The South African Weather Service has forecast fog in the morning but cloudy and warm conditions across the country, with isolated showers in Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa’s fledgling electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing a significant growth spurt, driven by the launch of more affordable battery-powered models and rising fuel prices linked to geopolitical tensions, including the Iran war.
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Minister of Higher Education Buti Manamela has denied that he gave instructions to the dissolved board of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to stop their progress in appointing a new chief executive officer. This eventually resulted in the aid scheme being placed under administration.
Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls’ school that killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 others.
US Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Tehran are close to agreeing on a deal to extend their ceasefire in the Middle East war, but the potential breakthrough still hangs on President Donald Trump’s approval.
Eight people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed and five seriously injured in a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck near Potchefstroom, North West, in the early hours of Friday.