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Namibia and South Africa mourn their favourite “Boytjie”
Johnny Davids dies in Pretoria at 49. Tributes pour in for the Namibian-born presenter, singer, and voice of faith.
THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 18:21

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Johnny Davids dies in Pretoria at 49. Tributes pour in for the Namibian-born presenter, singer, and voice of faith.

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Direct consequence is a slowdown in service delivery
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Last-minute funding deal allows the struggling sugar giant’s mills to open for the season, buying time for more than 18,000 KZN canegrowers.

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South Africa has enough fiscal space to extend a fuel-tax cut by two months to cushion consumers from an oil shock triggered by the Iran war, Citigroup said.
South Africa
InnoPower Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Luma Learn aimed at expanding access to artificial intelligence education and digital skills development across Africa, with a focus on removing barriers including cost, location and limited exposure to advanced training. The collaboration will leverage Luma Learn’s learning platform and InnoPower Africa’s community networks to...
South Africa
PowerLabs, a Nigeria-based energy and climate technology startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round led by Breega, with participation from Catalyst Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures and Kaleo Ventures, to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered energy management platform across Nigeria’s commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 2023 by Tobechukwu Arize, who serves as CEO, and […]
South Africa
A South Africa-founded startup is challenging the AI industry’s energy-intensive growth model, securing $5 million in seed funding to develop tools that compress and restructure AI models so they can run on smaller devices using significantly less power. The round was led by California-based climate technology investor VoLo Earth Ventures. Refiant AI was founded in […]
South Africa
A 31-year-old entrepreneur from Richards Bay is carving out a niche in South Africa’s growing agricultural technology sector through a drone company focused on sustainable farming, forestry and environmental conservation — a business she launched after seeing a WhatsApp advertisement for a training course. Bongiwe Nyawo founded Nyawo Zendalo Air in May 2024 after qualifying […]

World
A wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in South Korea becoming the country’s newest fugitive.

World
The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

World
Trump continues to try to declare victory in Iran as the timeline for the war’s end shifts. And, a jury determined that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers.

World
Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of US-Iran negotiations to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings would take place.

Africa
The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Africa
Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Africa
Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Africa
Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Business
The sudden resignation of South African Airways’ CEO, and recent reports of criminal syndicates stealing millions from the airline, has raised questions about the airline’s long-term sustainability.
Business

Business
New draft laws will make it an offence to incite or organise illegal occupations in the country.

Business
The snack giant cut some of its prices by up to 15% ahead of the Super Bowl in February.

Politics
The MOUs involved an endless working relationship between the EMPD and Medicare24, Anubis, CAT VIP.

Politics
Malema maintained that the judgment had no legal basis.

Politics
Mayor Nasiphi Moya stated this while tabling the State of the City address in Pretoria on Thursday.

Politics
As part of the programme, President Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet King Felipe the 6th in Madrid.

Sport
The Football Association of Wales made a loss of £3.4m for the year ending June 2025 despite posting record turnover.

Sport
New Union Berlin head coach Marie-Louise Eta discusses becoming the first female to manage a men’s team in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

Sport
As Antrim prepare for their latest bid to end a long wait for an Ulster SFC win, former captain Paddy Cunningham discusses the challenges facing the county.

Sport
Snooker stars and fans gathered at Sheffield Cathedral to pay tribute to the voice of the sport.
Education
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.

Education
The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on
Astrid Barltrop is the winner of the 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire
“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you agree?” I read this essay prompt in my A-level history class,...
Education
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is set to host the 2026 edition of the E-Learning Africa Conference from June 3 to 5, 2026, in Accra, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced.
Education
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Cuttington University is set to launch a new leadership institute in 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening human capacity and addressing what educators describe as a critical leadership gap in Liberia and the region.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Researchers warn that Cape Town’s caracals are being harmed through contaminated prey and secondary poisoning.

Lifestyle
South African power couple Mpoomy Ledwaba and Brenden Ledwaba shared pregnancy photos for baby number 3 on Instagram.

Entertainment
The group faces charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and contravention of the Immigration Act.

Entertainment
The Jeep Track will be off-limits to walkers, runners and hikers.

Entertainment
Sassa says there is a ‘mushrooming scourge’ of opportunists charging beneficiaries for a place in line at its offices.

Entertainment
Juju was granted leave to appeal his five-year sentence but does it have implications for parliament?
Science/Tech
The EU says a new age-verification app is technically ready and could let users prove they are old enough to access restricted online content without revealing their identity or personal data. Deutsche Welle reports: Once released, users will be able to download the app from an app store and set it up using proof of identity, such as a passport or national ID card. They can then use it to...

Science/Tech
As South Africa sharpens its focus on economic growth, digital inclusion and future-facing skills, Huawei is building one of the country’s most visible ICT talent ecosystems, with nearly 37,000 participants reached in the past two years through its digital skills training and industry-readiness programmes. This work is closely aligned with South Africa’s digital development priorities, […]

Science/Tech
Warren Mande will replace Grant Fraser, who is emigrating to Australia after three-and-a-half years at Netstar.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from UploadVR: A group of independent researchers built a device that can artificially induce smell using ultrasound, with no consumable cartridges required. […] The team of four are Lev Chizhov, Albert Yan-Huang, Thomas Ribeiro, Aayush Gupta. Chizhov is a neurotech entrepreneur with a background in math and physics, Yan-Huang is a researcher at Caltech with...
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Toyota recently launched the revamped Corolla Cross GR-Sport in South Africa.

Motoring
South Africa is on track for additional petrol price relief measures this May.

Health
Covid vaccines saved hundreds of thousands of lives, but small minority harmed need better support, says report.
Health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to defend staff and funding cuts at the Health and Human Services Department he oversees.

Health
The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.
Health
The review said a certain class of drugs had little clinical benefit, but many Alzheimer’s experts criticized the analysis, saying it unfairly lumped failed drugs with two recently approved treatments.