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Sundowns were recently reported to be keen on bringing this former PSL star back from Austria but that door is temporarily closed.

Malcolm Offord has faced criticism after linking the incident in Edinburgh to an “insurge” of migration.

The star made the kind gesture for his former school in the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire.

COGTA says says there were eight people in the bakkie, two of whom were able to reach safety

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, Natural Language Processing, and predictive analytics lies an even bigger story: the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. Cloud hyperscalers, chipmakers, and global tech players are pouring billions into data centres, high-performance...

Kenya’s Ministry of Health plans to integrate artificial intelligence into the country’s community health system to improve service delivery and help frontline health workers make faster, better-informed decisions. The ministry said it will collaborate with Barcelona-based Causal Foundry to deploy AI across three key areas: managing health data, guiding clinical decisions and enhancing...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the National Training Academy to implement a rigorous AI and digitalization-based testing system to ensure impartial assessment, during a meeting with the institution’s Board of Trustees. El-Sisi also instructed the academy to establish strategic regional and global partnerships with prestigious institutions that share its goals. The...

It is the latest country to curb young people’s access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials said, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight.

Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, ‘smart’ police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

The South African Reserve Bank is now expected to keep interest rates on hold this month following Israel and America’s attacks on Iran.

The contraction came as a surprise with payrolls down in nearly every sector.

A drone attack on Azerbaijan has narrowed choices for airlines scrambling to respond to disruption in the Gulf.

Johann Rupert-led Richemonth is selling its UK insurance business in a deal worth R65 billion, which should add to the group’s already massive pile of cash.

Gen. Sangweni says President Ramaphosa can lawfully use legislation to deploy SANDF when needed.

This is according to former Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Anton Ackermann

Carrim’s lawyer says he received death threats before testifying at the Madlanga Commission Monday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa orders flags at half-mast nationwide until the burial of Mosioua Lekota.

All Stormers Rugby teams will going forward be aligned under a single brand, bringing clarity and consistency for all stakeholders.

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was “really disappointed” to be left out at Aston Villa.

Jesse Lingard joins Corinthians, but what can the former England and Manchester United midfielder expect in Brazil?

Iran will not take part in the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, the IPC confirms, as the nation’s solitary athlete scheduled to compete “cannot travel safely to Italy”.

A proposed shark net near a new Club Med resort on the North Coast has sparked fierce debate over swimmer safety and threats to marine life.

Read how an adventure to Everest Base Camp might be more attainable than you think, even for a solo woman traveller from South Africa.

Meet Devandra Narismulu, the Executive Chef managing a high-volume kitchen while focusing on culinary mentorship and South African heritage.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for 5 March 2026.

Durban Central Police Station in eThekwini recorded the highest number of sexual offence cases uncovered through police intervention.

The team from Cape Town will now play in the Currie Cup as the Stormers, as they do in the URC and European competitions.

“The stance is that the coaches understand the responsibility that faces them, they understand the results must come,” Motaung Jnr told Kaizer Chiefs radio.

Berlin (PinionNewswire) — Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs published a research paper introducing BRAID (Bounded Reasoning for Autonomous Inference and Decisions), a framework that replaces free-form AI reasoning with structured logic graphs. The result: up to 99% reasoning accuracy and up to 74x Performance per Dollar (PPD) improvements all validated across three rigorous benchmarks. The core […]

The telecommunications firm implements tariff adjustments across its mobile and fixed portfolios, effective 1 April.

With the recently launched Galaxy S26 series, Samsung unveiled a breakthrough feature that is set to change the way users experience privacy on their phones. Building on decades of display innovation, the AI(artificial intelligence)-powered Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces the mobile industry and world’s first built-in Privacy Display[1] – a revolutionary technology that protects personal […]

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

England’s top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

Do you know the important difference between open and closed AI?

Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.

A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.