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Hello, everyone! This is Erika from ‘Just a Moment News,’ and today is September 4, 2024. Let’s dive into some interesting news stories from today.

First up, Renaldo Gouws, a controversial political figure, has lodged a complaint with the Press Council against IOL. He claims that a video clip of him making racist remarks, which was published by IOL, lacked full context as it was part of a longer six-minute video that wasn’t initially released. The Deputy Press Ombud found that IOL breached four of the eight clauses Gouws cited, including failing to upload the full video when it became available and presenting biased opinions against him. IOL has been ordered to apologize and update the article with the full video and Gouws’s comments. However, some of his complaints were dismissed due to a lack of evidence that IOL had the full video at the time of publication. IOL is appealing the ruling.

Next, let’s talk about Shoprite’s annual results which show significant growth in its online and on-demand services. The Checkers Sixty60 delivery service now boasts 539 stores, with a year-on-year addition of 73 stores. The service saw a growth rate of 58.1% this year, contributing to a 12% overall sales growth, totaling Two hundred and forty billion, seven hundred million Rand. Shoprite reported a profit of Six billion, two hundred million Rand, up 4% from the previous year. They’ve also launched an e-commerce platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

FlySafair is launching a new route from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia, starting October 22, 2024. This marks their first regional route, driven by the availability of additional aircraft which allows them to offer competitive fares starting at One thousand eight hundred Rand. The route will operate twice weekly, catering to both local and international tourists.

In entertainment news, ABC has announced a one-hour TV special hosted by Oprah Winfrey titled “AI and the Future of Us,” set to air on September 12. The special will feature tech figures like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Bill Gates, exploring AI’s influence on daily life. However, some critics argue that the guest list and framing of the show promote a one-sided, commercial narrative, with calls for a more balanced representation in the discussion.

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, has launched Colossus, an AI training supercomputer featuring One hundred thousand Nvidia H100 GPUs. This makes it the most powerful AI compute cluster globally. Colossus is designed to train xAI’s language model Grok and is part of their strategy to stay ahead in the competitive AI landscape.

Lastly, a World Health Organization-commissioned global review has found no link between cell phone use and brain cancer. The review analyzed 63 studies conducted between 1994 and 2022. This finding could lead to a reassessment of the WHO’s classification of radiation from cell phones as “possibly carcinogenic.”

That wraps up our news for today. Thanks for tuning in to ‘Just a Moment News.’ I’m Erika, and I’ll see you next time!

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