Regulation can't come fast enough, and is already too late - a nation of gambling addicts will need more than regulation to fix "Online gambling explosion: SA’s R1.14-trillion betting industry grows 550% in four years" news24.com/southafrica/ne…

A very disturbing read.

“making grok anti-woke” and it starts praising hitler and divulging rape fantasies about real people is too on the nose it’s almost unreal

The Grok fiasco underlines one of the biggest threats from AI: technocrats using it for social engineering purposes. Sure, this time it was obvious, but don’t think there aren’t ten thousand other ways it’s more subtly biasing society towards the interests of malevolent power

Joburg shock: City plans to sell botanical garden, revered sports clubs news24.com/southafrica/ne…

📷 The US just scrapped a $400M cut to #Pepfar funding — but don’t cheer yet. The most effective #HIV prevention projects in South Africa remain shut. I explain why. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

Gambling ads are everywhere and it needs to stop! RISE Mzansi is calling for stricter rules to control gambling advertising in South Africa. If you see a gambling ad, take a photo or video and tag us. 🖊️ Sign our petition here: tinyurl.com/nhh9wm2j #GamblingReform

These lawyers include Lord David Pannick, patron of UK Lawyers for Israel, a fact neither the BBC nor the Times mentions anywhere in their reporting. Totally irresponsible journalism presenting lobbyists as neutral actors.

The City of Cape Town’s planned cuts to Dial-a-Ride will strand thousands of disabled residents. 🧵

Explainer: Cape Town’s “pro-poor” budget and its legal challenge. The budget paves the way for spending almost R40-billion over three years, but is under fire from commercial property owners, who have approached the court to declare parts of it unlawful. groundup.org.za/article/explai…

PODCAST: Eight different mayors. Multiple speakers, MMCs, persistent infighting, and even the smaller, minority parties are now quarrelling about allegations of spying on councillors. This is the state of Johannesburg from 2019, only on News24 🇿🇦's The Lead: youtube.com/watch?v=QMshgN…

Municipal fresh produce markets hold potential in the urban food security & informal & formal retail economy, but require decent facilities & strong operations “Fix the market or jail: Judge puts Tshwane mayor, city manager on notice” news24.com/business/econo…

How construction mafia tactics are choking broadband in our townships - IOL ift.tt/lGBNxhL #Construction #CIDB #Tenders #RFQ #Infrastructure #Procurement

Petition to get Prop24 (agents/chatGPT) to ban the use of “nestled” in describing everything from an inner city apartment to a Karoo farm. It’s ruining my experience of browsing properties I can’t afford

Local govt revamp: A few simple fixes will do the job, says Western Cape MEC news24.com/business/econo…

Apart from the obvious risks in a holiday period date, elections in January will constrain IDP & budget processes. To adopt a budget by late May, it must go through participation. Before that, the IDP must be adopted and also have gone through participation.

South Africa's biggest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, is moving ahead with plans to shut down its long steel operations. The company has set a deadline for 30 September to wind down. The move would see the loss of over three thousand jobs in Newcastle and the Vaal. #eNCA #DStv403

What efforts are being made for improved cities?🌍Join academics, professionals, activists & policymakers, as they explore bold, inclusive strategies for building urban resilience in the face of climate change. 🔗Register here: gcro.ac.za/news-events/ev… #ResearchNotice

I urge everybody to read the News24 🇿🇦 article today written by Karyn Maughan about Senzo Mchunu setting the Hawks on me, and to act on this. As far as I know, this the first time in Democratic South Africa that a comedian has been tried for Crimes Against the State.

Imagine putting your camo on and then putting high visibility vest over it.