10 h. ago GNU has mammoth task of creating employment for youth: Gwarube

Gwarube says the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention Programme will help reduce pressure.

Events

10 h. ago Motorists trapped by snow on N2 in Kokstad concerned about safety

The N2 between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to some parts of the E Cape has been covered in snow.

Politics

13 h. ago Commuters left stranded in Strand after last week’s taxi shooting

The taxi-related shootings emanate from a disputed route between Mfuleni, Strand and Somerset West.

Events

19 h. ago Unclaimed bodies retrieved from Stilfontein mine get pauper’s burial

North West Health Department has confirmed that they are being buried as paupers.

Politics

20 h. ago LIVE: President Ramaphosa engages with Youth Employment Intervention

President Ramaphosa engages with Presidential Youth Employment Intervention in Pretoria.

Politics

23 h. ago Judge in Meyiwa case willing to step aside over fair trial concerns

The judge emphasises that a murder trial should not be sidelined for personal matters

Events

36 h. ago Mpumalanga police concerned about spate of officers’ killings

The killing of two police officers in separate incidents in the space of two weeks.

Events

44 h. ago Absa Becomes First African Bank To Launch Agentic AI For Customers

Absa Bank has become the first financial institution in Africa – and one of the first globally – to deploy agentic AI for customer use, according to Salesforce. The announcement was made at the Agentforce World Tour in Johannesburg this week. The bank’s AI-powered chatbot, Abby, runs on Salesforce’s Agentforce platform and offers dynamic, contextual [...]

Economics

45 h. ago Meta Opens Applications for 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator in Africa

Applications are now open for the 2025 Llama Impact Accelerator, an AI-focused program supporting startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Senegal. The initiative aims to help founders build scalable, locally relevant solutions using Meta’s open-source Llama language models. The 8-month program includes a 6-week intensive accelerator and six months of post-program support. Startups working [...]

Politics

3 d. ago Cape Town children’s hospital celebrates 300th kidney transplant

This is a milestone for the paediatric hospital, a leading centre of child health in the country

Politics

3 d. ago Nigeria, Gates Foundation Launch AI Scaling Hub to Advance Health, Education, and Agriculture

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy and the Gates Foundation have launched the Nigeria Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub, a major initiative to accelerate the responsible growth of AI solutions across key sectors like health, agriculture, and education. Announced during an MOU signing ceremony in Abuja, the AI Scaling Hub aims to [...]

Politics

3 d. ago Electricity grid is stable ahead of next week’s cold front: Eskom

The South African Weather Service has warned of a spell of extreme weather.

Politics

4 d. ago N Cape MEC Vass expresses concern over poor municipal audit results

Irregular expenditure stands at R3.67 billion. Vass says serious action is urgently needed.

Politics

4 d. ago Northern Cape govt concerned about poor state of municipalities

Free State, Northern Cape and North West municipalities are performing badly.

Politics

5 d. ago SA procures vaccines for foot and mouth disease: Steenhuisen

The minister has also raised concerns about the movement of animals and feed at auctions.

Politics

5 d. ago Concern as tyre manufacturer Goodyear starts retrenchment process

Goodyear has initiated Section 189A process at its manufacturing operations in Eastern Cape

Politics

5 d. ago Court officials under the hammer in Meyiwa trial over conduct

Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng raised concerns regarding court etiquette and decorum.

Events

5 d. ago Suspects in IFP MP Khethamabala Sithole’s murder to appear in court

Sithole was killed at Buyafuthi hostel in Katlehong last week.

Events

5 d. ago Presley Chweneyagae’s memorial service to be held at State Theatre

Chweneyagae passed away of natural causes last week, at his home in Pretoria.

Politics

6 d. ago Escalating rate of children recruited into gangs worrying: Nel

Nel steered a Child Protection Week event in Mitchell's Plain on the Cape Flats.

Politics