2 h. ago World Test Championship format needs revamping despite riveting final

South Africa beat Australia by five wickets at lunch on the fourth day of a fluctuating contest.

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19 h. ago ‘SA remains committed to playing role in silencing guns in Africa’

A second group of SANDF members is expected to arrive on Sunday.

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31 h. ago South Africa look to discard chokers tag as WTC glory beckons

Proteas have eight wickets in hand and are now overwhelming favourites to finish off the job.

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48 h. ago Logistical challenges delaying arrival of SANDF troops: Motshekga

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost 14 soldiers in the war.

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49 h. ago WHO warns of cholera outbreak spread from Sudan to Chad refugee camps

Cholera had reached 13 states in Sudan, including North and South Darfur

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3 d. ago Green hydrogen could create 4 mln jobs in Africa by 2050: Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa says more than 52 large scale hydrogen projects have been announced across the continent.

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3 d. ago Africa poised to lead global green hydrogen revolution: Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa emphasises the continent’s immense potential in renewable energy

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3 d. ago Ramaphosa to address Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town

The summit comes at a crucial time for the continent's clean energy transition.

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3 d. ago Proteas lose four quick wickets to leave day 1 of WTC final even

It was a pretty even day at the office for South Africa and Australia after day one at Lords.

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3 d. ago National Assembly passes Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals

There were two abstention from Build One South Africa (BOSA).

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4 d. ago KZN authorities working to remove black ice on south coast N2

Parts of the N2 had been closed due to thin layer of transparent ice on the road surface.

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5 d. ago Botlhale AI Brings Speech Recognition to African Languages in Call Centers

Botlhale AI, a South African startup founded in 2019, is helping enterprises understand what’s said in the 70% of customer calls that aren’t in English. The company builds speech recognition and analytics tools in African languages – like isiZulu, Sesotho, and Setswana – designed for enterprise call centers. Its suite includes speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and natural [...]

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5 d. ago SA Startup 4C Predictions Bets Big on Transparent AI for Global Markets

In the world of AI, forecasts aren’t just data – they’re belief. That’s the insight behind 4C Predictions, a South African startup building a transparent, AI-powered prediction marketplace with global ambitions. While much of the AI spotlight shines on Silicon Valley or Shenzhen, 4C is proving that deep tech can thrive in Cape Town too. [...]

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Rapper Kendrick Lamar lands the biggest wins at 2025 BET Awards

Lamar and filmmaker Dave Free also took home the video director of the year award at the event.

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5 d. ago It is all systems go for Urban 20 Mayoral Assembly on Thursday

The Urban 20 Mayoral Assembly brings together Mayors from around the world.

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5 d. ago Morero not shaken by Zille’s possible contention for Joburg mayor

Morero says the 2026 local government elections will be interesting times for South Africans.

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5 d. ago SAWS issues extreme weather warning for parts of EC, KZN for Tuesday

It issued an Orange level 6 warning for disruptive snow over the Joe Gqabi District Municipality.

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6 d. ago UKZN First in South Africa to Equip Visually Impaired Students with AI Smart Glasses

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has become the first South African university to provide visually impaired students with Envision Smart AI Glasses – an advanced assistive device powered by artificial intelligence to enhance independence. Five students—Bright Sello, Thandeka Ngcobo, Londiwe Ndaba, Siboniso Mabuza, and Thembisa Xolo – received the glasses, valued at R75,000 each, through [...]

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6 d. 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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