# Communications and Technologies minister Solly Malatsi has raised concern over the rise of artificial intelligence-generated content. Addressing the Media 20 Summit in Johannesburg, Malatsi warned that deepfakes can be weaponised to mislead citizens and manipulate narratives. The minister says while AI offers many benefits, it also poses unprecedented risks if misused. He stressed the […]
# The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers says August saw the strongest domestic new vehicle sales since October 2019. Sales rose nearly 19-percent year-on-year to over 51-thousand units. Passenger cars topped 36-thousand units, while exports also climbed over six-percent despite global tariff challenges. Toyota led sales, followed by Suzuki and Volkswagen. Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa and Sakeliga say they will launch a multi-pronged fight against the new racial and gender quotas by appealing directly to the Constitutional Court. This after the High Court in Pretoria dismissed their urgent bid to halt the new employment equity regulations, set to start this month. NEASA […]
# Trade union Solidarity says more than four-thousand jobs are at risk as ArcelorMittal South Africa prepares to close its long steel plants in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vereeniging in Gauteng, including Vanderbijlpark. The union blames government inaction, citing high electricity costs, weak rail systems, and insufficient import protections. They pledge to support affected members […]
# The Digital Economy Working Group will present the Media 20 declaration at the G20 Summit in November to strengthen global cooperation on information integrity. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi told the Media 20 Summit in Johannesburg that South Africa is committed to driving the agenda through the UN, UNESCO, and independent media, […]
# The Zion Christian Church says its new year consecration conference will take place from Wednesday to 10 September in Moria City in Limpopo. This marks its first major gathering since the Covid-19 pandemic. Attendees are urged to observe traffic rules, ensure vehicles are roadworthy, and supervise children. The church’s spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the […]
# Die Departement Minerale Bronne en Energie het aangekondig die prys van 93- en 95-oktaan petrol daal Woensdag met vier-sent per liter. Diesel word ook goedkoper, met tussen 56- en 57-sent per liter, afhangend van die swael-inhoud. Lampolie se groothandelprys daal met 37-sent per liter en die kleinhandelprys met 49-sent. Vloeibare gas sal die grootste […]
# ‘n Lid van die reëlingskomitee van die Global Sumud-flottielje, Melanie Schweizer, sê voorbereidings is aan die gang vir die grootste humanitêre konvooi na Gaza sedert die blokkade begin het. Die flottielje verenig vier bewegings op voetsoolvlak wat dokters, regsgeleerdes, joernaliste en aktiviste bymekaarbring om lewensreddende hulp te lewer en Israel se blokkade uit te […]
# Die MK-party veroordeel die voortgesette krisis by die staatsbefondsde Daybreak Foods ten sterkste en noem beweerde wanbestuur, uitbuiting van werkers en wanbetaling van salarisse. Die party sê werknemers ondervind intimidasie, dreigemente en stagnante bydraes tot die Voorsorgfonds terwyl bestuur bedryfs-verantwoordelikhede ignoreer. Ondanks 224-miljoen-rand in openbare befondsing, ontvang werkers slegs ‘n toelaag van een-duisend-500 rand […]
