South African start-up Lelapa Ai developed Vulavula, a language model capable of transcribing speech and identifying names in three African languages (Afrikaans, IsiZulu and Sesotho); many AI programmes such as ChatGpt do not work in African languages

An increase in the budget deficit and debt was forecasted for the next three years; for the next fiscal year, the deficit is expected to be 4,3% of GDP, up from the previous estimate of 3,7%

The first certificates officially recognising Muslim marriages have been issued by the South Africa's Department of Home Affairs: a significant step for the Islamic community, which has contributed to the country's history for over 350 years

The country has ordered Taiwan to move its embassy from Pretoria to Johannesburg by the end of the month, a final sign of strengthening relations with China