14 h. ago West Indies recall Hope, drop Roach for home series v Australia

The three-test series marks the start of West Indies’ new World Championship cycle.

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38 h. ago Ivory Coast former minister Billon seeks to lead opposition in polls

 Ivory Coast court ruled that Tidjane Thiam should be removed from the electoral roll.

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3 d. ago Gerda Steyn wins the Women’s Comrades Marathon for the fourth time

Steyn became the first woman ever to break the six hour barrier twice in the Comrades Marathon.

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3 d. ago Tete Dijana crowned 2025 Comrades Champion in thrilling finish

Dijana has made it a hat-trick of Comrades Marathon victories.

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3 d. ago Strong start to 98th Comrades Marathon as Khonkhobe, Mukoloma lead

Defending champion and down-run record holder Gerda Steyn is still in the chase

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3 d. ago Comrades Marathon kicks off with unprecedented turnout – 22000 runners

The number of runners in the first starting group has been capped at 14 000.

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5 d. ago KZN activates disaster teams as severe weather expected for Comrades

SAWS has issued a weather warning of extreme cold conditions with disruptive snowfall for KZN.

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5 d. ago Cold front, strong winds, severe thunderstorms, snowfall expected

SAWS says extreme weather conditions will start this weekend in parts of SA.

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6 d. ago Hat trick Comrades Marathon winner Steyn says target on her back

Steyn chalked up a hat trick last year by finishing first in 3 consecutive Comrades Marathons

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7 d. ago Expensya Founders Return with Thunder Code, an AI Startup Backed by $9M in Seed Funding

A year after selling their startup Expensya in a deal reportedly worth over $120 million, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani are back with a new venture: Thunder Code, a generative AI-powered software testing platform that has already raised $9 million in seed funding. Despite vowing never to start another company, the duo was pulled [...]

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9 d. ago Three children rescued, 1 boy missing after E Cape beach rescue

NSRI urges people to avoid rip currents as they can lead to drowning accidents.

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1 week ago China’s DeepSeek Upgrades AI Model to Rival OpenAI and Google

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has unveiled a major upgrade to its R1 model, claiming the new version, R1-0528, now rivals top-tier systems from OpenAI and Google. Announced Thursday, the updated model features significant improvements in reasoning and creative writing, enabling it to produce essays, fiction, and prose with a style reportedly close to that of [...]

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1 week ago Attracting foreign investment remains critical for SA: Mantashe

Mantashe says Orion Minerals is expected to start copper production in two years' time.

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1 week ago Zuckerberg Says Meta AI Now Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Users Across Platforms

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told shareholders that the company’s generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant now reaches 1 billion monthly users across its suite of platforms, highlighting Meta’s ambitions to lead in the rapidly evolving AI race. Speaking at Meta’s annual shareholder meeting, Zuckerberg framed the milestone as a major step forward in [...]

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2 w. ago Rand Water’s planned maintenance to start tomorrow in Gauteng

Rand Water believes the full recovery will come just in time for the August high demand period.

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2 w. ago Bill Gates Says Africa Can Lead the AI Revolution – and Save Lives Doing It

Bill Gates is betting big on Africa – not just to adopt artificial intelligence, but to lead the charge. Speaking virtually at the Global AI Summit on Africa, held in Kigali from April 3 to 4, the Microsoft co-founder and Chair of the Gates Foundation described AI as a “life-saving opportunity” for the continent, especially [...]

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2 w. ago LIVE: Sentencing procedures in Joshlin Smith kidnapping case

Sentencing procedures start in the Joshlin Smith trial at the Western Cape High Court.

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3 w. ago South Africa Urged to Lead on AI Governance Ahead of 2025 G20 Summit

As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit in 2025, experts say the moment is ripe for the country to take a leading role in shaping global artificial intelligence (AI) governance – particularly around transparency, accountability, and human oversight. The call comes just months after the European Union’s landmark Artificial Intelligence Act came into [...]

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3 w. ago Lead investigator grilled over arrest of Meyiwa murder accused 1

Bongani Gininda is being cross-examined by defense counsel Adv. Charles Mnisi

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3 w. ago Western Cape on alert as two cold fronts approach within 48 hours

Persistent rainy conditions may lead to localised flooding in low-lying regions

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