Update@Noon

News and Current Affairs Show hosted by award winning presenter Sakina Kamwendo, live on weekdays from 12 noon to 1 pm on SAfm 104-107fm

Update@Noon is a news podcast hosted by SAfm, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

SAfm hosts Update@Noon, a news show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  U.S. President Donald Trump has backed a voluntary safety accord with leading technology companies

  Oct 1, 20265 min

  The race to develop artificial intelligence or AI is intensifying a global debate over who should control and how to protect humanity from its risks. U.S. President Donald Trump has backed a voluntary safety accord with leading technology companies after a White House meeting, stressing industry self-regulation and American leadership. But that flies in the face of calls from others, including the U.N. Secretary General who has pushed for a multi-lateral AI risk-management framework, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is calling for stronger safeguards, including legislation. As Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on AI last week, warnings were clear that the increasingly powerful systems could threaten humanity if poorly managed.

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  More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo

  Oct 1, 20265 min

  More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo. The IEC says 126 political parties and 106 independent candidates will compete. Twenty political parties that are contesting in all municipalities signed the Electoral Code of Conduct in Polokwane. The IEC says the high number of political parties and independent candidates reflects the level of interest in the elections. Rendani Raliphaswa has more....

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  Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages

  Oct 1, 20263 min

  Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages. Villages such as Siyandhani, Bode and Makhuva, have seen very little to no water for many years. Stalled and delayed water projects in the area have been blamed for severe water challenges. Vutivi Maluleke has more...

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  Hessequa Municipality in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape has unveiled a 210-million rand solar power plant at Riversdale

  Oct 1, 20263 min

  The Hessequa Municipality in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape has unveiled a 210-million rand solar power plant at Riversdale. This is set to reduce its reliance on Eskom and keep electricity costs down for consumers. The ten-megawatt solar field allows excess power generated during the day to be stored and used when demand and electricity costs rise. The project is being hailed as a milestone in municipal energy generation. Sagree Chetty reports...

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  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws

  Oct 1, 20264 min

  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws, months after amendments extended his current term by two years. Addressing Parliament, Mnangagwa called for changes to the Electoral Act and Constitutional Court Act. The amendments have moved Zimbabwe's next election to 2030 -- but also triggered legal challenges over the extension of the current term and changes to how future presidents will be elected. Ditaba Tsotetsi reports...

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