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South Africa

Social grants remain central as Social Development tables R302bn budget

Today at 15:15 PM, via SAnews

Social grants remain central as Social Development tables R302bn budget

The Department of Social Development has tabled a R302 billion Budget Vote for the 2026/27 financial year, with government reaffirming its commitment to strengthening South Africa’s social protection system amid rising global economic pressures and persistent inequality.

Acting Social Development Minister...

South Africa

Calls for swift arrest of suspects in murder of NW community activist

Today at 14:58 PM, via SAnews

Calls for swift arrest of suspects in murder of NW community activist

The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management has urged police to intensify investigations into the murder of community activist Thato Molosankwe, who was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants in Mahikeng in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The...

South Africa

South Africa and Botswana deepen cooperation

Today at 14:36 PM, via SAnews

South Africa and Botswana deepen cooperation

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has called for deeper and more practical cooperation between South Africa and Botswana, as the two countries convened the Ministerial Session of the Sixth Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone on Wednesday.

Delivering opening remarks, Lamola emphasised that the...

South Africa

SA, Botswana to sign Limpopo water management agreement

Today at 14:13 PM, via SAnews

SA, Botswana to sign Limpopo water management agreement

Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina and Botswana’s Minister of Water and Human Settlements Onneetse Ramogapi are expected to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the joint management of water quality and aquatic invasive species in the Upper Limpopo River Basin.

The agreement forms part of ongoing cooperation...

Africa

Ghana to face Ivory Coast in Afcon 2027 qualifying

Yesterday at 17:56 PM, via BBC News

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Sport

Hearts criticise ‘irresponsible’ pitch invasion remarks

Today at 17:18 PM, via BBC News

Hearts have hit out at what they call “highly irresponsible” comments with “dangerous implications” about the Celtic Park pitch invasion, after Celtic boss Martin O’Neill dismissed claims the incident embarrassed Scottish football as “nonsense”.

Sport

Major-minor nations split in World Cup qualifying

Today at 17:04 PM, via BBC News

Uefa will create a two-tier qualification process for the 2030 World Cup which will mean major countries will no longer play minor nations such as San Marino, Gibraltar and Andorra.

Education

Nigeria: Nigerian Scholar Shot Dead Before MBA Graduation in Ohio

Today at 15:21 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] A 30-year-old Nigerian athlete and graduate student, Oluwabukola Pereira, was shot dead on Friday, May 8, during a robbery at Arise Auto Centre in Lockland, Ohio, where she worked part-time, just days before her scheduled MBA graduation.

Science/Tech

Pharos Network Partners with Licensed Payments Provider KUN to Tokenize Supply Chain Credit and Enable Real Cross-Border Payments On-Chain

Today at 17:31 PM, via Tech Financials

Hong Kong – Pharos Network, a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for real-world financial applications, today announced a strategic partnership with KUN, a licensed enterprise digital payments specialist operating across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. The collaboration aims to tokenize supply chain credit assets (such as trade invoices and receivables) and build efficient...

Science/Tech

Google’s AI Studio Now Lets Anyone Build Android Apps In Minutes

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI Studio, shrinking a process that takes weeks of setup and coding down to minutes. The company also said that consumers will be able to use Gemini AI...

Science/Tech

Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression, early trial suggests

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

UK scientists find tocilizumab, used for rheumatoid arthritis, may help antidepressant-resistant patients

Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression among patients who have not responded to conventional antidepressants, according to the results of an early clinical trial.

Researchers at the University of Bristol investigated whether tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for...