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South Africa

Stats SA: household access to basic services improves over 23 years

Today at 13:32 PM, via SAnews

Stats SA: household access to basic services improves over 23 years

Household access to improved water, sanitation and electricity has improved significantly over the past 23 years, according to Statistics South Africa’s 2025 General Household Survey.

The survey, conducted annually since 2002, tracks development progress and highlights persistent service-delivery gaps across South...

South Africa

Special Tribunal grants freezing order on businessman’s luxury home

Today at 12:42 PM, via SAnews

Special Tribunal grants freezing order on businessman’s luxury home

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a freezing order from the Special Tribunal to preserve a luxury Alberton home linked to businessman Thapelo Samuel Buthelezi.

In May last year, the tribunal ordered that Buthelezi’s companies pay back undue benefits gleaned from R500 million worth of unlawful...

South Africa

Dtic dismantles barriers to inclusive growth

Today at 12:24 PM, via SAnews

Dtic dismantles barriers to inclusive growth

The Chief Director of Transformation and Competition at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Takalani Tambani, says the department will continue to dismantle economic barriers and foster inclusive growth in South Africa. 

Tambani was speaking at the Kgodiso Development Fund stakeholder engagement held in...

South Africa

Chikunga to launch 1956 Women’s March commemoration

Today at 12:04 PM, via SAnews

Chikunga to launch 1956 Women’s March commemoration

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, will on Friday, 29 May 2026, officially launch the 70 Years Commemoration of the 1956 Women’s March.

The launch, which forms part of the National Milestones events, marks the beginning of a national programme of activities commemorating...

Africa

Malawi’s industrial dream built backwards

Yesterday at 17:13 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Malawi’s industrial strategy has achieved only 40% of its targets, while core industrial capacity continues to weaken

Business

Ramaphosa takes his fight to court

Today at 13:54 PM, via BusinessTech

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed a lawsuit that aims to stop parliament from instituting impeachment proceedings against him.

Business

Labour Department responds to fraud allegations

Today at 13:14 PM, via BusinessTech

The South African Compensation Fund has released a formal statement addressing recent allegations of financial misconduct and detailing its successful anti-fraud initiatives.

Politics

eThekwini corruption scrutiny could hurt ANC in November elections, analysts warn

Yesterday at 17:04 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures and corruption allegations. Analysts warn the fallout could weaken the party before the local government elections in November

Education

Liberia: Wassce Tutorial Program Launched in Four Western Counties

Today at 12:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Students in Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, and Lofa Counties have benefited from a one-month intensive WASSCE tutorial program organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

Education

‘We can stitch together our past’: the AI-generated time-travellers vlogging from history

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The content creators behind channels like Chloe VS History are using AI tools to ‘bring history to life in a really visceral way’

“I have just arrived in Tudor London, 1536,” a young woman in a green puffer jacket tells the camera. “I’m going to check in at my room in the inn, get into the market. Then, later I am meeting the actual king – yep, Henry VIII – in person.”

On YouTube and other...

Science/Tech

Datatec profit surges on AI-driven IT demand

Today at 12:48 PM, via ITWeb

The firm increases its total dividend per share by 55% to R3.92, while return on invested capital improves by 510 basis points to 21.6%.