Nigerian AI cloud infrastructure company Cencori and African voice AI startup Spitch have partnered to make text-to-speech and speech-to-text models for African languages available directly through the Cencori AI Gateway — a stack-level integration that lets developers pull Spitch’s voice capabilities through the same API and developer tooling they already use for other AI providers […]
Don’t miss your chance to register to vote, IEC urges
The Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday reminded all eligible South African voters that the weekend of 1 and 2 August 2026 marks the final voting station-based registration opportunity.“The Commission calls on all eligible South Africans who have not yet registered as voters; those who are registered but have not yet...
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma says authorities are monitoring the road network as the Drakensberg Mountains experience snowfall.
The MEC said grader operators are on standby to remove snow before it accumulates to more than 30cm.
“Van Reenen between Harrismith and Ladysmith is being closely monitored to...
eThekwini Municipality welcomes conviction in R1m electricity cable theft
The EThekwini Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate has welcomed a landmark conviction in a major electricity cable theft case, marking a decisive victory in the city’s fight against infrastructure crime.
This follows the sentencing of three suspects who were convicted for damaging critical...
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has called for structural women’s empowerment that rejects discrimination and advances equality, economic ownership and women’s leadership, while reflecting on the gains made since the advent of democracy.
Dyantyi appointed to lead SAPS in the Western Cape
Lieutenant General Sizakhele William Dyantyi has been appointed as the new South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Commissioner for the Western Cape.
Dyantyi brings with him 34 years of distinguished policing experience, having served in various operational and leadership roles across both the Eastern and Western Cape.
SIU claws back R6 million in misused NLC grant funding
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a judgment declaring unlawful and invalid a R9 million National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant to non-profit organisation (NPO) Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation for a sports complex that was never constructed.
The order was handed down by the Special Tribunal, a...
MDDA to hand over digitised broadcast studio to Icora FM
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board will on Friday, hand over a newly digitised broadcast studio to the community radio station Icora FM in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal.
The handover will be led by Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong, who chairs the MDDA Board.
