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South Africa

AI Becomes Core Strategy For South African Firms, But Skills And Security Gaps Slow Adoption – Dell Technologies

South Africa’s Business AI launches marketplace for vetted enterprise AI solutions

AI-Ready Data Centres Push Africa’s Infrastructure To Its Limits — Turner & Townsend

World

What Hungary’s Orban did – and didn’t – get from Trump

Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine

Watch: Drone footage shows town destroyed by deadly Brazil tornado

Africa

Panache, parades and power: Africa’s top shots

Ugandans welcome war crimes charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony and demand his arrest

France advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid fuel blockade

Business

The end of paid parental leave in South Africa

Say goodbye to these 8 cars in South Africa

Council launches winter energy cost support scheme

Politics

uMkhonto weSizwe veteran Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe passes away

Charging Gigaba is long overdue: Accountability Now

DA suspects political interference in Julius Mkhwanazi report delay

Sport

Man Utd ‘flat’ but Skinner will not ‘overemphasise’ defeat

Spurs and Man Utd ‘neutralised’ each other – Frank

‘Lack of quality’ cost Man Utd – Amorim

Education

Among Mamdani’s Many Upcoming Challenges: Fixing New York City’s Schools

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Officials on Partisan Email Messages

Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election

Lifestyle

Western Cape shines in Environmental Impact Assessment Awards

Hope, unity, equality: Siya Kolisi’s most inspiring speeches

‘Only one black person’: Springbok team gets backlash from fans

Entertainment

Future of the Irma Stern Museum: UCT and Trust’s new direction

Babalwa M’s viral performance: year-end fatigue or her signature style?

Monique Muller returns to social media post-arrest to support G20 Women’s Shutdown

Science/Tech

UPS (and FedEx) Ground Dozens of MD-11 Aircraft After Tuesday’s Crash in Kentucky

‘Stratospheric’ AI Spending By Four Wealthy Companies Reaches $360B Just For Data Centers

A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

Motoring

Gqeberha-built BAIC B30 gears up for South African introduction

Hybrid Jaecoo J5 confirmed for 2026 market launch in South Africa

PODCAST: What to expect from South Africa-bound Chery bakkie

Health

Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86

Pfizer to Acquire Obesity Drug Start-Up Metsera in $10 Billion Deal

The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

Nature

News24 Business | Joburg power cut threat: Eskom and City still talking, Ramokgopa pushes for payment plan

News24 Business | Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

News24 Business | International Partners Group | Backing SA’s green future with over R2bn for just transition projects