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Restoration dependent on community commitment to lawful electricity use

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola turns down the chance to coach Italy.

AI has shifted from “People trying AI” to “People depending on AI regularly”. It is commonplace now that emails and documents are drafted by AI, without adequate human oversight – leading to embarrassing real-life consequences. ChatGPT grew from 100 million active weekly users in November 2023 to a staggering 900 million in 2026. AI use […]

South Africa’s conversation around AI in education is loud, contested, and far from settled. But while that debate plays out, students applying to international universities are navigating a more immediate concern. Unlike local applications, which do not require a personal essay, institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, and beyond, place significant weight on a […]

The City of Cape Town has approved two hyperscale data centres that will together draw around 174 megawatts once fully operational — placing the pair among the largest new individual grid loads to reach an African electricity system, and sharpening a debate that is now as much about power sector capability as about the AI […]

Agentic intelligence company Native has acquired Frontline Research Group, a market intelligence firm serving consumer goods companies across more than 14 African markets, in a deal that extends Native’s platform from Latin America into Africa. Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Native describes itself as building an […]

India is seeing one of its biggest protests in recent years. But why did it start? And why is the mascot a cockroach? Here’s what you need to know.

Traffic junction footage captured the moment a man dressed as Spider-Man helped a man cross a busy highway .

At least 12 babies have been trafficked from Indonesia to Singapore, but what will happen to them remains unclear.

Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert “possible violence”.

They admitted to concealing information and being members of an Islamist militant group.

After returning to football after giving birth, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene says social media users makes players “feel bad” about getting married and having children.

Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.

Okoth Obado was found guilty of killing Sharon Otieno with whom he had had an affair.

You’ve been invited by the happy couple, but they’ve asked for cash – not presents. North Londoners tell us what they would do.

The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe’s biggest defence contractor has warned.Dr Charles Woodburn

BOSA has thanked Allie for her service to the party and to the people of Gauteng.

Baloyi argued that there was no evidence to support that allegation.

The SACP has condemned the continued United States (US)-Israeli war against Iran.

The party made the announcement during the sitting of the Ad Hoc Committee.

South African swimming Chad le Clos says it would be “amazing” to stand alone as the most decorated male athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

Former head coach Scott Rogers has said it is “criminal” that England men’s amputee football team could miss the 2026 World Cup due to a lack of funding.

Harry Kane is set to begin talks over a new Bayern Munich contract, with Barcelona and various Saudi Arabian clubs reportedly interested in the England captain.

Competing for Scotland is a rare opportunity. BBC Scotland takes a look at why it means so much.

South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen on the Cockroach movement – and the students driving India’s biggest protests in years

‘I’ve never seen this many young people out on the streets,’ says Hannah Ellis-Petersen.

For days, tens of thousands of Indians have been marching under the banner of the Cockroach Janta party.

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Albon’s appearance will mark the first official visit to South Africa by an active Williams driver since Alain Prost won the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.

Communications and digital technologies minister said township innovation is one of the country’s strengths

The case was postponed to next week, and is likely to face another postponement again when the two appear in court.

Malema says youth unemployment is a systemic problem in South Africa.

If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find what you’re looking for.

VCL Financial Services, the operator of M-Pesa in Lesotho, has launched Tsetela, a new mobile-based investment solution that places formal investing within reach of more Basotho. Developed in partnership with STANLIB Lesotho and unveiled in Maseru on Wednesday, Tsetela enables M-Pesa customers to begin building value directly from their mobile wallets, marking an important step […]

With its unified solution, Lumepay reduces fragmentation and improves capital efficiency, transaction certainty and settlement speed.

The behaviours required to mobilise transformation are fundamentally different from the behaviours required to build it, says Marchant van den Heever, head of product at Change Logic.

The Range Rover GT will be the first all-electric Range Rover from the new EMA platforms.

Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, is one of 48 female veterans to benefit from the groups’ help.

The Lampard Inquiry hears from experts about Oxevision technology.