The health department is considering adopting AI as part of its efforts to accelerate the screening and diagnosis of TB and silicosis in South Africa. This follows the recommendation by the World Health Organisation for member states to use computer-aided detection software to interpret chest X-rays when screening and triaging for tuberculosis.



GUEST: Professor Norbet Ndjeka, Health of National TB Program in the Department of Health 

The health department is considering adopting AI as part of its efforts to accelerate the screening and diagnosis of TB and silicosis in South Africa. This follows the recommendation by the World Health Organisation for member states to use computer-aided detection software to interpret chest X-rays when screening and triaging for tuberculosis.
 
GUEST: Professor Norbet Ndjeka, Health of National TB Program in the Department of Health

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SA authorities must closely monitor the terror financing activities of Islamic State within the country’s borders, according to the terror financing national risk assessment. The update, released on Tuesday, states that, unlike the 2022 risk assessment, which identified a moderate terror financing risk, the country now faces a significant level of risk in terms of terror financing.



GUEST: William Els, from the Institute for Security Studies

SA authorities must closely monitor the terror financing activities of Islamic State within the country’s borders, according to the terror financing national risk assessment. The update, released on Tuesday, states that, unlike the 2022 risk assessment, which identified a moderate terror financing risk, the country now faces a significant level of risk in terms of terror financing.
 
GUEST: William Els, from the Institute for Security Studies

SA at ‘significant’ risk of terror financing by Islamic State

In a scathing letter to DA leader John Steenhuisen -President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused the Democratic Alliance of jeopardizing the foundation of setting up the Government of National Unity (GNU) negotiations.This is as negotiations between the DA and the ANC are believed to have reached a stalemate over the Department of Trade and Industry portfolio. To give us an up update on this is…..



GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News reporter

In a scathing letter to DA leader John Steenhuisen - President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused the Democratic Alliance of jeopardizing the foundation of setting up the Government of National Unity (GNU) negotiations. This is as negotiations between the DA and the ANC are believed to have reached a stalemate over the Department of Trade and Industry portfolio. To give us an up update on this is…..
 
GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News reporter

In a scathing letter to DA leader John Steenhuisen - President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused the Democratic Alliance of jeopardizing the foundation of setting up the Government of National Unity (GNU) negotiations.

Earlier we spoke to former eThekwini Municipality Speaker and deputy mayor, Logie Naidoo about the absence of equal representation in the newly constituted KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. His concerns are that coloured people and Indians are not well represented in the provincial legislature. To help us look into this is….

GUEST: Dr Fikile Vilakazi, Political analyst based at the University of the Western Cape  

Earlier we spoke to former eThekwini Municipality Speaker and deputy mayor, Logie Naidoo about the absence of equal representation in the newly constituted KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. His concerns are that coloured people and Indians are not well represented in the provincial legislature. To help us look into this is….
GUEST: Dr Fikile Vilakazi, Political analyst based at the University of the Western Cape

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