
Philippines’ Duterte fit to stand trial, ICC judges say
The 80-year-old is accused of crimes of humanity over his bloody war on drugs that left thousands killed.
TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY 2026, 10:00

The 80-year-old is accused of crimes of humanity over his bloody war on drugs that left thousands killed.

Amid stiff competition, DStv is cutting hardware costs and letting households split subscription payments.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley see room for the South African Reserve Bank to lower its inflation forecast for 2026, as policymakers prepare for their first interest-rate decision of the year later this week.

Big data intelligence moves the blood collection system from scrambling during predictable crises, to building resilience through data-driven foresight.
Journalists at the Persian-language TV station Iran International in London have been working flat out, vowing to “show the truth” about the protests in Iran, despite threats against them and their families.
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from PCMag: A lawsuit claims that WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption is a sham, and is demanding damages, but the app’s parent company, Meta, calls the claims “false and absurd.” The lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco US district court on Friday and comes from a group of users based in countries such as Australia, Mexico, and South Africa,...

Replacing physical driving licence cards and discs with a digital-only system can be done “very rapidly” and will reduce instances of fraud and bribery by traffic officials, a driving skills expert argues.

SARS wants to introduce new laws that will enable wide-reaching lifestyle audits, helping it clamp down on taxpayers whose lifestyles don’t match their means.

As the gold price cracks $5 000/oz for the first time, Bank of America sees it going to $6 000/oz in the next few months.

Stellenbosch University consistently ranks among the world’s top institutions.

Icasa’s new amendment requires mobile networks to roll over specific unused bundles.

In a South African education landscape increasingly focused on outcomes rather than optics, Alma Mater International School has quietly established itself as one of the country’s most consistent pipelines into hard-science degrees and top-tier global universities.

Lion’s Head is one of Cape Town’s most iconic hikes, offering sweeping views of the city, ocean, and Table Mountain.

ASML’s grip on EUV chip-making technology is fuelling the global AI boom – and soaring profits.

Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.
South Korea’s government on Tuesday held emergency talks after US President Donald Trump said he will raise tariffs on South Korean goods, including autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals.

As artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews become mainstream discovery tools, a growing and largely invisible tactic is emerging in South Africa’s digital marketing space.


Durable success requires legislative tightening paired with practical guidance and support, prioritising real-world effectiveness over formal compliance, says Sholane Sathu, founder of Navigate Compliance.

The auditor-general has previously found Gauteng to be the only provincial health department to fail all nine assessed governance areas.