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One week into the 2026 tax year, and Alexforbes has already seen 140,000 claims come through for two-pot withdrawals.

Limpopo police recovered four bodies after a vehicle was swept away by water flowing over a bridge at the Makotopong River.

A Moroccan electrical engineer and ICT researcher who spent two decades working on mobile networks and railway systems is now making the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. Dr. Sofia Ghacham, founder […]

Mamabolo says the voter registration is intended to maximise opportunities.

The GSMA and Zindi, an AI challenge platform focused on emerging markets, have launched a competition aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in large language models when deployed across Africa’s more than 2,000 languages — a gap organizers say poses a significant blind spot in global AI safety standards. The African Trust and Safety LLM Challenge was […]

40,000 voices, 500 Accents. 24 New Languages. Intron Sahara-v2 Sets the Standard for African Voice AI Built on 14 million+ audio clips, 50,000 hours, from 40,000+ African speakers, the new release outperforms leading global models on several benchmarks, and introduces the inaugural 2026 Africa Voice AI Report “Sorry I didn’t catch that” – a familiar frustration […]

The California desert is seeing its most colourful display in a decade as flowers cover the region.

In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said “the war is very complete.” But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve “ultimate victory.”

NPR’s Leila Fadel sits down with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to talk about the fallout from the US-Israel war against Iran, for Iraq and the region.

Cyber warfare is coming out of the shadows in the Iran war, from hacking phone apps to recruiting agents online to embracing AI as a weapon.

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Cellou Dalein Diallo accuses the junta-leader-turned-president of erasing political threats.

Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says.

Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Nersa has confirmed Eskom’s massive price increases for 2026, with an almost triple-inflation tariff hike kicking in from 1 April.

South Africa’s GDP expanded by 1.1% in 2025, which was below expectations from economists.

The IEC briefs the nation on its state of readiness for elections and the latest developments.

NCC’s Fadiel Adams returns to Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltrations.

Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Various organisations continue to visit the home of the late struggle stalwart, Mosiuoa Lekota

There is a new update on a double World Cup winning Springbok who has been forced to contemplate early retirement.

Sri Lanka have appointed former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men’s team on a two-year contract.

World indoor and outdoor silver medallist Kate O’Connor and Irish national champion Nick Griggs are named in Ireland’s team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

A talented forward, who was on the radar of the Springboks last year, is finally fit again and entering a key stage of his career.

Sphelele Makhunga’s followers on Instagram couldn’t help but link her moon boot to that of her husband’s ex-girlfriend, Sbahle Mpisane.

SA singer Bobby van Jaarsveld revealed that he was told his son could lose his eye, after losing 90% of his sight due to an ‘innocent laser.’

The NPA sought to adjust the Nkabinde inquiry’s rules by leading evidence and cross-examining witnesses itself

But it is ‘very unlikely that the global environment would trigger the onset of a rate hiking cycle’.

Oil price shock could lead to a noticeable rise in consumer price inflation and higher interest rates

The new Mitel WX platform aims to unify front-line, mobile, knowledge and contact centre workers.

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

Get rid of old, broken, and unused devices—even Lightning cables—without adding to the e-waste problem.

Empower+ integrates HIV prevention with digital literacy, supporting youth empowerment and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Petrol station owners have warned of a potential fuel shortage in South Africa.

Another sedan has been axed in South Africa as the industry pivots more and more towards SUVs.

A major Chinese brand may soon share a manufacturing plant with Mercedes-Benz in South Africa.

Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.

Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for “urgent action” to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.