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According to the Minister of Transport, around 38.5% of South African Airways flights were on time in October.

Artificial intelligence systems are now powerful and inexpensive enough to perform work equivalent to nearly 12 percent of U.S. jobs, according to a new MIT study — a finding likely to intensify pressure on employers, workers and policymakers to prepare for rapid changes in the economy. The research, written in October and released Wednesday, estimates […]

Experts are calling on Nigeria to accelerate the development of homegrown artificial intelligence tools to strengthen data privacy and protect Africa’s digital resources from external exploitation. The appeal was made at the AI Summit hosted by the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development on Wednesday in Abuja, where technology practitioners and policy specialists gathered to […]

Chinese startup DeepSeek caused turbulence in the global AI market earlier this year with its claim that its large language model, R1, was developed at a fraction of the cost of U.S. competitors. The company said it trained the open-source model for $6 million, compared with the roughly $100 million OpenAI invested in training ChatGPT-4. […]

Little more than a year ago, AI was widely heralded as the absolute game-changer of business process outsourcing (BPO)—and as a potential wrecking ball for employment in the industry. AI was viewed as a universal solution poised to revolutionize every facet of our industry, but this was balanced by concern that such a powerful technological […]

President Trump says says his envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks with Putin amid hopes for a Ukraine peace deal, even as leaked transcripts raise questions about Witkoff’s role as a mediator.

NPR’s A Martinez talks to Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., about the proposed peace plan to end the Ukraine war, and whether Ukrainians will support it.

As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for.

The affected carriers ceased flying to Venezuela after the US warned of heightened military activity.

Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.

Police search ex-President Chakwera’s residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there.

The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.

Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

South Africa is set for more than R3.3 billion in Black Friday spending in 2025, with this providing an opportunity for criminals to defraud shoppers.

The draft Business Licensing Bill has received major pushback, with the proposed laws seen by critics as the most anti-business piece of legislation since the advent of democracy.

People at a community kitchen say the Chancellor is helping the worst-off but others will pay for it.

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has introduced new regulations that all doctors and other medical professionals must now adhere to.

MK Party alleges O’Sullivan intimidated witnesses appearing before Ad Hoc Committee.

MK Party wins Ward 17 by-election in the Mandeni Local Municipality with an overwhelming 61%

MK Party is challenging President Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on a leave of absence.

Three of Ulster’s Ireland internationals are named to start Friday’s United Rugby Championship encounter against Benetton in Belfast (19:45 GMT).

Kaizer Chiefs have signed over 10 players this season but only a few have impressed. The likes of Shinga and Chislett are yet to kick a ball.

Kaizer Chiefs urgently need a defensive midfielder, and the answer might be the player who quietly left Amakhosi a few months ago.

Belfast fighter Lewis Crocker is set to return to Windsor Park for a voluntary defence of his IBF world welterweight title in April.

‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as gallery

The Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building at Somerset House in London.

The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the project at the teaching and...

Research raises serious questions about the health impact of a popular cooking oil. What could this mean in South African kitchens?

Refurbished is not only the cheaper alternative – it’s the smarter, more effective way to stay ahead.

MetroFibre is offering business fibre deals on 12-month, 24-month, and 36-month contracts, as well as on a month-to-month basis.

Despite fears that GenAI will make developers obsolete, Amazon CTO Dr Werner Vogels anticipates elevated demand.

RSAWEB is offering discounted monthly prices on MetroFibre, Octotel, Openserve, and Vumatel FTTH packages for Black Friday.

New crime data shows that the time and day when most hijackings occur in South Africa have shifted.

The sessions in December and January aim to bring people in Wolverhampton together during the colder months.