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South Africa’s rental market is becoming a long-term lifestyle choice, as high interest rates, affordability pressures, and changing preferences push more households to renting, rather than buying, properties.

UK-registered, Egyptian-founded customer experience platform Tactful AI has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its end-to-end, AI-driven customer service infrastructure built on agentic AI capabilities. The round was co-led by UAE-based venture capital firm Foras AI and investment firm M Empire. Deep-tech angel investors also participated, including Omar Gabr,...

Tunisia’s minister of health, Dr. Mustafa Al-Furjani, met with Assad bin Dyab, president and general manager of Tunisie Telecom, to accelerate the digitalization of healthcare services. The high-level meeting focused on expanding the use of technology to improve quality of care and bring health services closer to citizens. Officials identified several priorities for the next […]

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence, particularly in military and security operations, as global scrutiny intensifies over the impact of emerging technologies on peace and stability. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs James Gyakye Quayson represented Ghana at the Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM)...

Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform has signed eight cooperation agreements with public institutions and private companies to launch Idarati X.0, a super-app designed to transform how citizens access public services. The government said the platform will integrate artificial intelligence, a national digital identity system and a national smart digital wallet to...

In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was “disproportionate.”

The 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home two weeks ago.

Under President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new government push to curb alcohol use in the country, which will impact both consumers and producers.

Old Mutual has officially launched Capital Gambit Chess, a first-of-its-kind strategic chess-inspired game that teaches players how money, risk, and long-term financial decisions really work — all through gameplay.

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has classified yet another national disaster in South Africa, marking the fourth such call in as many months, and the second in February.

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

It’s alleged that Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department specialised unit officers stole a truck in 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to unite amid the many issues the country faces.

The Gauteng leader said provincial officials had approached him to pursue the national position

Aryansh Sharma hit an unbeaten 74 as United Arab Emirates bolstered their remote hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup Super 8s with a tense five-wicket win over Canada.

The most striking photographs from the Milan-Cortina Games.

Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes is eliminated in the quarter-finals of the women’s snowboard cross at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Tottenham are confident of hiring an interim manager for the remainder of the season this weekend, before making a long-term appointment this summer.

Advice on how to respond to students questioning their birth gender has been updated. Here are the key changes

Ministers have released updated guidance on how schools and colleges in England should respond to students who are questioning their birth gender. How is it different to the previous Department for Education (DfE) guidance, released under the Conservatives in 2023?

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The long-talked-about 2026 SASSA unemployment grant will finally go ahead, confirms President Ramaphosa at SONA. But how much will it cost?

A nature reserve in Cape Town has made history after it unveiled SA’s first Braille coastal environmental education signage.

Chiefs were beaten to his signature by their rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.

Russia continues to press for territorial concessions that Ukraine firmly rejects.

The 28-year-old previously starred for the Cape-based team after joining from the Lions.

The white paper that Ramaphosa mentioned during Sona is nothing new

The idea of having warm, dry feet on your wet, snowy run is appealing. But you might not like the trade-offs.

By 2030, more than 40% of SA’s energy supply will come from cheap, clean, renewable energy sources, says the president.

It’s not the first time the iconic hitman has appeared in games, but Saber’s will be the first voiced by Reeves.

A Chinese car brand recently reported a 147% increase in sales in South Africa.

Backlog drops below 7.3m for first time since 2023 in England, but concern over long A&E waits.