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If approved by Taiwan’s parliament, the plan would raise defence spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2030.

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency says strict air quality standards were introduced without sufficient review.

After Australia and England played out the first two-day Ashes Test in 104 years, chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt looks at the reasons why and asks if the rest of the series could be played on fast forward.

Zipline, the U.S.-based drone logistics company backed by Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital, could receive $150 million from the U.S. Department of State — but only if governments in Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Nigeria sign national expansion agreements. The funding is structured as a “pay-for-performance” initiative aimed at scaling the company’s AI-driven medical-delivery infrastructure […]

South Africa’s mining sector may have recorded its lowest fatality rate in 2024, but with 30 deaths reported so far in 2025, companies are pursuing new approaches to achieve “zero harm.” Impala Platinum (Implats) is among the firms turning to artificial intelligence to strengthen safety at its Rustenburg operations in the North West. “We need […]

A new cloud partnership will launch Africa’s first “neutral multi-tenant AI factory,” aiming to give cloud providers across the continent access to scalable AI infrastructure. The project is a collaboration between Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN), Zadara and Touchnet. The new infrastructure, built on Zadara’s multi-tenant platform, will allow cloud providers to deploy and scale AI […]

Vodacom Group has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud, adopting the company’s data-analytics tools and generative AI models to create new digital services for African consumers and businesses. Under the agreement, Google Cloud will consolidate and modernize Vodacom’s dispersed data assets through its data cloud platform, including BigQuery. Vodacom said the overhaul will establish a […]

Italy’s parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women.

Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.

They argue the law – which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts – is unconstitutional.

Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

The opposition has been rallying people to gather on that day to protest against post-poll killings.

India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid” volcanic ash affected areas.

The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

The latest PayInc Net Salary Index shows that South African salary earners are on track for the second consecutive year of real pay growth, with higher buying power ahead of the festive season.

Luxury South African shopping mall Sandton City has achieved a occupancy rate of 99.9%, marking a significant milestone for any retail centre in the country.

Collins Letsoalo’s letter comes hours before he was due to appear before the committee. 

Alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee.

The trial against four men charged with the murder Sindiso Magaqa resumes in court.

 Attempted murder accused and alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala testifies.

Orlando Pirates had a ‘forgotten’ figure back on the bench last night as they took on Chippa United and the timing of his return could be perfect!

New Orleans Saints executive vice-president Greg Bensel speaks about the connection that Prince Albert of Monaco has formed with the team as they seek to play a NFL regular season game in France for the first time.

Against Chippa United on Tuesday night, Oswin Appollis sealed the match for Pirates with a curling shot to make it 2-0.

What does it mean to lose a language? And what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently

There’s an Irish saying, tír gan teanga, tír gan anam: a country without a language is a country without a soul. Representatives of some of Europe’s estimated 60 minority languages – or minoritised, as they define them – met in Barcelona recently to...

Planning to celebrate Christmas lunch at a restaurant this year? Here’s exactly how you can make a succesful, hassle-free booking.

Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux – a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.

Fixtures giant Kohler has a holiday promo code for 10 percent off big orders for Black Friday 2025.

The agency temporarily withdraws the draft Universal Service and Access Fund manual, to align it with the comms department.

Steyn will direct the event, which is focused on shaping the intelligent enterprise of tomorrow and what SA must to do build a strong and inclusive AI ecosystem.

As with the Ranger, the Everest loses the bi-turbodiesel engine, but gains the 2.3 EcoBoost petrol while also reverting to a single-turbo oil-burning option.

Sole availability of a turbodiesel engine isn’t enough, on it own, to lure buyers away from the better equipped and more affordable hybrid and plug-in hybrid Chinese offerings.

Title, effectively became decided after the first 10 km of the main event on Saturday.

Transplant donor says “anyone with a heart would give something to keep someone else alive”.