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South Africa

Steenhuisen calls for urgent climate resilience in agriculture

Today at 10:50 AM, via SAnews

Steenhuisen calls for urgent climate resilience in agriculture

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says resilience is no longer an abstract concept for agriculture but an “operational necessity” as climate change, failing logistics infrastructure and volatile global markets reshape the future of South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry.

Addressing the Hortgro Symposium 2026 in...

South Africa

Police arrest 142 following looting and public violence in Mangaung

Today at 10:38 AM, via SAnews

Police arrest 142 following looting and public violence in Mangaung

Free State police have arrested 142 people following incidents of looting, public violence and damage to property in several areas of Mangaung.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the incidents followed the circulation of voice recordings and digital posters on social media calling for a “total...

South Africa

Tau visits Biovac facility

Today at 10:10 AM, via SAnews

Tau visits Biovac facility

Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator, and strategic partner in global healthcare manufacturing, says Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau.

“The expansion of the Biovac end-to-end vaccine manufacturing facility sends a powerful signal to the world: that Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator, and strategic...

South Africa

Africa urged to strengthen space governance for global space economy participation

Today at 09:57 AM, via SAnews

Africa urged to strengthen space governance for global space economy participation

Africa’s meaningful participation in the rapidly expanding global space economy will depend not only on technological advancement, but also on strengthening the continent’s legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks for space governance.

This was according to Nomfuneko Majaja, Chief...

Africa

Malawi’s industrial dream built backwards

Yesterday at 17:13 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Malawi’s industrial strategy has achieved only 40% of its targets, while core industrial capacity continues to weaken

Business

War is brewing in South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is facing an escalating risk of major social unrest, with anti-illegal immigration groups giving foreigners until 30 June to leave South Africa.

Business

Your next website could be built by AI and it won’t cost R20k

Today at 10:47 AM, via BusinessTech

A few years ago, building a professional website meant hiring a developer, constant back and forth, and spending thousands of rands. Today, AI can generate a fully designed, responsive to any screen website in minutes with no coding required. For South African small and medium businesses, this changes everything. The problem with outdated websites has

Politics

eThekwini corruption scrutiny could hurt ANC in November elections, analysts warn

Yesterday at 17:04 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures and corruption allegations. Analysts warn the fallout could weaken the party before the local government elections in November

Education

Namibia: NSFAF Sues Former Chief Nghiwete for N$4.3m

Today at 07:28 AM, via AllAfrica

[Namibian] The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund has launched legal action against former chief executive Hilya Nghiwete, demanding the repayment of N$4.3 million.

Education

Nigeria: ASUU Warns Govt Over Non-Implementation of 2025 Agreement

Today at 07:16 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos chapter, has warned that Nigerian public universities may be heading toward another industrial crisis over the federal government’s alleged failure to fully implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement.

Entertainment

Hunt pens new Stellies deal

Today at 10:51 AM, via The Citizen

‘I’m very excited about the project we’re building at Stellenbosch FC,’ Hunt told Stellies media.

Science/Tech

ISO 27001 is becoming a baseline requirement for doing business

Today at 11:08 AM, via ITWeb

ISO 27001 provides an auditable framework for protecting information, covering everything from access control to how systems and communications are secured, says Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix.