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Ramokgopa to host G20 meetings focusing on global development
The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, will host the fourth Group of 20 (G20) Development Working Group (DWG) meeting and the G20 Ministerial meeting on development from 20 – 25 July 2025 at Skukuza Lodge in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga.
This event will take...
Higher Education targets bogus colleges in E Cape
The spotlight will be on bogus colleges operating in the Eastern Cape as the Department of Higher Education and Training undertakes an awareness campaign in the East London CBD.
The campaign will be led by Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe — in collaboration with Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, the South African Police...
Sports Minister welcomes Caster Semenya ruling
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has expressed his support for the recent ruling by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) involving Caster Semenya. This ruling upheld a 2023 decision by the ECHR’s lower chamber, which found that Semenya was denied a fair and effective hearing by the Swiss...
Free State entrepreneurs encouraged to apply for support incentives
The Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) has urged spaza shop owners, informal business traders, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), including Cooperatives, to apply for online funding incentives.
This follows the commitment made during the...
Government to increase sexual offences courts
Government is set to increase the national footprint of sexual offences courts as part of the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).“Going forward, we will increase the national footprint of sexual offences courts, particularly in rural communities with additional 16 sexual offences courts to be established in line...
SIU obtains R67m recovery order against Public Works plumbing contractor
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a recovery order of R67 million against a plumbing contractor associated with the Department of Public Works, preventing a potential loss of R33 million.
This action follows the Special Tribunal’s review, which led to the cancellation of contracts totaling R67...
Gauteng Education allocates funds to schools
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed that it has provided the necessary funds to all schools for payment of their respective municipal billing accounts.In a statement on Thursday, the provincial department said the funds were transferred to the accounts of all identified schools in June 2025.“The Department wishes to...
South Africa might be cushioned from the global fallout in reduced funding for HIV prevention and treatment, but it has not been spared the effects, a global health report has found.
SA participates in 47th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, is in Equatorial Guinea where he is leading South Africa’s delegation at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council. The session which is underway in Malabo, began on Thursday, 10 July 2025.According to the...
The Western Cape can expect more icy conditions as yet another cold front batters the province on Friday.
There are many things we’ve learned from studying the ancient Egyptians. One especially fascinating discovery was evidence of skeletal deformities in mummies, which serves as silent markers of a tenacious bug still stalking us today: tuberculosis (TB).
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for its revamped MEST AI Startup Programme, aimed at equipping Africa’s top tech talents to build and scale globally competitive AI startups. MEST, based in Accra, Ghana, has trained and supported African software entrepreneurs for 17 years. Its updated flagship initiative offers a fully funded, […]
OpenAI is nearing the launch of an AI-powered web browser that could rival Google Chrome, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The browser is expected to debut within weeks and is designed to transform web browsing through native AI features, including a ChatGPT-style interface that reduces the need to click through to websites. […]
Durban-based developer Jeeten “Jay” Bhoora has launched Siza AI, Africa’s first fully email-powered artificial intelligence platform. Built to provide accessible AI without apps or fast internet, Siza AI operates entirely via email, South Africa’s most universally available digital tool. “If you can send an email, you can use Siza,” Bhoora said. “No apps, no credit […]
Two alleged kidnappers were killed during a shootout with police in Randfontein, Gauteng, on Thursday afternoon.
Cape Town-founded AI infrastructure startup Cerebrium has raised $8.5 million (R151.35 million) in seed funding, led by Gradient, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Y Combinator, Authentic Ventures, and several angel investors also joined the round. Now headquartered in New York, Cerebrium enables developers to build and scale multimodal AI applications – like voice agents and video […]
Cameroon has launched its first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA), aiming to become a regional AI leader by 2040. The plan, announced by Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng at the second National Consultations on AI, outlines a long-term framework for AI development across governance, infrastructure, education, and key economic sectors. The […]
Damaging winds and waves, cold and rain are forecast for Northern Cape and Western Cape, but it will be fine and cool elsewhere, according to the South African Weather Service.
President Ramaphosa to address the nation on security matters
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to brief the nation on national security matters on Sunday, the Presidency has announced.“President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday, 13 July 2025, address the nation on developments arising from a public statement by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that...
Countries urged to urgently step up to transform their HIV responses amid global funding crisis
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) has today released a report that highlights a significant funding crisis threatening years of progress in the fight against HIV/Aids.
The 2025 Global Aids Update report titled, ’Aids, Crisis and the Power to Transform’,...
Operation Vulindlela: Sustained progress in the economic reform agenda
The Presidency and National Treasury have released a quarterly progress report for Q1 2025/26 on the implementation of economic reform through Operation Vulindlela.
This report is the first to be released since the launch of Phase II of Operation Vulindlela this year.
Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative...