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Professor Malegapuru Makgoba

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Deepfakes and synthetic material — material that resembles reality or real people but is generated artificially — is becoming more prevalent on social media and sometimes also makes it into the mainstream news flow.
AI ALGORITHMS AND BIASES

Deepfakes: journalism, media and democracy in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence is a tool and it is vital for us to harness its benefits and regulate its drawbacks — and we need to act fast

  • Ylva Rodny-Gumede
5 min read
An investigation at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital has found that the institution is filthy, neglected and unsafe.
DR NOZUKO MKABAYI

Health ombud declares ‘filthy’ Rahima Moosa an unsafe hospital

A report recommends that the hospital’s chief executive, Nozuko Mkabayi, be replaced and another CEO be appointed within three months

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
3 min read
Former Eskom chairperson Malegapuru Makgoba on Wednesday said it was Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s idea that the state-owned entity should conduct intelligence gathering to combat corruption.
COVID 19

Shonisani Lethole died due to negligence, ombud finds

Staff at Tembisa Hospital did not do their job in caring for the businessman, the health ombudsman finds, and orders an investigation

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
4 min read