Mjwara’s departure bittersweet, says Minister Nzimande

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has described Dr Phil Mjwara’s farewell as bittersweet for both the department and the country’s science community. The Department of Science and Technology (DSI) hosted a farewell for Mjwara, the longest-serving DG in the country,...

Stage 2 load shedding anticipated for winter 2024

Eskom anticipates that load shedding will likely be “maintained within Stage 2” this winter period.

This is according to the power utility’s Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane, who was speaking during the State of the System and Winter Outlook media briefing held at Megawatt Park on Friday.

He said the forecast was made on the...

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

Water and Sanitation Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips, has assured Gauteng residents that the planned closure of the Lesotho Highlands Water Tunnel for six months will not affect water supply to Rand Water and the availability of raw water.

Phillips was briefing the media in Pretoria on Friday on the planned...

Lawyers representing the DR Congo have written to Apple CEO Tim Cook demanding answers on the sourcing of minerals used to manufacture the company’s products. The lawyers shared concerns that Apple’s supply chain may be tainted by blood minerals — those obtained through unethical mining practices — from the DRC. Amsterdam & Partners said it… Read More »DRC Concerned about How Apple...

Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, sent samples of Nestlé baby-food products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America to a Belgian laboratory for testing. The laboratory found in many cases that baby formula with no added sugar sold in Switzerland, Germany, France and the UK contained unhealthy levels of sugar when sold in countries… Read More »Nestlé Called Out on “Harmful...

It has left at least 236 injured, the country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday. More than 10,000 houses have been damaged and upwards of 200,000 people have been affected, Majaliwa told the Tanzanian parliament in the capital Dodoma. The prime minister added that “the heavy El Nino rains, accompanied by strong winds and… Read More »Flooding in Tanzania has Killed More...

According to reports, the Kenyan government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok and instead recommended stricter rules to regulate the platform. “Rather than imposing a ban on TikTok, the ministry proposes adopting a co-regulation model,” the information and communication ministry said in an advisory to the panel, which was shared with Reuters on Thursday. The… Read More »Kenya...

The Ghana Statistical Service has reported that approximately six million of Ghana’s 33 million population are in urgent need of housing. Economic challenges and limited access to financing have hindered many Ghanaians from buying or building homes. An initiative to help provide much-needed homes in Ghana is turning shipping containers into eco-friendly homes. Affordability is… Read More...

The Black Axe gang was involved in “multiple areas of criminal activity” globally, Bavarian police said in a statement. In Germany, the organisation focuses on romance scams and money laundering, the force added. The statement said: “Using false identities, the fraudsters for example signalled their intention to marry and in the course of further contact… Read More »German Police...

The United States has sent a delegation to Niger to begin face-to-face talks with officials in Niamey on withdrawing the more than 1,000 American personnel in the military-ruled country. As part of ongoing negotiations, U.S. Ambassador to Niger Kathleen FitzGibbon and a senior military officer for U.S. Africa Command, Major General Ken Ekman, will meet… Read More »Niamey and Washington Meet...

The Commonwealth of Nations is as old as its official head, King Charles III. This union of sovereign states has existed in its current form for 75 years. For many young people, however, the community that once emerged from the remnants of the British Empire has little political significance today. Of the 56 member states,… Read More »For Young Africans there Are Few Membership Advantages...

AfriLabs is a network organisation that is committed to driving innovation and entrepreneurship on the continent by bringing together technology hubs, startups, investors, and other key stakeholders in the ecosystem. Having recently announced the admission of 16 new hubs, AfriLabs now has a network of 478 hubs across 260 cities in 53 African nations. The… Read More »African Hub’s...

Clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities after days of strong winds from the south, limiting visibility and prompting warnings from authorities of breathing risks. It was one of the worst such episodes to hit the country since 2018. Greece had already been struck by Sahara dust clouds… Read More »Under a Red Cloud from the Sahel

Nine sentenced to a cumulative 10 939 years

The sentencing of nine people for a cumulative of 10 939 years for committing various crimes including money laundering, fraud and forgery, has been welcomed by National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya.

The sentence was handed down at the South Gauteng High Court for 391...

Mchunu to visit uThukela District

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will next week visit uThukela District in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, to inspect water infrastructure in the area and engage community members on water and sanitation issues.

The two-day visit, which will take place on 29 – 30 April 2024, is part of the ongoing and concerted efforts by the Water and...