
Appeal to keep SA children safe on the roads during Easter holiday
RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane says road safety must remain all road users’ primary focus.
FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 23:29

RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane says road safety must remain all road users’ primary focus.

Jointly they owe the City of Johannesburg over R1.4 billion.

McKenzie was speaking during a visit to Joshlin’s school in Saldanha.

It is not known at this stage if anyone was injured in the robbery.

Executive mayor of Tshwane’s decision to remove her comes after an assessment of Morodi’s conduct.

A renewed search for Joshlin was initiated following recent claims made by a community member.

De Kock is expected back on the stand when the matter resumes in the Gqeberha High Court

The state says there is insufficient evidence linking the Joseph siblings to the farm on that day.
MEC Chiloane saddened by death of a learner
Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, has expressed shock and sadness following the tragic death of a Grade 3 boy learner from Lerutle Primary School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, after a section of the school wall reportedly collapsed during breaktime on Thursday.
In a statement on Friday, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said...

Legislation provides for a premier to endorse the appointment of a provincial commissioner

Advocate Michael Khumalo says he will request for a date for a bail hearing before the trial
Yellow Level Warning for several provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 Warning for severe thunderstorms on Friday, 27 March 2026.In an update, the weather service said the thunderstorms could lead to localised flooding of low-lying areas, susceptible roads and bridges as well as localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal),...

Africa’s artificial intelligence revolution is not a continent-wide phenomenon but a fragmented one, concentrated in five distinct markets — Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia — each shaped by its own economic conditions, founder backgrounds and investor preferences, according to venture deal data tracking more than 350 startup transactions across the continent over the […]

MTN Group’s digital infrastructure arm has joined a $45 million funding round in ORAN Development Company, a U.S.-based startup building AI-native radio access network technology, alongside Nvidia, Cisco, Nokia, AT&T and Telecom Italia. The Series A round, announced Thursday, positions ODC to develop software that would transform conventional cell towers into edge computing hubs capable […]
Free State plan to reposition economy as Premier tackles unemployment ‘crisis’
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has named unemployment as one of the most pressing challenges confronting the province.The Premier was speaking during an engagement led by President Cyril Ramaphosa between the National Executive and the provincial government on Friday.Statistics South Africa’s...

Algeria is turning to digital technologies and artificial intelligence to tackle its growing water security challenges, with the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro-enterprises launching a national call for projects aimed at building a domestic innovation ecosystem in the water sector. The initiative, announced March 18, targets innovators, startups, scale-ups, micro-enterprises,...

The government of Côte d’Ivoire has launched an AI-powered chatbot designed to improve citizens’ access to public services and government information through WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of a broader effort to modernize public administration. The chatbot, named EMY 101, was announced March 15 and functions as an intelligent conversational assistant that allows citizens to […]

Only 21% of women in Nigeria have access to artificial intelligence technology and tools, a technology analyst warned Tuesday at an event in Abuja, as stakeholders called for greater inclusion of women in the country’s growing AI sector. Technology analyst Kunle Kakanfo, citing the figure at the forum, said there is an urgent need to […]

Thirty-two Tanzanian students have secured places at the University of Limerick in Ireland to pursue undergraduate studies in data science, artificial intelligence and allied disciplines, as part of a government scholarship program aimed at building the country’s pool of technology specialists. The students are among 50 high-performing beneficiaries selected in 2025 from Mainland Tanzania and […]

Many of the municipalities in the Free State are underperforming and under intervention
Free State a ‘natural logistics and distribution hub’
The Free State province’s strategic location has the potential to catapult the province into South Africa’s natural logistics and distribution hub.
This, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivered the opening remarks at a meeting between the National and Provincial Executive Councils.
The President is today convening...