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Residents in Pimville Zone 9 took to the streets to protest over City Power’s decision not to restore electricity to the area after replacing a transformer in March.

Yusuf Maart is flying the South African flag high in Austria so much so that he has attracted interest from Romanian club FC Dinamo 1948.

Visit to Angola marks the third leg of an ambitious 10-day Africa tour, with stops in 11 cities and towns in four countries

The East African Community has adopted a declaration committing member states to establish a Regional AI Technologies Fund, as Uganda advances plans to host what backers describe as Africa’s first AI factory and continental financiers line up billions of dollars for the sector. The declaration, adopted in Kigali, comes alongside a $10 billion initiative jointly […]

The state and defence in the Meyiwa murder trial have agreed that Ntanzi can be cross-examined.

A 21-year-old Rwandan artist studying in France has sparked widespread debate about AI in music after an amapiano-inspired track he created using AI tools went viral, racking up more than 13 million combined YouTube views and climbing charts across Europe and Africa — all without being publicly credited to him. Elvin Cena originally recorded “Let […]

Intel and Origin Research and Innovation Labs have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand AI education and skills development across African academic institutions, with a focus on building locally grounded innovation ecosystems. The partnership aims to provide educators and students with practical technology capabilities through faculty enablement, curriculum integration, hands-on...

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan’s defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

The country’s biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe’s borders.

Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.

The Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition, Parks Tau, has gazetted major changes to the Consumer Protection Act targeting spam calls.

Car recall warning: could yours be at risk of fire? Consumer expert Louise Minchin shares the details.

Bondev, the developer behind the successful Midstream Estate, is building a new shopping centre featuring a play area half the size of a rugby field.

ANC launched the party’s local government roll-call intervention in September last year.

Senior ANC leaders are set to outline progress on the party’s Local Government Action Plan…

Steenberg says his mayoral campaign will be launched ahead of the local government election

The complaint on this matter was submitted to the Public in October 2023.

British judoka Emma Reid wins silver to clinch the first European Championships medal of her career.

A high-scoring, if lop-sided round of Prem fixtures included a thriller at Sandy Park and Saracens-inflicted pain for Sale

Jack Draper is thankful his injury is nothing too serious after pulling out of two clay court events in the run-up to the French Open in May.

St Mirren defender Alex Gogic describes as “disgraceful” abuse goalkeeper Ryan Mullen has received from their own fans following their 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic on Sunday.

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silenced

Universities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.

The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme...

Bab’ Phakathi got his happy ending after recovering some of his belongings, with the help from the ‘X-Repo’ team at Moja Love.

Actress and first black woman to represent South Africa at Miss World, Cynthia Shange has died at the age of 76 in hospital.

While the Viljoens fight the shoplifting charges in Florida, with their next court date set for May 2026, several experts have noted that the more pressing matter is their immigration status.

Internal democratic process has always been a problem for Cope since it was founded in December 2008.

The national women’s cricket team are 2-0 up in the five-match T20 series.

Residents were also cautioned to remain vigilant even once the scheduled window has passed.

The move by NTT Data comes as hyperscalers expand their Johannesburg footprints to serve cloud and AI workloads.

The panel will also be used to support the needs of the National Traffic Information System, says the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.

A timeline for the GT-R’s arrival hasn’t been announced.

Ford has officially launched the updated Territory SUV in South Africa.

The R3-per-litre fuel price relief measure the government implemented in April will come back to haunt motorists, one way or another.

The Atto 8 is BYD’s new flagship SUV in South Africa.

Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Evie Solomon has started a support group for women due to her experience while being diagnosed.

Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.