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A cold and steady rain fell over Stellenbosch on Friday morning, but rays of sunshine appeared over lunch as Stellenbosch University (SU) celebrated a momentous occasion: the formal installation of the institution’s 16th Chancellor – Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. The ceremony, held in the Endler Hall, unfolded with stately precision, […]
To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently suspended the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes.
Telkom today announced the continued success and graduation of its inaugural cohort from the Telkom FutureMakers Township Innovation Incubator. This groundbreaking initiative is empowering Black-owned, township-based tech businesses, transforming innovative ideas into sustainable enterprises and creating vital job opportunities in South Africa’s burgeoning ICT sector. “The Telkom...
The official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployment people increasing by 237 000 compared to the previous three-month period. Youth unemployment (15–24-year-old job seekers), climbed to 62.4% in Q1 2025, the highest level since Q1 2022. This does not even account for young people who […]
“They’re calling it the T1 Phone 8002 Gold Version, which sounds kind of like a Taylor Swift album.”
The Golden Record – launched in 1977 on the Voyager space probes – contained everything from Chuck Berry to Chinese dialects and the sound of humpback whales. But what would we put on it today?
It’s almost 50 years since one of the strangest records ever made was launched – not into the pop charts but into the farthest reaches of outer space. Known as the Golden Record, this 12-inch,...
Automakers and car buyers are taking a second, harder look at hybrids after leaving them behind for electric vehicles.
As digital transformation accelerates across the continent, data privacy and cybersecurity have become critical priorities for businesses and consumers alike. Africa faces growing cyber threats, with research showing a 23% year-on-year increase in cyberattacks during 2023. In this challenging environment, Vodacom has established itself as a leader in data protection, implementing comprehensive...
Education and skills development are key drivers of economic mobility, and Vodacom is committed to bridging the digital divide by expanding access to digital learning platforms, enhancing school connectivity, and equipping learners with essential skills for the future. According to the Vodacom Integrated Annual Report 2025, the company has reached 3 million learners and educators across its...
Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.
TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on the French Riviera this week, even as a U.S. ban loomed over the company.
It’s the third time the date has been moved back by Trump since he took office in January.
An unprecedented planetary-scale seismic event caused the earth to vibrate for nine days straight back in 2023, but the reason why was unclear. Scientists initially had more questions than answers, labelling the event an unidentified seismic object and undertook a mammoth scientific collaboration across multiple countries and institutions to get to the bottom of what really happened. Josh...
Treasury may withhold funds from the SA Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) budget if the conditions attached to its budget are not being met. SASSA has already started implementing Treasury’s conditions, flagging beneficiaries for in-person reviews if undisclosed income or potential identify fraud are detected. But MPs have raised concerns about payments delays and the burden […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today opened applications for the third cohort of the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA), an eight-week global program designed to scale early-stage startups building foundational generative AI technologies. Forty promising startups from around the world will be selected for this year’s program, which kicks off on October 13, 2025, at Amazon […]
One of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets exploded during a routine test in Texas. The Starship 36 suffered ‘catastrophic failure and exploded’ at the Starbase launch facility according to the Cameron County authorities. Starship is the world’s largest and most powerful rocket. It is central to Musk’s long-term vision of colonising Mars. This is the latest setback, with SpaceX betting that its...
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
Rampant climate misinformation is turning the crisis into a catastrophe, according to the authors of a new report.
It found climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states....
Starship 36 was preparing for 10th test flight from Texas when it suffered ‘catastrophic failure’ while on stand
One of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.
The Starship 36 suffered “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch...
Exploration of Bahamas seabed will be first time notorious New Providence hideout has been searched
The Pirates of the Caribbean is a $4.5bn swashbuckling film franchise and Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham are among marauding buccaneers who have captured imaginations over the centuries.
But almost nothing is known about the life and times of actual pirates.
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Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.
The reason Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema was denied a visa to enter the United Kingdom has been revealed and his party says it is “not surprised”. The UK has revealed that it denied Malema a visa because of his openly expressed support for Hamas and utterances considered as inciting racial violence. Reacting to […]