The United Nations has unveiled a new step in global AI governance, with Secretary General António Guterres submitting a list of 40 international experts to the General Assembly for a proposed Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.

The body,  the first fully independent global scientific panel focusing on AI, aims to assess how rapidly advancing artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, societies and human development.

Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe has more…

The United Nations has unveiled a new step in global AI governance, with Secretary General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres submitting a list of 40 international experts to the General Assembly for a proposed Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
The body,&nbsp; the first fully independent global scientific panel focusing on AI, aims to assess how rapidly advancing artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, societies and human development.
Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe has more&hellip;

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UN Secretary General Submits Expert List for Global AI Scientific Panel

A non-governmental organisation in South Africa, Afrika Tikkun, which deals with the empowerment of youth and children in the country, has stated that in February, nearly five million youth in the country will systematically disappear from the country's economic landscape.  

They say it is because tertiary institutions will not be able to accommodate all school-leaving youth, and the others will not be able to find jobs.  

The organisation highlights this as the country prepares for the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week.

Ramaphosa is expected to touch on youth unemployment.  According to Statistics South Africa, only four point seven million youth were employed in the second quarter of 2025.

Sisi Segalo has more on the story…...

A non-governmental organisation in South Africa, Afrika Tikkun, which deals with the empowerment of youth and children in the country, has stated that in February, nearly five million youth in the country will systematically disappear from the country's economic landscape. &nbsp;
They say it is because tertiary institutions will not be able to accommodate all school-leaving youth, and the others will not be able to find jobs. &nbsp;
The organisation highlights this as the country prepares for the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week.
Ramaphosa is expected to touch on youth unemployment. &nbsp;According to Statistics South Africa, only four point seven million youth were employed in the second quarter of 2025.
Sisi Segalo has more on the story&hellip;...

SA NGO Raises Alarm Over Youth Exclusion as Tertiary Institutions Reach Capacity

On the 'Round Up wrap' segment of the show resident analyst Mighti Jamie, to talk to us about some of the stories highlighted earlier as well as throw forward to the week ahead....


TALKING POINTS
1. South Africa says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the UN Secretary-General of the move, ending nearly three decades of South African involvement, with the pull-out expected to be completed before the end of the year.
2. Pope Leo the 14th has called for an end to the violence in Nigeria. Speaking in St Peter's Square after Sunday prayers, he condemned recent attacks in which gunmen killed three villagers and abducted eleven others, including a Catholic priest. The appeal comes as violence escalates in the conflict-hit north, with at least one hundred and seventy people killed in Woro last week, and growing criticism of the government's response.

3. Uganda and Tanzania's leaders met in Dar es Salaam on Saturday to discuss closer cooperation on trade, infrastructure, and regional peace. The visit comes weeks after Museveni won a seventh term in Uganda's contested elections and is the first foreign trip to Tanzania since President Hassan's disputed re-election last October. Both Uganda and Tanzania have had contested elections recently.

4. Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council stepped down on Saturday amid heavy security in Port-au-Prince. The nine-member body, set up to tackle gang violence and oversee elections, leaves no clear successor. US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is now expected to take sole charge while talks continue over what, if anything, will replace the council.

5. The body promoting economic integration among six Central African nations has suspended most activities amid a financial crisis. CEMAC, which includes Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, says projects will pause until revenue from the Community Integration Tax improves. Experts warn this could delay infrastructure, restrict movement, and slow regional integration.

6. And Finally, South Africa's energy regulator has approved higher electricity price increases for state utility Eskom over the next two financial years, after acknowledging errors in earlier calculations.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) said tariffs will now rise by 8.76% in April this year and 8.83% in April 2027, up from the previously approved 5.36% and 6.19%. The regulator said the revised hikes strike a balance between Eskom's financial sustainability and customer affordability.

On the 'Round Up wrap' segment of the show resident analyst Mighti Jamie, to talk to us about some of the stories highlighted earlier as well as throw forward to the week ahead.... 
TALKING POINTS 1. South Africa says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the UN Secretary-General of the move, ending nearly three decades of South African involvement, with the pull-out expected to be completed before the end of the year. 2. Pope Leo the 14th has called for an end to the violence in Nigeria. Speaking in St Peter's Square after Sunday prayers, he condemned recent attacks in which gunmen killed three villagers and abducted eleven others, including a Catholic priest. The appeal comes as violence escalates in the conflict-hit north, with at least one hundred and seventy people killed in Woro last week, and growing criticism of the government's response.
3. Uganda and Tanzania's leaders met in Dar es Salaam on Saturday to discuss closer cooperation on trade, infrastructure, and regional peace. The visit comes weeks after Museveni won a seventh term in Uganda's contested elections and is the first foreign trip to Tanzania since President Hassan's disputed re-election last October. Both Uganda and Tanzania have had contested elections recently.
4. Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council stepped down on Saturday amid heavy security in Port-au-Prince. The nine-member body, set up to tackle gang violence and oversee elections, leaves no clear successor. US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aim&eacute; is now expected to take sole charge while talks continue over what, if anything, will replace the council.
5. The body promoting economic integration among six Central African nations has suspended most activities amid a financial crisis. CEMAC, which includes Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, says projects will pause until revenue from the Community Integration Tax improves. Experts warn this could delay infrastructure, restrict movement, and slow regional integration.
6. And Finally, South Africa's energy regulator has approved higher electricity price increases for state utility Eskom over the next two financial years, after acknowledging errors in earlier calculations.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) said tariffs will now rise by 8.76% in April this year and 8.83% in April 2027, up from the previously approved 5.36% and 6.19%. The regulator said the revised hikes strike a balance between Eskom's financial sustainability and customer affordability.

Round up wrap with Mighti Jamie

UNICEF has raised alarm over the rise of AI-generated sexualised images of children, warning that 'deepfake abuse is abuse.' New research shows that at least 1.2 million children globally had their images manipulated into sexualised content last year.

Joining us now is Makiba Yamano, Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF South Africa, to discuss the scale of this threat, its impact on children, and what can be done to prevent it.

UNICEF has raised alarm over the rise of AI-generated sexualised images of children, warning that 'deepfake abuse is abuse.' New research shows that at least 1.2 million children globally had their images manipulated into sexualised content last year.
Joining us now is Makiba Yamano, Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF South Africa, to discuss the scale of this threat, its impact on children, and what can be done to prevent it.

UN Secretary General Submits Expert List for Global AI Scientific Panel

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