FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 07:57
Over 4 million smart ID cards issued in 2025
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a record 4 002 964 smart ID cards in the 2025 calendar year — the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department.
This milestone represents a 17% increase on the 3 427 468 Smart IDs issued during 2024, which was itself a new record at the time.
The 2025 performance is about 1.3...
The deployment will ensure long term safety of residents who fled their homes fearing illegal miners
Parents are still queuing at WC education offices to secure school placement for their children.
A mob allegedly attacked a man suspected of housebreaking at Jerome village in Limpopo.
Cat Matlala is facing 11 counts of attempted murder along with a string of other charges.
If the Reserve Bank is optimistic about the rand’s current levels, it might move the interest rate cut forward to Thursday, from the currently expected March.
The week-long naval exercises were led by China and focused on maritime security.
Four out of six local municipalities under the Amathole District are facing a catastrophic drought
The accused include 29 individuals and 15 entities.
Durban Regional Court has postponed the trial of Bonginkosi Khanyile to the 26th of February 2026
Impendle Municipality Councillors admit serious failures in the running of the council
The Outpatient Department sustained extensive damage.
As AI Investments Surge, CEOs Take the Lead on Decision Making and Upskilling Themselves: With Africa leading in workforce readiness Corporate AI investment is growing significantly and will not pull back, with companies planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026, accounting for about 1.7% of revenues, more than twice the increase for […]
Pinterest said Tuesday it plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce and reduce office space as it accelerates its adoption of artificial intelligence. In a securities filing, the company said it expects the job cuts to be completed by the end of its third quarter in late September. Pinterest shares fell about […]
Announced in Cape Town, a new collaboration between Cassava Technologies and Axon Networks will see Axon’s AI-ready, real-time, multi-tenant platform deployed across Cassava’s fibre backbone. The initiative is aimed at supporting artificial intelligence adoption, digital transformation and new service models for businesses and telecommunications providers across the continent. The platform...
The first time many South Africans noticed ClawDBot was in familiar places: family WhatsApp groups, church chats or stokvel threads. A message would appear that felt too fast, too polished, too perfectly on brand. Someone would eventually reply, “Haha, is that ClawDBot again?” Within weeks, the name was everywhere. Group administrators used it to moderate […]
It is alleged their vehicle veered off the road and overturned.
Enterprises have moved decisively from AI pilots to scaled implementations, driven by proven benefits and expectations of significant financial returns, according to the Lenovo Europe & Middle East CIO Playbook 2026 with research insights by IDC. Nearly half (46%) of AI proof-of-concepts have already progressed into production, with organisations projecting average returns of $2.78 for […]
SAWS issued a heat wave warning for the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West.
Government assesses funding priorities for 2026
Government leaders have gathered at an extended Cabinet meeting to assess plans and priorities for the year ahead, placing an emphasis on fiscal discipline, economic stability and targeted funding to support government’s key priorities.
This is according to the Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who addressed members of...
A total of 58 drivers were fined for various offences,