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South Africa

Government to engage residents on Vaal Special Economic Zone

Today at 09:55 AM, via SAnews

Government to engage residents on Vaal Special Economic Zone

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), the Gauteng Provincial Government and the Local Municipalities of Lesedi and Midvaal, will host public consultations on the planned designation of the Vaal Special Economic Zone (SEZ). 

This follows the publication, on 3 March 2026, of the Minister of Trade,...

Business

The international products dominating shelves in South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

According to market research firm Euromonitor International, South Africa’s beauty market grew 7% year on year to reach to $3.9 billion in 2024, which is over R65 billion at current conversion rates, outpacing the 0.6% GDP growth at the time.

Sport

Richardson wins Stawell Gift despite 10m handicap

Today at 09:43 AM, via BBC News

American Sha-Carri Richardson overcomes a disadvantage of up to 10 metres to become only the third woman to win the Stawell Gift from the back of the field.

Science/Tech

Russia’s VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outages, Telegram Founder Says

Today at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

Russia’s “great crackdown” on VPNs — and a clampdown on Telegram’s messaging platform — had an unintended side effect, reports Bloomberg. It “triggered the widespread banking outage seen across the country this week, Telegram’s billionaire founder Pavel Durov said.””Telegram was banned in Russia, yet 65 million Russians still use it daily via VPNs,” Durov said Saturday in a post on...

Science/Tech

Monday briefing: Can human-based space exploration still be meaningful?

Today at 07:46 AM, via The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: Far from Earth and out of contact, the four‑person crew ​of Artemis II​ continues a journey designed ​to test​ endurance and the limits of deep‑space exploration

Good morning. For a short period today, the four-person crew of the Artemis II mission will be alone in space, unable to contact anyone on Earth. Facing the far side of the moon, the astronauts will be further...