
Ramaphosa praises DRC, Uganda for swift Ebola response
Ramaphosa says Ebola does not respect borders and urgent co-ordinated action is required.
SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2026, 21:59

Ramaphosa says Ebola does not respect borders and urgent co-ordinated action is required.

Nyalunga was allegedly ambushed by two armed men at his business premises.

Maile attributed the debt to estimated billing and rising inflation among other things.

IDAC says reports of a warrant against Mkhwanazi are false.

Police have launched a manhaunt after three people were shot dead at Franschhoek.

SAMA chairperson Mvuyisi Mzukwa says the country is not yet ready for the NHI

It had been closed after the collapse of the road due to the recent heavy storms in the W Cape.

The identities of the victims of the recent N1 collision in Limpopo have been released.

The Inter-University Council for East Africa, in collaboration with the East African Science and Technology Commission and international partners, has formally launched the East African Community Artificial Intelligence Alliance, alongside its inaugural flagship initiative — a regional Network on Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research. According to IUCEA, the alliance is designed...

The grandparents will face a charge of child negligence when they appear in court on Monday.

By Johnson Idesoh, Group Chief Information and Technology Officer at Absa For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and regulators have often struggled […]

Severe weather conditions that have ravaged parts of the country have claimed 18 lives.
Major routes reopen in W Cape after severe weather
Major national routes in the Western Cape, including the N1 and N2, have been reopened and are operating close to normal capacity following recent severe weather, signalling significant progress in recovery efforts across the province.
Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC, Anton Bredell,...

OpenAI on Friday launched a new set of personal finance tools in preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States, allowing them to connect their financial accounts and ask questions ranging from spending analysis to long-term planning. OpenAI has partnered with the financial connection service Plaid to manage account connections, with users able to […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations convened national stakeholders and technical focal points in Tunis from April 20 to 23 to strengthen capacity in geospatial data management, remote sensing and artificial intelligence applications supporting sustainable natural resource management across North Africa. The mission focused on advancing the use and management of the […]

The Tanzanian government has announced a sweeping integration of artificial intelligence into its national disaster management infrastructure, marking a shift from reactive emergency relief to proactive, data-driven climate resilience. The deployment comes as East Africa faces increasingly volatile weather patterns, erratic flooding and prolonged droughts. By leveraging predictive algorithms,...

Gauteng schools face overcrowding, infrastructure backlogs and financial strain.

The minor who had been injured in the shooting was taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Three suspects were arrested after a 16-year-old boy was shot in Amelinda Eastern Cape.
Government launches water anti-corruption drive
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has announced the establishment of a national Water Sector Anti-Corruption Forum as part of intensified efforts to combat crime, corruption and sabotage within South Africa’s water sector.
Presenting the department’s Budget Vote in Parliament on Friday, Majodina identified water...

Eastern Cape Farmers say flood damage could cost hundreds of millions of rands.