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In case you missed it, the South African local government elections will be held on 4 November this year (which will most likely be a public holiday): techcentral.co.za/south-africa…
South Africa headed to the polls in November
South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X.Agency Staff (TechCentral)
The second time in a week that a South African government approved policy document has been caught having AI-fabricataed sources. :/
techcentral.co.za/schreiber-su…
Schreiber suspends home affairs officials over fake AI references
Home affairs has suspended two senior officials after AI 'hallucinations' were found in its new immigration white paper.Duncan McLeod (TechCentral)
It only took me two years - but, I've finally published my Drakensberg Trip Report Blog, recounting favourite and daily memories from my multi-day #BackPacking trip across the #SouthAfrica #Mountain range.
If you'd like to read about it, and see some of the accompanying images, you can checkout the blog here!
photography.ggiebelhaus.ca/pos…
#photography #landscapephotography #lpw #blog #photoblog #africa
Trip Report | The Drakensberg
Hiking the incredible Drakensberg trail in South Africa.Geoffrey Giebelhaus (photography.ggiebelhaus.ca)
Well, this is embarrassing: our communications minister has had to withdraw the draft AI policy after it surfaced that said policy contained multiple citations to articles or even whole publications which don't exist and were most likely hallucinated by AI. 🫣
techcentral.co.za/withdraw-ai-…
Withdraw AI policy, Malatsi told, as fake citations row grows
Hallucinated citations have landed communications minister Solly Malatsi in a political storm, with his credibility on the line.Duncan McLeod (TechCentral)
US sets aside diplomatic rift with South Africa to invest in rare earths project | Africanews
Donald Trump has had to put aside his hostility with South Africa, to get rare earth minerals which can be easily accessed from waste on the site of a former chemical plant in northern Limpopo Province.Africanews
It's pretty well known that we have a "National Opt-out Registry" in South Africa, for people to opt out of all direct marketing communication. It's also fairly well known that it doesn't work. :P
Well, a new law hopes to change that, by requiring all direct marketers to check their database *monthly* against that list, and remove any numbers they find there: techcentral.co.za/consumers-ge…
Consumers get new weapon against phone call spam
Direct marketers must scrub their databases monthly against a national opt-out registry under rules now in force.Duncan McLeod (TechCentral)
In Johannesburg and like ebooks? A reminder that you can get a free membership to the City of Joburg elibrary. Visit the site at cojlibrary.overdrive.com/?utm_… and look for the little banner that says "Sign up here" to be taken to the application form.
City of Johannesburg Library Services
Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the City of Johannesburg Library Services digital collection.City of Johannesburg Library Services
South Africa’s draft AI policy is a bureaucrat’s dream: techcentral.co.za/south-africa…
I mean... South Africa *is* very very good at bureaucracy, after all. 
South Africa's draft AI policy is a bureaucrat's dream
Government's draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.Duncan McLeod (TechCentral)
