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SA–Swiss relations set to grow stronger following historic State Visit

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – President Cyril Ramaphosa has described his State Visit to Switzerland – the first official visit by a South African Head of State since the dawn of democracy – as a milestone in the enduring relationship between the two countries.

Speaking during a press conference in...

Switzerland returns sacred cultural artefacts to SA’s Nkuna royal family

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – In a deeply symbolic gesture of cultural respect and friendship, Switzerland has voluntarily returned three sacred cultural artefacts belonging to South Africa’s Nkuna royal family. 

The handover, conducted during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Visit to...

SA, Switzerland deepen ties with five cooperation agreements

By Dikeledi Molobela 

Bern, Switzerland – South Africa and Switzerland on Wednesday signed five cooperation agreements aimed at deepening bilateral relations across key sectors including trade, education, culture, sustainable development, and peace mediation.

This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a two-day State...

Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.

Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said.

The governor’s announcement follows a Trump administration plan to charge institutions $100,000 to bring in workers from other countries using the visas.

[Nyasa Times] In a bold step toward transforming the country’s education landscape, the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) has unveiled a new National Curriculum Framework that promises to redefine how Malawians learn, teach, and build futures — aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for...

schwit1 shares a report from IOL: China has enacted a new law regulating social media influencers, requiring them to hold verified professional qualifications before posting content on sensitive topics such as medicine, law, education, and finance, IOL reported. The new law went into effect on Saturday. The regulation was introduced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) as part of its...

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: SUSE is making headlines with the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16, the first enterprise Linux distribution to integrate agentic AI directly into the operating system. It uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to securely connect AI models with data sources while maintaining provider freedom. This gives organizations the ability to run...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Substrate, a small U.S. startup, said on Tuesday that it had developed a chipmaking tool capable of competing with the most advanced lithography equipment made by Dutch firm ASML. Substrate’s tool is the first step in the startup’s ambitious plan to build a U.S.-based contract chip-manufacturing business that would compete with Taiwan’s TSMC in...

The agency announced moves to cut regulatory obstacles for the makers of biosimilar drugs, which are akin to generics and may help lower drug costs.

The government website now shows consumers how much their health insurance costs will increase next year, as Congress remains at an impasse over the plans’ subsidies.

Dr. Hatfill said he was pushed out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chief of staff, who fired him when he refused to resign.

Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.

The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.

Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.