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The Ukraine president called for global rules to curb the use of AI in weapons while describing breakneck innovation in drones used in Ukraine

Kaizer Chiefs were held to a 1-1 draw by spirited Marumo Gallants during their Betway Premiership encounter on Wednesday afternoon.

African officials and business executives are fretting over the impending expiry of a crucial, duty-free trade programme with the US at the end of September, without any word from Washington DC on whether it will be extended or not.

A boom in artisanal gold mining in Ghana has driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels in host communities, with soil readings in some areas reaching 134 times amounts deemed to be safe, a government-backed study has found.

Plans for a massive China-South Africa metal smelting project in Limpopo have run into fresh controversy after consultants grossly underestimated the air pollution and climate change impacts of the first proposed ferrochrome factory. The post Chinese metal smelter studies underestimate Limpopo air pollution effects by up to 87.5% appeared first on Daily Maverick.

While the acting President emphasised the important role museums play in preserving South Africa’s heritage, he said nothing about the financial challenges these heritage institutions face to keep their doors open or the government’s plan to help them along the way. The post Heritage for a new era — Mashatile calls for inclusive national dialogue…

With Canal+ in full operational control of DStv, Friday-night movie selection might just get a lot more difficult – and that’s a very good thing for South African viewers. The post After the Bell: Making the DStv dish more appetising appeared first on Daily Maverick.

Southern Africa’s container port performance has been awful. But there are promising signs of improvement. The post World Bank port index highlights southern Africa’s (and Transnet’s) sinking performance — and rebound appeared first on Daily Maverick.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, more than 50 vessels filled with humanitarian activists from countries including South Africa, has come under attack en route to Gaza. The post Humanitarian flotilla under attack, en route to break Gaza siege appeared first on Daily Maverick.

The scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to this part of Inanda, a township just northwest of Durban. The earth seems to have healed itself, roads are passable and some new bridges have been reassembled. But the collective and individual trauma, often left unspoken, lingers. The post Inanda’s healing…