[ON AIR] Benjamin Moshatama is joined by Mike Bolhuis, private investigator, to unpack the rise of “express kidnappings” in South Africa and what communities need to understand about this worrying trend.

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South Africa's Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi says there will be consequences for officials who drafted the National Artificial Intelligence Policy, which was found to have contained fictitious academic references.

In a statement ...released yesterday, Malatsi announced the withdrawal of the policy after internal investigations confirmed that the draft policy contained AI-generated citations. This comes after the policy's credibility was called into question. Malatsi has issued an apology to the nation, saying that an internal accountability process is currently underway.

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Sierra Leone marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, joining South Africa and Togo who also mark their independence day today. The West African nation gained independence from Britain ending over 150 years of colonial rule.

The country commemorates independence under the... theme - "Building a Responsive, Resilient and Cohesive Sierra Leone" this year. Former Vice Presidency of Pan African Parliament and served as the minority leader in the Sierra Leone Parliament Doctor Bernadette Lahai says the although the country till grapples with some issues, there has been some progress.

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South Africa's Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi says there will be consequences for officials who drafted the National Artificial Intelligence Policy, which was found to have contained fictitious academic references.

In a statement ...released *yesterday, Malatsi announced the withdrawal of the policy after internal investigations confirmed that the draft policy contained AI-generated citations. This comes after the policy's credibility was called into question. Malatsi has issued an apology to the nation, saying that an internal accountability process is currently underway.

[ON AIR] Benjamin Moshatama speaks with Lerato Radebe, Clinical Dietician, about how GLP-1 weight-loss medication is influencing what ends up in the middle-class food basket.

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South Africa's Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi has apologised to the nation following the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy, which contained fictitious academic references.

Malatsi says the withdrawal was ...necessary after internal investigations confirmed that the draft policy contained AI-generated citations. The draft policy was gazetted earlier this month for public comment but faced questions about its credibility.

The policy was intended to provide a regulatory framework to ensure safeguards around the use of AI. Malatsi has described this as a massive embarrassment for the department and government.

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[ON AIR] Peter Ndoro speaks to Flora Mokgohloa, the Deputy Director-General for Biodiversity and Conservation at the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. They discuss the state of biodiversity and land degradation across Southern Africa, as well as the efforts being ...made to address these issues.

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[ON AIR] Sierra Leone celebrates its 65th Independence Anniversary today.

Tšepiso Makwetla speaks with Dr. Bernadette Lahai, former Vice President of the Pan African Parliament, about what Independence Day means for the people of Sierra Leone.

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