THURSDAY, 30 APRIL 2026, 09:46
Hawks, NPA secure forfeiture order worth more than R300 000
The KwaZulu-Natal Local Division of the High Court of South Africa in Durban has granted a forfeiture order for two money counting machines, one industrial shoe-making machine and R87 946.50 in cash seized during a drug dealing operation in Phoenix in 2023.
According to the Hawks, the seizure followed a joint operation by...
African music markets are wrestling with the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, from unauthorized AI-generated tracks going viral to weak intellectual property frameworks leaving artists exposed — a tension that took center stage at the Atlantic Music Expo held this month in Cape Verde. The expo, one of the few African states with a […]
Two Pretoria learners have made South African science fair history after becoming the first Grade 7 students in 39 years to be named overall winners of the Gauteng-North iMBEWU Science Fair, competing against learners up to Grade 12. Gustav Heesen of Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool and Johan Vorster of Pretoria Boys High School, both formerly from […]
The GSMA and French AI research company Pleias have released CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model covering 334 languages including 61 African languages, addressing a foundational gap in AI systems that has caused African-language text to be routinely misidentified. Released under the GSMA’s African AI Languages Model Project, the two-million-parameter model achieves 83%...
The sentence was handed down by the Alexandra Regional Court, north of Johannesburg.
Puleng Dimpane is briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on their 2026/27 Budget.
South Africa’s Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn the country’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after an internal investigation confirmed that the document contains fictitious sources in its reference list, in what the minister described as an unacceptable failure of integrity. “Following revelations that the Draft National...
Five men are currently on trial for the 2014 murder of the late Bafana Bafana captain.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming mineral exploration and mining operations across Africa, with countries from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Botswana deploying the technology to accelerate discovery, reduce risk and unlock what analysts estimate is $8.5 trillion in untapped mineral resources. In the DRC, AI is reshaping exploration at scale. Speaking at African Mining […]
More than names: SA charts a path to reshape its national story
Just as the rhythm of life is palpable in every breath that we take, that same rhythm echoes in the evolution of South Africa’s laws as they seek to reflect and adapt to the society we live in.South Africa’s ongoing programme to rename and standardise geographical places is about far more than maps and signposts –...
SANParks spokesperson, Peter Mbelengwa, says the arrests were made during the long weekend.
Call to nominate knowledge holders ahead of May deadline
Time is running out for South Africans to nominate indigenous knowledge holders to be documented as living human treasures.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is calling on the public, universities, communities and/or traditional councils to nominate suitable indigenous knowledge holders to be considered for appointment...
The doctor was arrested after the patients reported incidents of being touched inappropriately.
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) launched the diabetes dashboard on Tuesday.
Bellarmine Mugabe, Tobias Matonhodze back in court for sentencing.
The group allegedly killed Madasi in February after accusing him of sexually assaulting two minors
Thousands of invoices processed as eThekwini online system gains traction
The eThekwini Municipality has processed more than 5 000 invoices through its newly introduced online invoice payment system, with a further 2 982 invoices already approved for payment, signalling early progress in enhancing efficiency and service delivery.
The introduction of the digital platform is part of...
Government appeals for children to be vaccinated against preventable diseases
The Gauteng Department of Health has urged parents and caregivers to protect children’s health by ensuring they are vaccinated against preventable diseases, emphasising that immunisation is only effective when all required doses are administered on time.
“Parents and caregivers play a central role in...
Traffic to be disrupted in Joburg CBD when March and March takes its campaign to Gauteng legislature
SAPS participates in Global Communication Forum
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Component Head for Corporate Communication and Liaison, Major General Nonkululeko Phokane, is among the distinguished speakers at the first Global Communication Forum hosted by INTERPOL.
The forum is underway in Lyon, France.
The high-level forum has brought together heads of communication,...
Siviwe Gwarube wrote to Treasury after reports that Lighthouse Publishers was awarded the tender.