MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026, 13:19
No profit from plunder: ConCourt ends Beitbridge COVID-19 fence saga
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of two appeals by Profteam CC and Magwa Construction, shutting down the companies’ final attempt to challenge findings that their R40 million Beitbridge border fence contracts – awarded during the COVID-19 National State of...
No interruptions to NSFAS funding and allowance: Manamela
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has moved to reassure students that funding and allowances will continue uninterrupted, despite the decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration.
The Minister announced the intervention following persistent governance and...
Committee calls for ongoing public engagement on Hantavirus case in SA
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health has called for ongoing transparency and public engagement regarding the confirmed case of Hantavirus in South Africa.
The case was confirmed by the Department of Health after the condition of a patient aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius necessitated his medical evacuation...
Public urged to exercise caution amid severe weather warnings
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has urged all South Africans to exercise heightened caution following severe weather warnings issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
According to SAWS, a cut-off low-pressure system is expected to affect large parts of the...
NSFAS placed under administration
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has placed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration due to governance instability within the institution.
The decision, announced during a media briefing on Monday, follows what the Minister described as a prolonged period of governance challenges, legal concerns and...
Cervical Cancer Elimination Programme to be launched this week
The Cervical Cancer Elimination Programme will be launched later this week at the Moletsane Sports Complex in Soweto.
South Africa records with some 5 700 cases of cervical cancer each year while 3000 women die from cervical cancer-related complications.
However, with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination, regular...
Minister Gwarube calls for urgent Africa-wide investment in early childhood development
Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, has called for urgent and sustained investment in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) as a critical foundation for improving learning outcomes, advancing gender equality, and driving long-term economic growth across Africa.
Speaking at the...
Government reaffirms commitment to media freedom
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to a free and vibrant press in South Africa.
The commitment coincides with the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, observed this year under the theme: “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development and Security.”
South Africa remains the highest-ranked...
Africa’s Travel Indaba to drive economic growth
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says Africa’s Travel Indaba is a powerful celebration of the continent’s extraordinary potential to drive economic growth through tourism.
“This is where travel industry professionals gather, including tour operators, hotels, airlines and tourism boards to showcase products, network, negotiate deals...
Manamela presents higher education annual performance plan to Parliament
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has outlined an ambitious “system reset” for the post-school education and training (PSET) sector.
This comes as he presented the department’s 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget priorities to Parliament.
Manamela, joined by Deputy Ministers and...
Call for calm as Hantavirus case confirmed
The Department of Health (DoH) has called for public calm following confirmation of a rare Hantavirus case in a critically ill British national in South Africa.
The patient was a passenger aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling to the Canary Islands via Cape Verde from Argentina.
The ship was carrying some 150 passengers...
SAPS Captain praised for bravery
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has commended Captain Johan “Pottie” Potgieter for his bravery after he secured a crocodile during an operation to recover the human remains of a suspected missing person.
“In a highly dangerous and complex operation along the Komati...
COGTA hails SA, Nigeria engagement after traditional dispute in EC
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has welcomed what it described as constructive engagement between the AmaRharhabe Traditional Council and the Nigerian High Commission, following a recent meeting in the Eastern Cape.
COGTA Deputy Minister Zolile Burns Ncamashe said the...
Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity
By Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Those who have had the opportunity to carefully study South Africa’s road to democracy would most likely agree with the assertion that our democracy is a special product of intangible solidarity.
It is almost as if all the nations of the world from Africa, to...
Petrol and diesel to increase from Wednesday
The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (DMPR) has announced that petrol and diesel prices will increase by between R3.27 and R6.19 from Wednesday.
The increase comes alongside government efforts to cushion the blow for consumers through the extension of the R3 decrease in the general fuel levy for petrol with a R3.93 reduction...
Huawei has hosted its AI Data Center Innovation Summit in Egypt as part of the Huawei Intelligent Africa Congress 2026, releasing the Northern Africa AIDC Reference Design White Paper to provide design and construction guidance for AI data center facilities across the region. Themed “Advancing Industrial All Intelligence for Africa,” the summit brought together customers […]
Banks around the world are bracing for a new wave of AI-powered cyberattacks, with regulators and policymakers issuing fresh warnings about the technology’s potential to exploit longstanding vulnerabilities in financial systems. The concern centers on Mythos, the latest and most capable AI model from Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot. The model is not […]
Two senior South African Department of Communications officials have been identified as the focus of the investigation into AI-hallucinated references in the withdrawn Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy, according to government sources cited by Sunday newspaper Rapport. The officials are Dumisani Sondlo, the department’s AI policy head, and Mlindi Mashologu, deputy director-general...
Italian fitness equipment manufacturer Technogym has expanded its multi-year partnership with Google Cloud, integrating Gemini AI into its equipment as the wellness industry shifts toward hyper-personalized, AI-driven training experiences. The Technogym AI Coach allows users to interact with equipment through voice, text and photographs rather than navigating layered menus. A user can ask the...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released new Oscars eligibility rules that explicitly address generative artificial intelligence, requiring that performances and screenplays be the work of humans to qualify for Academy Awards. Under the rules announced Friday, only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their […]
The South African Weather Service has warned beachgoers and boaters along the Western Cape coastline to stay out of harm’s way on Saturday as gale-force winds are expected to batter the stretch between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.