South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Photos: Stock/Canva/X/Presidency
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 28 November 2023
In the latest news in South Africa on Tuesday, 28 November, was President Ramaphosa’s speech or a part of it written by ChatGPT?
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Photos: Stock/Canva/X/Presidency
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday, 28 November 2023.
Was President Ramaphosa’s speech or a part of it written by ChatGPT, an artificial language (AI)-powered text generator?
The husband of pastor Liezel de Jager appeared in court on Monday for her murder more than two years ago.
More than 60 000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at Durban, South Africa’s biggest port.
KwaZulu-Natal’s Transport Department will transform vehicle licensing on 1 December 2023 with an innovative number plate system.
Lastly, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has scheduled an essential 8-hour maintenance work in specific areas from Monday.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday, 28 November
Was ChatGPT used to write President Ramaphosa’s speech?
The burning question on everyone’s lips on Monday was, was President Ramaphosa’s speech or a part of it written by ChatGPT, an artificial language (AI)-powered text generator?
This follows a series of posts on X that claimed and attempted to provide evidence that ChatGPT wrote the president’s speech about decolonizing education.
WATCH: Husband of murdered pastor, Liezel De Jager, in court
The husband of pastor Liezel de Jager appeared in court on Monday, more than two years after her murder in Amanzimtoti.
The 45-year-old Werner de Jager appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder.
Gridlock at Durban port costing South Africa R120 million a DAY
More than 60 000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa’s biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and equipment failures that is damaging the poor economy, according to business and political groups.
Dozens of vessels are waiting outside the southeastern port of Durban, which handles about 60 percent of the country’s container traffic, according to South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF).
Parts of Cape Town will experience an 8-hour water shutdown
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has scheduled essential maintenance work in specific areas, resulting in temporary water supply disruptions.
While the inconvenience is regrettable, this proactive initiative aims to enhance the water supply infrastructure for the benefit of residents.
KZN prepares for the launch of new number plates
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is set to roll out a groundbreaking vehicle licence numbering system (number plates) on 1 December 2023, marking a significant departure from traditional practices.
Under the new system, number plates will adopt a continuous numbering approach, eliminating town and demarcation depictions. All registration numbers issued in the province will carry the identifier “ZN.”
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