The leading world futurists and scientists are interested in the development of Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Transdisciplinary Agora For Future Discussions (TAFFD’s) will gather the leading futurists all over the world during the Gen4IR Global Summit in South Africa. The event will take place at the beautiful Sun City resort in Johannesburg in the middle of August.

https://gen4ir.org

The event which is now slated August 16-17 2022 because of the aims to converge scientist, and industrial experts from diverse disciplines.

“We are working with relevant authorities through our crucial government partners to ensure ease of travel to SA. The move of the summit to August will therefore offer the best chance for all participants to attend in person and maximize face-to-face interaction, networking opportunities, and planning productive endeavors for the future.” – commented Brenda Kgomotsego Ramokopelwa, CEO at TAFFD’s.

“The growing interest from the private and public sectors worldwide in our event will require full engagement by speakers and delegates. We will therefore use this time to offer regular context, podcasts, commentaries, Zoom events that will educate, enlighten, and inspire about the prosperous future of Africa that the August summit will help unleash. We apologize for any inconvenience this move might have caused and hope to see you this August in South Africa. We thank you for your interest in the Gen4IR summit and hope you will engage with us as we lead up to our exciting event! –  Ósìnàkáchì Ákùmà Kálù, founder at TAFFD’s.

https://taffds.org

Africa, with its status as having the youngest population on Earth, is strategically positioned at the forefront of the global race to be the 4IR powerhouse thanks to boundlessly creativity of African youth experienced in using tools, ideas and skills in overcoming of the myriad real-life challenges, and vast resources of the world digital technologies and startups, who are interested in this raising market. Over a million years ago, the making of stone chopping tools and the stone hand axe at Olduvai Gorge of the East African Rift Valley represented the first step in the great human journey of shaping our world and for many millions of years. The stone hand axe from Africa remained the innovative technology, which was needed by and accompanied our ancestors as they spread out of Africa and across the world. Indeed, as our tools evolve so do our ideas, and then as our tools and ideas evolve, so also do we. Our current 21st century world and humankind through a new set of modern tools characterized as exponential technologies, stands again at the verge of another radical evolution – a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), – and just as with the story of our origins, the future of this technological revolution lies again in the promise of Africa.

Currently, among the speakers of the Gen4IR conference are Ai Karaki, 4iAfrica; David Wood, futurists;  Aubrey De Grey, PhD, Biomedical Gerontologist; Natasha Vita More, PhD;  Jose Louis Codeiro, MIT Engineer, Immortalist; Edward Hudgins, Futurist, Human Achievement Alliance; Dr. Catherine Demetriades, Inventor of Cxai technologies and Actual Intelligence; Dr. Sarita Sharma, Author of Myriad Voices, Days V.; Ugo Chukwu, Futurist; and many more. We deliver you 4 Key mindsets and an understanding of the exponential technologies required for you. Let’s make Africa great again!

For more information, kindly visit gen4ir.org or email [email protected].

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29-year-old suspect arrested for possession of presumably stolen property

FREE STATE – On Friday 29 April 2022 members of Mangaung Metro Highway Patrol were on duty around 04:00 in the morning patrolling on N1 National Road North towards Johannesburg when they spotted a White Nissan NP300 LDV heavily loaded. The vehicle was from Raymond Mhlaba Road joining N1.

The police stopped and searched the vehicle driven by an African male. Upon thoroughly searching the vehicle the members found copper rods at the back of the vehicle. The value of the recovered copper is estimated at R128 000.00. The copper was then handed over to the lawful owner.

A case of possession of presumably stolen property and arrest of an illegal immigrant was opened at Navalsig police Station. The suspect will appear in Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Tuesday 03 May 2022.

Source: South African Police Service

Security officer arrested for car hijacking

GAUTENG – Katlehong Police were early this morning at around 01:00 on their daily routine patrols when they came across a man requesting assistance from the police.

The man was hijacked of his Audi A4 vehicle next to his house at Ramokonopi East. The victim told the police that he was hijacked by four African males, with one pointing him with a pistol and wearing a reflector jacket.

Police took him to the Police Station in order to open a hijacking case.

While on their way to the Police Station, the victim saw the same gunman wailing on the street.

Police quickly stopped and searched the man. A silver pistol was seized from the alleged 38-year-old suspect, who stays at Buyafuthi hostel.

The hijacked victim positively identified him as the one who hijacked him earlier.

Police went on to discover that the firearm is licensed and registered under the suspect’s name, who is employed as a security officer at a company known to the Police

The suspect was arrested and detained at Katlehong Police Station, for alleged hijacking.

The hijacked vehicle with three suspects is sought by police.

The firearm seized will be taken to ballistic test, for further investigation.

Katlehong acting Station Commander Colonel Piet Erasmus applauded a job well done by Katlehong Police members, with the belief that removing a firearm from wrongful hands will minimize violent crimes in Katlehong. Acting Station Commander is appealing to the community to report more illegal guns and those licensed guns which are on the wrongful hands.

The suspect will appear before the Palm Ridge magistrate court soon, charged with car hijacking.

Source: South African Police Service

Police request public to assist locate missing woman

NELSPRUIT – Police in Nelspruit are appealing to the community to assist in locating 28-year-old Hillary Gardee who was reported missing.

Gardee, who is residing at Kamagugu (outside Nelspruit) was last seen on Friday, 29 April 2022 at Spar Supermarket in Nelspruit. The victim was with a 3-year old girl during her disappearance. Surprisingly, the child was found but Gardee was nowhere to be found. She was reported missing by her family on Saturday, 30 April 2022. Gardee has never returned home since then.

She was last seen wearing a black top and black trousers. She is approximately 1.6 metres tall and she has a piercing on her nose. She is also light in complexion.

Anyone with information that may assist police in tracing Hillary Gardee is urged to contact Detective Constable Sthembile Zitha on 0724740835 or call the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111. Alternatively members of the public can send information via MySAPSApp. All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.

Source: South African Police Service

43-year-old arrested with R5 ammunition in Botshabelo

BOTSHABELO – The suspect was arrested after R5 ammunition and magazine were found stashed at his place.

On Monday 02 May 2022 at about 07:30, the Tactical Response team members reacted on intelligence driven information to a house in ‘S’ Section, Botshabelo.

On arrival members found a 43-year-old male who granted police permission to search the house. While searching, the TRT members found 22 live R5 ammunition including 2 of 9mm, as well as a 9mm magazine.

The 43-year-old male could not account for the ammunition in his possession and was arrested. Upon continuing the search, members discovered that the suspect is also illegal in the country. No firearm was found during the search.

The suspect will appear in the Botshabelo Magistrate court soon, for illegal possession of ammunition and contravening the immigration Act.

Source: South African Police Service