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SA–Swiss relations set to grow stronger following historic State Visit

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – President Cyril Ramaphosa has described his State Visit to Switzerland – the first official visit by a South African Head of State since the dawn of democracy – as a milestone in the enduring relationship between the two countries.

Speaking during a press conference in...

Switzerland returns sacred cultural artefacts to SA’s Nkuna royal family

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – In a deeply symbolic gesture of cultural respect and friendship, Switzerland has voluntarily returned three sacred cultural artefacts belonging to South Africa’s Nkuna royal family. 

The handover, conducted during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Visit to...

SA, Switzerland deepen ties with five cooperation agreements

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – South Africa and Switzerland on Wednesday signed five cooperation agreements aimed at deepening bilateral relations across key sectors including trade, education, culture, sustainable development, and peace mediation.

This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a two-day State...

Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said.

The governor’s announcement follows a Trump administration plan to charge institutions $100,000 to bring in workers from other countries using the visas.

[Nyasa Times] In a bold step toward transforming the country’s education landscape, the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) has unveiled a new National Curriculum Framework that promises to redefine how Malawians learn, teach, and build futures — aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for...

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

Nvidia is taking a $1 billion stake in Nokia, sending the Finnish telecom giant’s shares up 22%. The two companies also struck a partnership to co-develop next-generation 6G and AI-driven networking technology. CNBC reports: The two companies also struck a strategic partnership to work together to develop next-generation 6G cellular technology. Nokia said that it would adapt its 5G and 6G...

Grammarly is rebranding itself as “Superhuman” following its acquisition of the email client, while keeping its existing product names for now. Along with the rebrand, the company is launching “Superhuman Go,” an AI assistant that integrates with tools like Gmail, Jira, and Google Drive to enhance writing and automate productivity tasks. “The assistant can use these connections to do tasks like...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Character.AI said on Wednesday that it would bar people under 18 from using its chatbots starting late next month, in a sweeping move to address concerns over child safety. The rule will take effect Nov. 25, the company said. To enforce it, Character.AI said, over the next month the company will identify which users are minors and put...

An anonymous reader shares a report: The FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind and revise certain rules attached to consumer broadband labels. The measure passed on a two-to-one vote, with Commissioner Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC, voting no and calling the notice “one of the most anti-consumer items I have seen.” The vote was held at the Commission’s open...

The agency announced moves to cut regulatory obstacles for the makers of biosimilar drugs, which are akin to generics and may help lower drug costs.

The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies.

Dr. Hatfill said he was pushed out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chief of staff, who fired him when he refused to resign.

Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.

The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.

Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.