The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) presented findings on corruption at the National Lotteries Commission to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday. While the SIU has taken measures to recover stolen Lottery money that was meant for good causes, it does not have prosecutorial powers. The SIU has referred 19 separate matters to the […]

Junior Ramalatso of Springs in Molemole Municipality’s Ward 6 has to use her R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to buy water each month. According to dozens of residents we spoke to, water tanks were installed ten years ago, but the municipality only fills the tanks every month or every second month, so water […]

Apple is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets.

Virtual mobile provider uConnect allows customers to buy SIM cards without verifying their IDs. uConnect asks for an ID number and address when one orders a SIM card, but does not ask for proof. South African law requires that sellers register the ID and residential address of their customers. But the law is badly enforced […]

US markets tumbled on Wednesday as investor anxiety spiked over the nation’s growing budget deficit. The Dow lost 1.9%, while the S&P 500 slid 1.6%, marking a broad retreat across major indices. President Trump’s push to pass a substantial new budget bill by the weekend added to the pressure, with concerns mounting that the fiscal […]

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happy

Along a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the...

Researcher records Cooper’s hawk in New Jersey making use of pedestrian crossing and line of cars while hunting

It is a tactic worthy of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt: wait until a beeping pedestrian crossing indicates a traffic queue has formed then use the line of cars as cover to reach your target. But this isn’t a scene from Mission: Impossible – it’s the behaviour of a young hawk.

The discovery...

Canal+ has agreed to a moratorium on retrenchments for three years at MultiChoice Group following the merger implementation date. Sipho Maseko and Sonja De Bruyn have joined a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) consortium played a crucial role in facilitating Canal+’s acquisition of MultiChoice Group. As part of the transaction, MultiChoice South Africa’s broadcasting...

Huawei has significantly deepened its partnership with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), elevating the institution to an ICT Academy Support Center (IASC). This pivotal step, formalised through a new memorandum of understanding, not only enhances the existing bond established in 2019 but also promises to accelerate the development of local ICT talent, expand […]

Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness

Researchers have given people a taste of superhuman vision after creating contact lenses that allow them to see infrared light, a band of the electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the naked eye.

Unlike night vision goggles, the contact lenses need no power source, and because...

Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtime

The sea off the coast of the UK and Ireland is experiencing an unprecedented marine heatwave with temperatures increasing by as much as 4C above average for the spring in some areas.

Marine biologists say the intensity and unprecedented nature of the rise in water temperatures off the coasts of...

Critics say he is trading access for personal profit – a suggestion rejected by the White House.

As an investor, we are sure that you are always looking for strategies to increase your income in the fast-paced financial world of today. If you are in South Africa, you might have come across robot copy trading. You simply rely on automated systems to improve your trading performance without having to deal with the […]

Discovery has implications for ‘all cells and tissues’ and research bridged gap between scientists and non-scientists

After decades of mystery, new research has shed light on a question that has long stumped scientists and cat lovers alike – what exactly makes orange cats, well … orange?

Two studies published in Current Biology last week by separate teams at Stanford University and Japan’s...

After going down overnight, the website is open for browsing again, but online orders remain suspended after the recent cyber attack.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited has unveiled plans to invest R2.3 billion in capital expenditure for FY2025 as part of its growth strategy, alongside reporting robust interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2025. Financial and Operational Highlights Revenue up 8.1% to R12.1 billion, driven by higher patient volumes and improved tariffs Normalised earnings per […]

Washington D.C., United States – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to fostering inclusive prosperity through its continued participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). President Ramaphosa concluded a productive Working Visit to the White House on Wednesday, where he held high-level discussions centred on trade, geopolitical cooperation,...

Washington, D.C. – South Africa has submitted a revised framework proposal to the United States, focusing on expanding trade and investment relations between the two countries. This is according to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, who was part of the delegation that met with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Monday. The […]