ChatGPT smashes through a billion monthly users
ChatGPT hit a billion monthly users in May, faster than any app yet that milestone, Sensor Tower estimates.
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How to measure your home solar system’s efficiency in South Africa
The Energy and Carbon Performance Rating gives South Africans a clear view of their energy efficiency over the past 12 months.
DA motion to control FMD shot down in Gauteng
DA’s motion for audits, quarantine reports, and disaster management role failed as farmers await vaccines amid uncontrolled outbreaks.
Steenhuisen’s missing R500 million investigation, and another private Afrikaans university coming to the Western Cape
Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.
KZN police warn social media incitement will face cybercrime charges
Officers vow to monitor posts ahead of 30 June marches, citing past convictions under the Cybercrimes Act.
The anatomy of a Golden Boot winner – and who could win it in 2026?
A look at the common attributes of World Cup Golden Boot winners and the claims of the leading 2026 candidates examined.
SA Post Office staff slam 18c per rand deal
Workers who bought bakkies for Post Office deliveries were retrenched and left with debt as pension payouts stall and unions stay silent.
Kenya: Secondary Schools Alumni Body Demands Nationwide Dormitory Safety Audit Following Deadly Utumishi Girls Fire
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Consortium of Secondary Schools Alumni Associations of Kenya (COSSAAK) has called for an urgent nationwide audit of dormitory safety and emergency escape systems in all boarding schools following a series of school fires and student unrest incidents, including the devastating blaze at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School that claimed 16 lives.
Romance scam exposed: Gauteng police bust four in a ritual fraud sting
Police discovered a makeshift altar and an underground cave allegedly used to deceive victims,
Rivals: Messi v Ronaldo – watch the trailer
The story of how Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo became the rivalry that transformed football and defined a generation.
Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show
The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.
Watch: Protesters and riot police clash near home of Nowak’s killer
BBC correspondent Peter Cooke reports from protests in Southampton over the murder of Henry Nowak.
Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results
The Competition and Markets Authority says it would put publishers “in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google”.
Ex-BBC presenter John Humphrys on being drunk during live Nixon resignation report
The former Today presenter has released a new podcast in which he talks about growing up in Cardiff.
Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim
Joanna Brittan says notes about her alleged abuse were sent by the Met to another alleged victim in error.
HOW National Treasury is tackling SASSA maladministration
SASSA maladministration has cost government more than R200 million in one year, and that’s just the start of TARS’ digging …
‘Without free meal, it’s a cup of soup for dinner’
Community cafe in Boston says numbers rose from about 60 to more than 90 at the start of the year.
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