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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

Trump says boat crews are narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced, AP finds

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

Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine

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 South African public school that top Premier League and Bundesliga soccer players attended

The end of paid parental leave in South Africa

Say goodbye to these 8 cars in South Africa

Politics

ANC confirms Mchunu offered to step-aside

uMkhonto weSizwe veteran Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe passes away

Charging Gigaba is long overdue: Accountability Now

Sport

Charles-Barclay wins Ironman after ‘tough’ period

Norwich sack Manning after seventh home loss

Sheehan insists he is the right man to lead Swans

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

Boks appetit! Checkers mock France with funny Springboks ad

Springboks show love to Siya Kolisi: ‘Follow you into battle’

Western Cape shines in Environmental Impact Assessment Awards

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

Bombshell Report Exposes How Meta Relied On Scam Ad Profits To Fund AI

Japanese Volunteer Translators Quit After Mozilla Begins Using Translation Bot

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

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

Merck PCSK9 Pill Results Point to Extremely Low Cholesterol Future

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

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

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