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Free AI courses useful but postgrad supervisors need proper training

Free online AI courses offer a helpful starting point, but universities must urgently budget for supervisor training to protect research integrity and properly evaluate postgraduate work.

Safe Sis initiative shows initiative and action can conquer fear

In a country where women and girls too often have to think twice about their safety simply walking to school, going to work or returning home, it is both heartbreaking and inspiring that a 19-year-old from Humansdorp is turning fear into…

Facebook and Ray-Ban's first smart glasses, which launched in September 9, 2021.

Smart glasses must give clear warnings when recording, says EU watchdog

The European Union's central data watchdog has issued guidance stating that smart glasses must provide clear and reliable warnings when recording to address mounting privacy concerns.

Eastern Cape pupils taking part in fun, interactive experiments via Merck’s mobile Curiosity Cube

Science on wheels captivates Eastern Cape pupils

Merck’s Curiosity Cube has returned to South Africa for a second consecutive year, delivering hands-on Stem education to nearly 2,500 pupils across 18 Eastern Cape schools. The mobile science lab aims to bridge the gap between classroom…

Three Madibaz players are in the national student team competing in a tri-series cricket tournament against emerging teams from South Africa and Bangladesh that started on Thursday. They are, from left, Weza Gqiba, coach Garth Anderson and Jason Raubenheimer.

Madibaz cricket ‘DNA’ found in SA student team for tri-series

The national student outfit that walks out onto the Groenkloof cricket oval at the University of Pretoria today to take on a South African “emerging” team will have more than just a sampling of Madibaz DNA.

The future of Showmax has been in question since Canal+ took over MultiChoice in September 2025. Picture: SUPPLIED

MultiChoice to close Showmax streaming service

Canal+ has plans to create a one-stop super app to combine video streaming services