# The United Progressive People Alliance says it condemns the growing practice of replacing traffic lights at major intersections across the City of Tshwane with stop signs. Rampant vandalism and cable theft have forced the metro to replace traffic lights with stop signs. UPPA’s spokesperson Abel Tau says what is being presented as a solution to […]
# OpenAI se uitvoerende hoof, Sam Altman, sê die wêreld moet kunsmatige-intelligensiemaatskappye vertrou om die regte ding te doen omdat hulle die druk voel om verantwoordelik op te tree. Daar was die afgelope tyd toenemend kommer oor die tegnologie se moontlike gevare, en Anthropic se hoof, Dario Amodei, doen ʼn beroep dat alle KI-ontwikkeling verlangsaam […]
# The UDM is calling for urgent, coordinated action after the bodies of eight women were discovered across the Ekurhuleni metro over the past two months. The police have confirmed that the victims found in Kempton Park had all been sexually assaulted, but are still investigating whether the cases are linked. UDM national chairperson Yongama […]
# The US’ recent inflation rates coming in higher than expected, and Brent crude sitting at way over 100-dollar a barrel, will indirectly filter through to South Africa. This is according to KPMG South Africa’s lead economist, Frank Blackmore. He says the persistent conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum has welcomed National Director of Public Prosecution Andy Mothibi’s decision to withdraw charges against suspended police commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was charged with violation of the Public Finance Management Act in connection with the Medicare 24 tender. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says former Independent Directorate against Corruption head Andrea Johnson […]
# Die DA sê die ANC se interne operasionele mislukkings moenie ʼn verskoning wees wat die party toelaat om die reëls vir indiening van kandidaatslyste voor die November-verkiesing te buig nie. Minstens 181 ANC-kandidate se name is nie voor die sperdatum van 28 Augustus op die Verkiesingskommissie se stelsel gelaai nie. Die party blameer ʼn […]
# OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world should trust artificial intelligence companies to do the right thing because they feel the magnitude of acting responsibly. There have been growing concerns recently about the technology’s potential risks, with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for the pace of all AI development to slow down and urging […]
# Die parlementêre Polisiekomitee sê die moorde op agt vroue in Ekurhuleni weerspieël Suid-Afrika se veel breër stryd teen geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord. Die agt liggame is oor ‘n tydperk van twee maande in en om Kemptonpark gevind. Die polisie het reeds ‘n multidissiplinêre span bestaande uit spesialis-speurders, forensiese deskundiges, opsporingskundigheid, polisiehonde en ondersoekende sielkundiges saamgestel. […]
# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU se 15de nasionale kongres het misluk nadat dit gisteraand op die tweede dag van die byeenkoms in Midrand, Johannesburg, verdaag is. Die chaos is veroorsaak deur geskille oor geloofsbriewe, die regsstatus van die vakbondfederasie se eerste adjunkpresident, Mike Shingange, en vrae oor die kongres se wettigheid. Die ANC se nasionale voorsitter, […]
