Memorial service for Limpopo learners killed in scholar transport
A memorial service at Mannyetha Primary School for learners who died when transport caught fire…
South Africa
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...
KZN Education welcomes return to stability at UMkhumbane High School
KZN Education welcomes return to stability at UMkhumbane High School
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has welcomed the restoration of stability and the resumption of teaching and learning at UMkhumbane High School in Durban, following a period of disruption that negatively affected the school’s academic programme and the well-being of learners.
The department, led by Head...
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...
Eastern Cape govt launches winter initiation season
The deaths of young boys during traditional initiations remain a problem.
SASSA distances itself from grant deduction scam
SASSA distances itself from scam involving funeral policy deductions from pensioners’ grants…
SAPS Gauteng Commissioner to visit scene of deadly Cleveland incident
SAPS Gauteng Commissioner to visit scene of deadly Cleveland incident
Gauteng South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, will today visit the scene of a crime where 12 people were killed in Cleveland.The provincial Commissioner’s visit on Wednesday follows the deadly shooting, which also left several others injured at Jumpers...
Manhunt launched after 12 killed, 9 injured in Cleveland shooting
Police launched manhunt for suspects following mass shooting at the Jumpers Informal Settlement…
SARS and Hawks seize cocaine at Durban Harbour
SARS and the Hawks have seized 30 bricks of cocaine aboard a vessel at the Port of Durban…
NTEU lays criminal complaint against suspended Fort Hare VC Buhlungu
Professor Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension following a forensic report.
Cocaine bust under spotlight as Witness I returns to Commission
The 750 kg of cocaine was discovered in Aeroton, Johannesburg in 2021.