South Africa to be Country in Focus at European Film Market

South Africa has been selected as the “Country in Focus” for the upcoming edition of the Berlinale European Film Market (EFM). As one of Africa’s most globally integrated and diversified economies, South Africa is home to a dynamic and internationally connected film industry that combines creative excellence, strong production capabilities and growing global market relevance. With internationally acclaimed filmmakers, diverse storytelling traditions, world-class crews and competitive production infrastructure, the country has established itself as a key partner for the international film and media industry.

South African cinema has long been part of the Berlinale’s history. Over the past decades, South African filmmakers and productions have regularly been represented across the festival and market programmes, reflecting the country’s creative diversity and international resonance. In 2005, U-Carmen eKhayelitsha by Mark Dornford-May became the first South African film to win the Berlinale’s Golden Bear, marking a milestone in the festival’s relationship with the country’s cinema. Contd

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Corporates Ready to Move Forward on Carbon Removal Purchasing - Research

Companies see carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as essential to reaching net zero, but are holding back on investment until policy and reporting rules become clearer, creating a "wait-and-see" market, new research from the Carbon Business Council finds.

The data is based on in-depth interviews with senior sustainability leaders across Fortune 1,000 companies in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany and France, all with net zero commitments but no formal carbon removal purchasing strategies. It finds that while companies see carbon removals as essential to achieving net zero, they need clear policy frameworks to justify meaningful near-term investment. The research was led by Bellwether Research. Contd

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EC-Council Launches ADG AI Framework and Self-Assessment Tool

EC-Council, the credentialing body responsible for the internationally recognised Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification and one of the world’s leading authorities in cybersecurity education, workforce development, and standards-based training, has announced the launch of its proprietary Adopt. Defend. Govern. (ADG) AI Framework and a free AI Readiness Self-Assessment Tool to help organisations securely adopt, operate and govern AI at scale.

Developed with input from practitioners and advisory board members across organizations including Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, KPMG, Deloitte, NTT Data, GE Healthcare, GlobalLogic, Prudential and Salesforce, the ADG Framework gives enterprises a unified operating model; three pillars, 12 minimum controls, and nine governance surfaces. The framework is designed to align with the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and the NIST AI RMF. Contd

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Wipro Expands ServiceNow Partnership to Embed Agentic AI Workflows

Wipro has announced its expanded partnership with ServiceNow to implement and scale the impact of agentic AI workflows across core enterprise functions such as IT, HR, procurement, and cybersecurity.

Under this expanded partnership, Wipro will integrate Wipro Intelligence, its unified suite of AI-powered platforms, solutions and transformative offerings, with the ServiceNow AI Platform enabling organizations to streamline the initiation, orchestration, and execution of work across enterprise systems. By reducing manual coordination and improving visibility into how work progresses across core functions, enterprises can accelerate turnaround times while strengthening accountability and operational governance. Contd

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Uniform Governance Across AI Agents Will Lead to Enterprise AI Agent Failure - Gartner

AI Agent Autonomy Levels/Source - Gartner (May 2026)

Applying uniform governance to all AI agents, regardless of their autonomy level and scope, can lead to enterprise AI agent failure, according to Gartner, a business and technology insights company. Failures are most likely to occur when organisations fail to distinguish between an agent’s ability to act and the scope of access it is granted.

Gartner predicts that by 2027, 40% of enterprises will demote or decommission autonomous AI agents due to governance gaps identified only after production incidents occur. Contd

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