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To: the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies and the Minister, Mr. Solly Malatsi. RE: National Artificial Intelligence Policy and the Need for Inclusive, Transparent Governance 25 May 2026: The Data Centres, Surveillance, Control Working Group, a loose group of activists, acknowledges the recent withdrawal of the draft AI Policy. At our recent hybrid…
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Whilst the South African White Paper called, DRAFT SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) POLICY has been withdrawn and we believe its central arguments will remain and strongly recommend that participants read this as well as other relevant articles. We are thrilled to have Joan Kinyua is a Kenyan digital rights activist and the founding…
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By Hassen Lorgat, 3 May 2026, IOL News The Minister of Communications, Solly Malatsi, addressed the nation as he withdrew the Draft National AI Policy on 26 April 2026: “I am sorry. It should not have happened. I am embarrassed,” and, “I am withdrawing the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy. South Africa deserves better.” A…
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By: Arlene Lim, INQUIRER.net, April 21, 2026, MANILA, Philippines —Thirty years after the toxic mine tailings spill in the rivers of Boac and other towns in Marinduque, the Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation has now deposited $50 million dollars in an escrow account for the rehabilitation of the abandoned mine site. This move was confirmed by…
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by Emily Gardner 17 March 2026, EOS A new study found that children living near mine tailings in Johannesburg had nearly twice as much uranium in their hair as children not living near tailings—and the younger the children, the higher the uranium concentrations. Children who live near gold mine tailings facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa,…
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Patrick Greenfield and Olga Manda, The Guardian, Fri 13 Mar 2026 While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans. As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall…
CSOs 4 Tailings Justice 