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The Next Phase of Transformation: Where Policy, Power and Progress Collide

Today at 12:20 PM, via Mail & Guardian

As South Africa’s transformation landscape continues to evolve amid changing economic realities and growing demands for accountability, the Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2026 returns with a clear intention: to move the conversation beyond compliance and toward measurable, meaningful impact. Taking place this June in commemoration of Youth Day, the conference will once again convene the […]

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Sam Turpin’s notes on grief

Today at 12:20 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The legacy of photographer Gisèle Wulfsohn echoes through her son’s music as Sam Turpin confronts sorrow through art

South Africa

Steenhuisen calls for urgent climate resilience in agriculture

Today at 10:50 AM, via SAnews

Steenhuisen calls for urgent climate resilience in agriculture

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says resilience is no longer an abstract concept for agriculture but an “operational necessity” as climate change, failing logistics infrastructure and volatile global markets reshape the future of South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry.

Addressing the Hortgro Symposium 2026 in...

South Africa

Police arrest 142 following looting and public violence in Mangaung

Today at 10:38 AM, via SAnews

Police arrest 142 following looting and public violence in Mangaung

Free State police have arrested 142 people following incidents of looting, public violence and damage to property in several areas of Mangaung.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the incidents followed the circulation of voice recordings and digital posters on social media calling for a “total...

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

War is brewing in South Africa

Today at 11:00 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is facing an escalating risk of major social unrest, with anti-illegal immigration groups giving foreigners until 30 June to leave South Africa.

Business

Your next website could be built by AI and it won’t cost R20k

Today at 10:47 AM, via BusinessTech

A few years ago, building a professional website meant hiring a developer, constant back and forth, and spending thousands of rands. Today, AI can generate a fully designed, responsive to any screen website in minutes with no coding required. For South African small and medium businesses, this changes everything. The problem with outdated websites has

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

Vodacom M-Pesa, PayPal Partner To Expand Access To Global Digital Payments For Tanzanians

Today at 12:23 PM, via Tech Financials

Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania has announced a new partnership with PayPal that will enable customers in Tanzania to seamlessly transfer funds between their PayPal and M-Pesa wallets through the M-Pesa Super App;. As part of M-Pesa’s broader Global payments solutions, this marks a significant step forward in expanding access to global digital financial services. Through this […]

Science/Tech

Home Affairs goes digital to catch ghosts

Today at 12:01 PM, via ITWeb

A biometric verification platform will launch mid-June for a two-month trial to detect ghost employees costing the state R3.9 billion.