Malatsi wants South Africa’s AI policy back on track after false start

Five months after fabricated academic references forced South Africa to withdraw its draft national artificial intelligence (AI) policy, one of the two officials suspended over the scandal has resigned. Disciplinary proceedings against the other communications department staffer are still under way. Solly Malatsi, South Africa’s communications minister, says the government remains confident that Cabinet will finalise the replacement AI policy before the end of March 2027, with public consultatio