In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
The House of Lords are continuing to debate the proposals but there is not enough time to complete all the stages in the current parliamentary session.
South Africa’s forecourt sector is facing pressure as declining fuel demand, rising costs, and intensifying competition reshape the industry. Insights from the latest Forecourt Retail Report 2025/2026, presented at a Nedbank-hosted media briefing, highlight how convenience retail is fast emerging as the sector’s primary growth engine. The session began with an economic overview by Nedbank...
Africa’s artificial intelligence revolution is not a continent-wide phenomenon but a fragmented one, concentrated in five distinct markets — Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia — each shaped by its own economic conditions, founder backgrounds and investor preferences, according to venture deal data tracking more than 350 startup transactions across the continent over the […]
MTN Group’s digital infrastructure arm has joined a $45 million funding round in ORAN Development Company, a U.S.-based startup building AI-native radio access network technology, alongside Nvidia, Cisco, Nokia, AT&T and Telecom Italia. The Series A round, announced Thursday, positions ODC to develop software that would transform conventional cell towers into edge computing hubs capable […]
Free State plan to reposition economy as Premier tackles unemployment ‘crisis’
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has named unemployment as one of the most pressing challenges confronting the province.The Premier was speaking during an engagement led by President Cyril Ramaphosa between the National Executive and the provincial government on Friday.Statistics South Africa’s...
Algeria is turning to digital technologies and artificial intelligence to tackle its growing water security challenges, with the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro-enterprises launching a national call for projects aimed at building a domestic innovation ecosystem in the water sector. The initiative, announced March 18, targets innovators, startups, scale-ups, micro-enterprises,...
US paper currency will bear President Donald Trump’s signature starting this summer, the first time a sitting president has signed American money, the Treasury Department said.
Representatives of the world’s wealthiest democracies gather in France today for a G7 meeting, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to try to shore up support among reticent allies for the Trump administration’s war on Iran.
A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.
Fecofoot president Jean-Guy Mayolas remains on the run after being sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this month for embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds.
The Reserve Bank has warned that interest rate hikes may be warranted if the Iran war drags on, which could mean homeowners would have to pay more on their home loans in the near future.
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa isn’t facing an ‘energy Armageddon’ in 2030, following warnings from Eskom and energy experts of a looming supply cliff.
[UCT] The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Moeletsi Tladi – a Vice-Chancellor’s Blue Carpet Scholarship recipient in 2023 – is looking forward to his graduation on 28 March. After being a top matric achiever in 2022, he is sharing lessons from his time at the institution.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Buchanan Open Bible Standard School and Nathaniel E. Reeves Memorial Charity High School have both secured their places in the grand final of the National High School Sports Championship, setting the stage for a highly anticipated clash at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Chargé d’ Affaires at the British Embassy near Monrovia has offered to collaborate with the National Commission on Disabilities or NCD in a partnership aimed at making UK scholarship opportunities more accessible to diverse applicants of people with disabilities otherwise known as PWDs in Liberia.
[Nile Post] Authorities in Buliisa District have raised concern over increasing cases of vandalism targeting road signage, warning that the trend is contributing to a rise in road accidents.
OpenAI has indefinitely paused plans for an erotic mode in ChatGPT as part of a broader strategy shift away from side projects and toward business and coding tools. TechCrunch reports: The proposed “adult mode,” which CEO Sam Altman first floated in October, had inspired considerable controversy from tech watchdog groups as well as from OpenAI’s own staff. In January, a meeting between company...
Though the health secretary falsely claimed a victory in a recent podcast, a federal proposal to review all new food ingredients is still in the early stages and drawing fierce opposition.
An experiment linking college students in Boston with retirees in Reno, Nev., aims to bridge a cross-generational divide and expand positive social interactions.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is posing challenges for the Trump administration. Top health jobs are unfilled, and a court has blocked his vaccine schedule changes.