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UP professor Vukosi Marivate appointed to UN AI panel
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University of Pretoria professor Vukosi Marivate has expressed pride after being appointed to the UN’s new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
The 40-member panel, created in February 2026, brings together experts from around the world to guide the future of AI and help countries manage its impact on education, work and society.
Marivate will draw on his experience leading the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and co-founding an Africa-centric AI research and product lab, which develops AI tools for African languages, to ensure the continent's perspectives are included.
He says he looks forward to sharing experiences from across Africa and learning from the insights of his fellow panellists.
The 40-member panel, created in February 2026, brings together experts from around the world to guide the future of AI and help countries manage its impact on education, work and society.
Marivate will draw on his experience leading the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and co-founding an Africa-centric AI research and product lab, which develops AI tools for African languages, to ensure the continent's perspectives are included.
He says he looks forward to sharing experiences from across Africa and learning from the insights of his fellow panellists.
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Applications for 2026 Durban Fashion Fair mentorship programme open
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The eThekwini Municipality has opened applications for the 2026 Durban Fashion Fair mentorship programme, giving emerging designers a chance to develop skills, receive guidance and show their work through fashion shows and pop-up markets.
The programme offers budding designers an opportunity to turn their creativity into a career, while connecting them with mentors and audiences who can help their ideas take off.
Over the past five years, 120 designers have participated, with more than R1.25 million in support helping 45 of them grow businesses and create jobs in the local fashion industry.
The programme offers budding designers an opportunity to turn their creativity into a career, while connecting them with mentors and audiences who can help their ideas take off.
Over the past five years, 120 designers have participated, with more than R1.25 million in support helping 45 of them grow businesses and create jobs in the local fashion industry.
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Tiwa Savage Music Foundation officially launched
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Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage has launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new initiative that will help African music creators grow their skills and follow their dreams.
The foundation will bring music education closer to home by partnering with a music college in Nigeria, to conduct the Tiwa Savage Intensive Music Programme, that will run in April.
Over four days, 100 students will get hands-on training in performance, songwriting, music production, and the business of music, guided by experienced mentors.
Speaking at the foundation's launch the artist says the foundation is her way of giving others the same opportunities she received, helping them prepare for the future of music in a technology-driven world:
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The foundation will bring music education closer to home by partnering with a music college in Nigeria, to conduct the Tiwa Savage Intensive Music Programme, that will run in April.
Over four days, 100 students will get hands-on training in performance, songwriting, music production, and the business of music, guided by experienced mentors.
Speaking at the foundation's launch the artist says the foundation is her way of giving others the same opportunities she received, helping them prepare for the future of music in a technology-driven world:
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The Rand is trading at 16.79 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 71,586.00.
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