to the business. He says risks need to be categorised, prioritised, and placed into a matrix that considers […]
# Transplant Education for Living Legacies, TELL, highlights children living with chronic kidney disease and the urgent need for organ donation. South Africa commemorates Kidney Awareness Week this week. According to the organisation, SA has one of the world’s lowest donor rates. Its managing director, Stella de Kock, says Awareness Week encourages early detection, family […]
# The Media 20 Summit in Johannesburg is expected to finalise the M20 Declaration urging G20 leaders to act against the global information integrity crisis. The draft calls for urgent safeguard to press freedom, strengthen journalism ethics, and combat disinformation, and deepfakes. It warns that damaged information integrity threatens democracy, trust, and the digital economy. […]
# FAME Week Africa, waar Afrika se kreatiewe bedrywe saamtrek om skouers te skuur, saam te werk en fees te vier, vind hierdie week in Kaapstad plaas. Die Hollywood-aktrise Sheila Cannon van Shonda Rhimes se Netflix-treffer The Residence, is die hoofspreker. Sy is ook die medestigter van Abundant Life University, waar sy aspirant-akteurs, kunstenaars en […]
