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FNB CEO to take early retirement

Today at 15:27 PM, via Daily Investor

FNB CEO Harry Kellan will step down at the end of this year, which comes amid sweeping changes being made across South Africa’s oldest bank.

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Fans frustrated as Soweto derby ticket system crashes again

Today at 15:21 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Fans hoping to purchase Soweto derby tickets were left frustrated after the MyTicket system crashed shortly after sales opened, with many receiving error messages or being stuck in processing queues.

South Africa

Former Ghana VP Bawumia Warns High Data Costs Could Lock Africa Out of AI Revolution

Today at 14:12 PM, via iAfrica

Former Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has warned that the high cost of mobile data remains one of the most significant barriers to Africa’s meaningful participation in the artificial intelligence revolution, urging governments to treat connectivity affordability as a foundational policy priority. Delivering a keynote address at the LSE Africa Summit 2026 in London on […]

South Africa

Absa on Next-Generation AI in Banking

Today at 14:09 PM, via iAfrica

Rewind just a few years and large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar, yet the technology has already evolved into its next iteration: agentic AI, a new breed of systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and able to reason and act on their own. And adoption has skyrocketed, […]

South Africa

African Broadcast Newsrooms Embrace AI But Lack Policies to Govern It, Industry Forum Warns

Today at 14:07 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping broadcast newsrooms across Africa, but a critical gap in institutional policy and national regulation is threatening the credibility of the continent’s media landscape, senior editorial and technology leaders warned at an industry webinar last month. The Broadcast Media Africa webinar, titled “Reworking Broadcast Newsroom Operations for the Age...

Business

FNB CEO calls it quits

Today at 15:05 PM, via BusinessTech

FNB CEO Harry Kellan is taking early retirement, as the FirstRand group looks to simplify its businesses in a large restructuring

Business

Stellenbosch University Chair to step down

Today at 14:54 PM, via BusinessTech

Stellenbosch University has informed its Wilgenhof Alumni Association that the current Chair of Council, Nicky Newton-King, will not stand for re-election as Chair or as Council member after her term ends this week.

Business

New laws coming after Afrikaner towns in South Africa

Today at 14:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The MK Party has gazetted its intention to table a Private Members’ Bill in Parliament, seeking to remove the explicit right to self-determination in South Africa.

Sport

Bohs’ Brennan earns first Republic of Ireland call-up

Today at 14:35 PM, via BBC News

Teenage Bohemians midfielder Aoibhe Brennan earns her first call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for their World Cup 2027 qualifying double-header against Poland in April.

Education

South Africa: Nsfas Directed to Activate Forensic Unit to Work With SIU

Today at 14:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has directed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board to activate its forensic unit immediately to work with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on cases already under investigation, and refer identified instances of fraud and misrepresentation to the appropriate authorities.

Science/Tech

Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’

Almost six decades have passed since the space coast of Florida experienced an atmosphere quite like this. On its beaches and in cities, there is an air of anticipation, excitement and anxiety to match the final days of Nasa’s storied Apollo moon program.

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Health

A Secret History of Psychosis

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.