Ekurhuleni consults residents on R126 fixed electricity tariff charge
Xhakaza suspended the fee in July and directed that there be proper consultations with residents
South Africa
News24 | Free State children find decapitated body in flooded basement
Children playing in Heidedal, Free State, were left traumatised after discovering the floating body of a decapitated woman.
Five dead in latest Cape Town shootings on Friday
Mfuleni ranks among the most dangerous police precincts in the Western Cape.
Zulu King Misuzulu defends cultural practices, warns detractors
King Misuzulu was addressing thousands of maidens at Emashobeni palace at Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal
Kubayi calls for patience as department works on repatriating remains
Kubayi comments follow her department handing over 180 remains of political prisoners.
Tunisia’s Addvocate.AI Secures Investment to Boost Sales Tech Expansion
Addvocate.AI, a Tunisia- and France-based startup, has raised funding from venture firm 216 Capital to accelerate product development and global expansion. The investment amount was not disclosed. Founded in 2024 by Ridha Mami and Sofyan Chekir, the company offers a “Sales Performance OS” that acts as a digital copilot for sales teams. The AI-driven platform […]
Senegal, ITU Deepen Cooperation on Digital Governance
Senegal’s Telecommunications and Posts Regulatory Authority (ARTP) strengthened ties with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) during the World Regulatory Symposium in Saudi Arabia. ARTP Director General Dahirou Thiam met with ITU Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin to discuss collaboration on Senegal’s new strategic plan, which will address co-regulation, data governance, AI...
Somalia, Saudi Arabia Sign Pact on AI and Space Technology
Somalia and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Riyadh to cooperate on regulating artificial intelligence and space technology. The deal was concluded during the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-25) by Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, head of Somalia’s National Communications Authority, and Haitham Al-Ohaly, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission. Officials said...
Morocco Signs Deal to Build National Responsible AI Platform
Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform signed an agreement Thursday with the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) to develop a national platform for responsible artificial intelligence. The deal, signed in Rabat by Minister Delegate Amale Falah and CNDP President Omar Seghrouchni, will guide the design of large language […]
South Africa Moves to Establish National AI Network of Experts
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) joined government, academia, and major tech firms in Pretoria on Aug. 7 to discuss creating South Africa’s National Artificial Intelligence Network of Experts. The forum, convened by Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele, will guide sectoral implementation of the country’s forthcoming AI policy. The Draft National […]
Reed Dance ceremony growing: MEC
Thousands of maidens have entered the gates of the Emashobeni Palace at Pongola.
Possible discovery of missing pilot’s body in Durban: Police
Blackwood-Murray’s light plane crashed into the sea near Suncoast Beach about a month ago.
Five killed in two separate shooting incidents in Cape Town
Police in Cape Town are investing two shootings that occured on Friday night.
Woman’s decapitated body found in Bloemfontein, police probe
Free State police have opened an inquest on the matter.
RTIA defends new act to curb road fatalities
Motorists will receive an AARTO infringement notice when committing traffic offences.
All systems go for first Reed Dance at eMashobeni Royal Palace
Thousands of Zulu maidens will participate in the annual ceremony.
We owe it to Biko: Sikhakhane urges youth to confront the system
“It is whiteness as a phenomenon that has permeated everything we do.”
W Cape Premier Winde wants more police in gang hotspots
CT provincial government want national government to devolve their investigative powers
Letter claims two Samro board members booted out
This week, SAMRO defended the return of three publishers listed in the Fundudzi Forensic Report
Parents urged to support their children after rehabilitation
Mazibuko was speaking during a campaign held in Soweto on Friday
President Ramaphosa concludes visit to the North West
President Ramaphosa concludes visit to the North West
President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a meeting of the national executive with the provincial executive council of the North West. Friday’s engagement held under the theme: “A Nation that Works for All,” formed part of a series of engagements between the President and provinces aimed at enhancing intergovernmental...