He did not answer a second question on whether the redrafted national AI policy will include guidance on the acquisition of AI hardware and software stacks. South Africa has signed the agreement establishing Waico, acting deputy director-general Jeanette Morwane told TechCentral last week. A test South Africa has already lived throughThe sharpest test of the minister’s position is one South Africa — and much of the world — has already experienced. TechCentral has previously reported that the withdrawn draft left South Africa too dependent on both superpowers. The walls between the US and Chinese AI technology stacks, it said, are going up faster than most companies are reorganising around them.