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The IBSA Fund: A pioneering South-South development initiative

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:15:00 GMT

Picture: Yandisa Monakali / DNS / Taken January 25, 2019 – President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the inaugural IBSA Gandhi Mandela Freedom Lecture on the sidelines of a state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2004 India, Brazil, and South Africa, three geographically and culturally diverse nations, came together with a shared vision to combat poverty and hunger globally.

Safety summit paves way for regulation of AI

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:45:00 GMT

Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP / Taken on November 2, 2023 – Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, shakes hands with X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk after an in-conversation event held in London on November 2, following the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit. By David MonyaeAt the beginning of November, the United Kingdom (UK) hosted the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit which saw different countries including China, the US and the European Union, corporat. . .

Pioneering initiative to alleviate poverty

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Picture: B Mathur/REUTERS/October 15, 2008 – Delegates of the third India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) dialogue forum attend the three-day summit in New Delhi, India. Established in 2004, the IBSA Fund for the Alleviation of Poverty and Hunger is a mechanism for the three geographically and culturally diverse nations to come together with a shared vision to combat poverty and hunger globally, the writers say.

Poverty eradication an indispensable goal – SDG summit

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:30:00 GMT

Picture: Oupa Mokoena / African News Agency (ANA)/Taken on August 24 2023 – Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit at the UN headquarters in New York, September 18, 2023, calls on world powers to ‘keep your promise to the billions of people whose hopes, dreams and future you hold in your hands’.

Public anger mounts over poor official response to floods in Libya

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 03:45:00 GMT

Picture: Marwan Alfaituri/via REUTERS/September 13, 2023 – Collapsed bridges in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya, September 13, 2023, in this picture from social media. Hundreds of people demonstrated in the flood-hit city of Derna against the failure of the authorities to prevent large-scale death and effectively carry out relief and rehabilitation work.

AI solutions may enhance SA’s water security

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:45:00 GMT

Picture: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency (ANA)/March 22, 2023 – Robersham residents, protesting at the Southdale depo of Joburg Water after up to 12 days without water, say authorities are not resolving their complaints and problems – such as this damaged water pipe leaking gallons of water. Artificial Intelligence, characterised by the ability to interpret external data, learn from experience, and achieve specific goals through adaptive processes, can revolutionise water management, the wri. . .

AI-Journalism: No voice, no analysis, no feel or colour ... for now

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:30:00 GMT

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A bottom-up model of co-operation in development: Smart townships and Smart rural towns

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:00:00 GMT

Picture: ANA file – Earth is still the only home we have, so to care for and cherish it is our only option, Xi Jinping says. By Wallace Mgoqi and Wesley DiphokoAs debate is raging at the level of the World Economic Forum, as we speak on the theme “co-operation in a fragmented world” we in Africa, having regard to our history, ethnic and cultural diversity and geo-political conditions, must choose now, how to approach the matter.

Future proofing Africa-China infrastructure co-operation

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 03:00:00 GMT

Picture: Elmond Jiyane, GCIS – President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the official ceremony of the high level dialogue between Chinese and African leaders and business representatives at the invitation of President Xi Jinping to co-chair the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. China has played a dual role as both a funder and a builder of infrastructure in Global South countries, transforming their development options.

Melilla migrant tragedy: Europe opts for harsher control

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:00:00 GMT

Picture: Reuters – Irregular African migration to the world has existed for decades, dating back to the aftermath of World War II. Since the early 1990s, the issue has increased for reasons such as security threats varying from wars to military coups, or the search for better economic opportunities, the writer says.