16 h. ago US wants Rwandan troops out of DRC before peace deal signed: Sources

US President Donald Trump's administration is holding talks to end fighting in eastern DRC.

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17 h. ago Wood, paraffin sales in Ficksburg soar as cold front grips the area

Residents of Meqheleng in Ficksburg say they are doing whatever they can to stay warm and safe.

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32 h. ago Mpumalanga Home Affairs given 14 days to resolve blocked IDs issue

Residents marched to the Home Affairs offices in Mbombela demanding the restoration of their IDs.

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39 h. ago Africa’s First Multilingual AI Model Shrunk By 75% in Global Challenge

Africa’s first multilingual small language model, InkubaLM, has been compressed by 75% without losing performance – making it more efficient for low-resource environments. The breakthrough came from the Buzuzu-Mavi Challenge, a global competition hosted by Lelapa AI in partnership with Zindi. The challenge drew 490 participants from 61 countries to reduce the size of InkubaLM, [...]

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57 h. ago Residents close Eskom’s Giyani offices amid load reduction protest

The residents are calling for answers for the implementation of load reduction in their area.

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57 h. ago Development banks to invest over R60 billion in ocean plastics fight

Plastic waste entering the ocean could triple to up to 37 million metric tons per year by 2040

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61 h. ago Ramaphosa calls on private sector to recommit to economic growth

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for private banks to review their lending practices.

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62 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 [...]

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67 h. ago Trump’s National Guard deployment in LA unlawful: California Governor

Troops were stationed around federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed.

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4 d. ago Trump says Musk relationship over, warns of ‘serious consequences’

Musk has deleted some social media posts critical of Trump

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4 d. ago City of Tshwane urges residents to prepare for icy weather conditions

This as the South African Weather Service forecasts inclement weather conditions across Gauteng

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5 d. ago Dismay and disbelief from residents of countries banned by Trump

Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday barring citizens of 12 countries from entering the US.

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5 d. ago Reserve Bank’s work in G20 includes climate funding: Deputy Governor

The G20 will see a focus on role of vertical climate funds like the green climate fund.

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5 d. ago Westbury residents fear persecution from gangs amid refusal to help

Residents often refuse to co-operate or help the police because they fear reprisals.

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6 d. ago Trump, Musk feud escalates over tax bill; Tesla, DJT shares tumble

Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla were down 9% following the outbursts.

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8 d. ago WSU employee accused of student’s shooting granted R10 000 bail

WSU students held a protest over poor living conditions at the residences in April.

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9 d. ago Qualcomm Shortlists 10 African Startups for 2025 ‘Make in Africa’ Mentorship Program

Qualcomm has named 10 startups for its 2025 Make in Africa mentorship program, part of its Qualcomm Africa Innovation Platform. The equity-free program, now in its third year, supports early-stage deep-tech startups applying 5G, AI/ML, IoT, and edge technologies to build scalable solutions across sectors. This year, Qualcomm received 435 applications from 19 countries. The [...]

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1 week ago Rabada looks ahead to World Test Championship final after drug ban

The 30-year-old Rabada can resume playing for his country in June.

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1 week ago NMU welcomes life sentence for Zimkhitha Ntshisela’s murderer

Zimkhitha Ntshisela was stabbed several times at her residence on campus by Luyanda Mahlanza.

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1 week ago Musk exits Trump Administration role over bureaucracy frustration

Trump Administration adviser Elon Musk says he's stepping back from his government role

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