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15 September 2026UPDATED 15 September 2026 •WORLD AFP US President Donald Trump arrives to speak after US Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 10, 2026. AFP

AI is beginning to influence how boards of directors make decisions in South African companies. Directors use it to do things like assess financial information, predict market trends or identify potential risks before making strategic decisions.

Europe’s plan to make pharmaceutical and cosmetics producers pay for wastewater treatment has suffered a legal setback. An Advocate General at the EU’s top court has recommended annulling the provisions behind the scheme, citing serious flaws in how the EU assessed the sectors’ contribution to micropollution.

South Africa is set to extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States, where they face serious charges related to romance scams and cyberfraud. Police identified these individuals as part of the Black Axe organized crime network, which is suspected of defrauding more than 100 American women in excess of 100 million rand ($6.2 million).