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On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.

Pope Leo’s AI encyclical and the urgent need for human leadership

He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories. Once technology becomes the standard by which human beings are judged, it…

Testimony: TMPD Chief Yolanda Faro has told the commission she stopped an R800 million tender in March 2025. Photo: Supplied

How Tshwane was looted via tenders 

Senior officials told the Madlanga commission that more than R2bn was siphoned through security deals meant to protect metro police

The UN faces a pivotal moment. To stay relevant and advance human rights, reform must move beyond basic housekeeping.

Why the UN Pact of the Future must address global crises head-on

Without addressing democratic backsliding, ongoing conflicts and the climate crisis, the pact risks becoming another set of unenforced promises

Photo by Julian Hahne

Meet the real rhino whisperers protecting black rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal

The WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project has established 17 new populations

Political and security considerations missing from Africa’s artificial intelligence strategy

The continent must develop its own security and political frameworks to prevent undue influence from elsewhere in the world

Absa has been a major supporter of domestic mining projects, and, as the industry ushers in a new sustainability-focused era, a variety of innovative transactions are expected to come to fruition.

A new era beckons for mining finance

Both funders and clients need to be able to measure the impact of their credit activities

Project Thusano was initially intended to focus on the maintenance and repair of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) operational vehicle fleet but has morphed to include expensive supplementary agreements such as training soldiers as medical practitioners and mechanical engineers in Cuba. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?

The threat is real, say experts about the warning from the United States about a possible strike in Sandton

Almost 70% of data breaches involve the human element. Here’s how organisations can keep vital assets — their employees, finances and data — safe from scammers. (Woohae Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Online scams risk undermining trust in South African government services

Global rise in cyber crime as threat actors target vulnerable systems

Having failed to heed the lessons of the Cold War during a brief window of peace in the early 1990s, the world is now living with the consequences. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

The Ukraine-Russia standoff is a watershed moment for Nato

If diplomatic efforts cannot avert further conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a dramatic shift in international relations could occur

Where there’s fire: Zandile Mafe, who has now been charged with terrorism and is homeless and could be mentally ill, seems an unlikely suspect, leading to the idea that he was used as a patsy by others. Photo: Gianluig Geurcia/AFP

Whispers of insurgency add up to a murky national security situation

Concerns abound about the parliament fire, with insiders saying the timing was suspicious and the truth may never come out, while intelligence and security clusters are worried.

(Cape Town Metro Emergency Medical Services)

‘Systems were working as intended’ – department of public works and infrastructure

The joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament met about preliminary findings on fire damage

Strong arm of the law: After the national security disaster of the July looting, the police recovered allegedly stolen goods from people’s homes, in this instance in Vosloorus. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

State security in the presidency — the risks and opportunities

The need to protect the autonomy of the State Security Agency from political interference is even more critical now that it falls under the presidency

Taking action: Residents in Glenwood, Durban barricaded their street in an attempt to keep looters away. (Rogan Ward)

KwaZulu-Natal communities hold the line against looting

As the looting continues in some parts of KwaZulu Natal, other parts are fighting back and yet others have been left with nothing

Q&A sessions: Where are the Zuckerbergs of South Africa?

Haroon Meer, the founder of the multimillion-dollar startup Thinkst, talks about international acclaim and South Africa’s need for more tech builders

Gatvol: Citizens march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria protesting against corruption in government. (Delwyn Verasamy)

The social contract is broken

The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery

The vaccines arrive on Monday: Who will protect them and who will get them first?

The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’

Holtzman: “My name is cleared. I feel vindicated. This was a long drawn out and unnecessary process.”

Parliament reaches settlement with whistleblower

Former head of security Zelda Holtzman is relieved that her “name is cleared”

To ensure that adequate security measures are in place

MUT to tighten security at residences following student’s murder

​Metal detectors will be installed at all entrances of Mangosuthu University of Technology’s outsourced residences following the murder of a student

New man: Yogi Govan runs his Bo Kaap barbershop with his eyes on the future but the past can’t be erased. Govan builds the business on his father Harry’s principles and attitude. His photo hangs on the shop wall.

‘Climate of terror’ reigns at CPUT

Staff and students want the university to fire a security company that’s ‘militarising’ the campus

Victims of abuse, harassment and rape are too often confronted with obtuse bureaucrats behind the counter. (Media24/Lulama Zenzile)

Place of learning is a female fear factory

Unless the middle management at Nelson Mandela University changes, poor, black women students will remain threatened