ELRC flags 22 000 payroll discrepancies in Education sector
Provincial education department begins investigating more than 22,000 employees…
South Africa
SAPS, IPID appear before Parly over Phala Phala farm saga
SAPS and IPID appear for the second time before the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police
High rates of alcohol use among young women: UCT study
A UCT study has found that nearly one in three young women aged 15 to 24 consume alcohol…
Go Bafana Bafana!
Go Bafana Bafana!
With the opening whistle set to mark the start of the FIFA Soccer World Cup on Thursday, government has called on South Africans to rally behind Bafana Bafana as they prepare to face Mexico in the opening match of the FIFA Soccer World Cup.“Government calls on all South Africans to rally behind Bafana Bafana as they carry the hopes and pride of the nation onto...
HAIDI Programme Opens 2026 Funding Call for African AI Innovations Promoting Disability Inclusion
Applications are now open for the 2026 Inclusive AI Innovations in Africa Programme under the Hub for Artificial Intelligence and Disability Inclusion Innovation Track, with grants of up to 5 million Kenyan shillings on offer for African innovators building AI solutions that promote disability inclusion. The programme is seeking African innovators, researchers, startups, developers,...
Meta and Reliance Strike AI Data Centre Deal in India as Global Tech Giants Pile Into the Country’s Infrastructure Boom
Meta is making its first AI infrastructure bet in India, striking a data centre partnership with conglomerate Reliance Industries in a market rapidly emerging as a hub for AI infrastructure as global technology firms scramble to secure the computing power needed to train and deploy AI systems. The partnership, announced Wednesday, will see Meta collaborate […]
Google Slashes AI Plus Subscription As AI Price War Reaches US Consumers
Google has cut the monthly price of its budget AI subscription plan from $7.99 to $4.99 while doubling its included storage — bringing a price war that has been brewing in emerging markets squarely to American consumers. The company announced the cut on Monday, with the storage included at the Plus tier rising from 200 […]
Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Rules Of Cybercrime
By Avinash Gupta, Head of COE (Centre of Excellence) at In2IT Technologies Cybersecurity has always been a constant race between attackers and defenders. As organisations strengthen their security tools, cybercriminals continually devise new ways to bypass them. Today, the rise of agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accelerating the contest between defenders and cybercriminals by...
Memorial service for Limpopo learners killed in scholar transport
A memorial service at Mannyetha Primary School for learners who died when transport caught fire…
Banks Do Not Need More AI Ambition; They Need AI That They Can Govern
Article by Craig Stephens, Advisory Business Solutions Manager, SAS Africa Banks are no longer discussing artificial intelligence (AI) as a distant possibility. It is already moving into analytics, risk, fraud, customer engagement, operations, and decision support. The real question is not whether AI will be used in banking. It is whether banks can govern it […]
Table grape export agreement strengthens SA-Italy ties
Table grape export agreement strengthens SA-Italy ties
South Africa and Italy have strengthened their agricultural and trade relations following the final approval of a technical agreement that will pave the way for the export of Italian table grapes to the South African market.The agreement was confirmed during a bilateral meeting between Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Food...
Why The Risks Posed By Agentic AI Must Be Confronted Before Its Benefits Can Be Realised
Agentic AI adoption is moving faster than many organisations are prepared for, and while the technology promises major productivity gains, the risks need to be carefully weighed. Cliff de Wit, Chief Innovation Officer at Accelera Digital Group (ADG), says businesses need to be careful that they do not treat agentic systems as harmless extensions of […]
Sentencing for British couple’s killers set for Feb next year in KZN
The Saunders were kidnapped when they visited the forest to collect rare seeds at Ongoye Forest.
Refugee Appeals Authority issues urgent call to asylum seekers
Refugee Appeals Authority issues urgent call to asylum seekers
The Refugee Appeals Authority (RAA) has called on all asylum seekers with pending appeals, who are currently gathered outside the Durban Refugee Reception Office, to report to the Authority’s offices as a matter of urgency to receive and acknowledge notices relating to their appeals.
These appellants form part of the...
ActionSA questions SAHRC data on hospital overcrowding
SAHRC wrong on foreign nationals and hospital overcrowding, ActionSA argues…
Residents call for strong police visibility following mass shooting
The area’s councillor Thandiwe Mbambala says residents are not safe.
SA to host SACU Summit
SA to host SACU Summit
South Africa will host the 9th Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit of Heads of State or Government, the 56th SACU Council of Ministers and Quarterly Meetings of SACU Institutions next week.The sessions will be held from 18-26 June 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 2 (CTICC2) in Cape Town, said the Department of Trade, Industry and...
SARS, DPCI seizes 30 bricks of cocaine at the Port of Durban
SARS, DPCI seizes 30 bricks of cocaine at the Port of Durban
The South African Revenue Service (SARS), working with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), has secured the seizure of 30 bricks of cocaine at the Port of Durban.Tuesday’s interception at the KwaZulu-Natal coast follows closely on the heels of another major seizure just three days earlier, during which...
Rule of law must guide fight against illegal immigration, says Cachalia
Rule of law must guide fight against illegal immigration, says Cachalia
Acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to tackling illegal immigration, while warning that vigilantism and violence against foreign nationals have no place in South Africa.
Delivering his department’s Budget Vote speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Cachalia said...
Khan and Kadwa must be suspended, says Afrika Mayibuye Movement
The Afrika Mayibuye Movement intensifies calls for the suspension of Feroz Khan and Ebrahim Kadwa.
Condolences for His Majesty King Makhosonke II
Condolences for His Majesty King Makhosonke II
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences following the passing of His Majesty King Makhosonke II of the AmaNdebele nation.“It is with deep sadness that I mourn the passing away today, Tuesday, 9 June 2026, of His Majesty King Makhosonke II – Enock Makhosonke Mabhena – reigning King of the AmaNdebele nation,” the...