News24 | Blindness couldn’t stop Tebatso Mokonyane from achieving academic excellence
When partially sighted Tebatso Mokonyane was in Grade 1 at a mainstream school, his peers mocked him because he struggled to see the chalkboard.
South Africa
News24 | Three arrested for murder of KZN man
Three people have been arrested for the murder of a 34-year-old Nquthu man whose body was found at his home in Maduladula in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
News24 | Joburg officials raid second Bryanston property allegedly hijacked by same man
City of Johannesburg officials have raided a plush home in Bryanston Drive, just days after a raid on a mansion in the same area.
News24 | SANDF sergeant arrested for allegedly using pick handle to attack man, 61
A South African National Defence Force member is accused of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for allegedly using a wooden pick handle to attack a 61-year-old man.
OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Health as Dedicated Space for Medical Conversations
OpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT Health, a new feature designed to give users a dedicated space to discuss health and wellness topics with its AI chatbot. People already use ChatGPT extensively for medical and wellness questions. OpenAI said more than 230 million health-related questions are asked on the platform each week. ChatGPT Health separates those […]
X Limits Grok Image Generation to Paid Users After Global Backlash
X has restricted image generation and editing on its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to paying subscribers only, following widespread criticism over the tool’s misuse to create sexualized and nude images without consent. The change was communicated by Grok in replies to users on Friday, stating that only paid subscribers on X would be able to […]
Meta Strikes Nuclear Power Deals to Fuel Data Centers and AI Growth
Meta on Thursday announced three agreements to supply its U.S. data centers with nuclear power, underscoring how growing artificial intelligence workloads are reshaping energy strategies across the technology sector. The company said it has signed deals with two startups developing small modular reactors, Oklo and TerraPower, as well as with Vistra, a large U.S. power […]
Google Pulls Some AI Overviews After Report Flags Misleading Health Information
Google has removed some of its AI-generated search summaries after an investigation by The Guardian found that the feature was providing potentially misleading information in response to certain health-related queries. The newspaper reported that Google’s AI Overviews returned simplified numerical ranges for questions such as “what is the normal range for liver blood tests,” without […]
News24 | Monday’s weather: Rain, floods, hot and uncomfortable conditions for SA
Monday will be a mix of weather conditions across the country, with disruptive rainfall expected in parts of the country while the Eastern and Western Cape will face a heatwave with uncomfortable conditions, according to the South African Weather Service.
News24 | Universities to receive matric results only 24 hours before official release
In a bid to protect the integrity of the 2025 National Senior Certificate exam processes, the Department of Basic Education will only release the results to Universities South Africa and the media 24 hours before the official release.
News24 | Family anguished as search continues for teen who went missing on Vaal River boat outing
The family of Thomas Junior Sithole say they are living a nightmare as police continue searching the Vaal River for the teenager who went missing after falling off a boat during an outing with friends on Friday evening.
News24 | Franschhoek fire spreads down mountain area, destroys building, tractor and threatens farms
Firefighters in the Cape Winelands Municipality are working around the clock to try and contain a wild blaze that broke out in the Langrug area of Franschhoek on Wednesday.
News24 | Firefighter crews make breakthrough at Pearly Beach, but Stanford blaze rages into fifth day
Firefighters in the Pearly Beach area have, for the first time in eight days, successfully contained the wildfire, marking a breakthrough for exhausted crews battling multiple blazes across the Overstrand Municipality.
AI-Powered Radio Networks Emerge as Next Frontier for African Telecom Operators
Rising mobile adoption, higher data consumption and growing demand for advanced digital services are increasing pressure on African telecom operators to deliver better network performance and more engaging user experiences. One technology gaining traction as a potential solution is artificial intelligence-powered radio access networks, known as AI-RAN. By embedding artificial intelligence and...
Vodacom CEO Taps AI and Satellite Connectivity as Key Technologies for Africa in 2026
Vodafone executives have released their annual technology and connectivity outlook for 2026, highlighting artificial intelligence and satellite connectivity as the innovations expected to have the greatest impact on Africa’s digital future. In a statement outlining the group’s predictions for the year ahead, Shameel Joosub, chief executive of Vodacom Group, said the two technologies are poised […]
South Africa Leads Africa’s AI Adoption as Kenya, Nigeria and Others Accelerate Use
Africa is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence, with South Africa emerging as the continent’s leading AI market while several other countries rapidly narrow the gap by applying AI across critical sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, finance and education. By 2025, South Africa’s combination of relatively strong digital infrastructure, evolving policy frameworks and...
News24 | WATCH | Winning Women: Audacious Dr T tackles global health injustice
From the apartheid-era townships to the halls of the United Nations, Tlaleng Mofokeng has carved a path anchored in justice, compassion and an unshakeable sense of purpose.
News24 | Level 5 weather warning for northern parts of KZN, disaster teams on high alert
KwaZulu-Natal’s disaster management teams are mobilising for what could be the province’s most severe weather event this summer, as authorities prepare for Level 5 weather conditions threatening northern regions.
News24 | Dunoon fire: 5 500 left homeless in ‘largest Cape settlement fire since 2013’
Recovery operations are in full swing following Friday’s catastrophic fire that tore through Dunoon’s Site 5 informal settlement, with officials revealing the true scale of devastation affecting thousands of residents.
News24 | SEE | RPG launcher, boosters and ammo seized in Germiston explosives bust
The Anti-Gang Unit seized military-grade explosives, including an RPG launcher and rounds of ammunition, from a Mozambican national in Germiston during an operation targeting illegal weapons.
News24 | Land on fire: Blaze continues in Kouga, while firefighters battle lines near Franschhoek
Firefighters across the Western and Eastern Capes continue to battle blazes of varying sizes on Saturday as the summer heat scorches the southern coast.