Elon Musk has clapped again at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dismissal of claims that South Africa is affected by a “white genocide”. The feedback had been made in an interview with The New York Occasions. The world’s richest man – born in Pretoria – additionally bemoaned “race legal guidelines” within the nation – one thing Ramaphosa…
MPs expressed frustration after Defence and Navy Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga as soon as once more didn’t attend a key parliamentary assembly, whereas issues had been additionally raised concerning the preparedness of troops set to be deployed throughout South Africa. The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met in Cape City on Friday, 6 March 2026,…
A current model valuation examine discovered that 85% of Gautrain customers journey to work, and the explanations they hold coming again are reliability, effectivity and security. The Gautrain is without doubt one of the largest Public-Personal Partnerships (PPPs) ever undertaken in Africa. The PPP mannequin is exactly what has made the Gautrain some of the…
Cape City – Prepare for a comedy expertise that’s daring, proudly native and hilariously acquainted. Wayne McKay’s AfriSnaaks invitations audiences to embrace their love for genuine Afrikaans humour when the present takes to the stage on the Masambe Theatre on the Baxter Theatre from 1 to 4 April 2026. With performances at 19:30 pm and…
MultiChoice Group has introduced it’s going to discontinue Showmax, drawing a line underneath considered one of Africa’s most costly and impressive streaming experiments. The choice brings to an finish a platform that was launched in 2015 and relaunched at monumental price in 2024, and which in the end failed to realize industrial viability in a…
Volkswagen has issued an pressing nationwide recall for 25 729 Polo Vivo automobiles in South Africa because of a possible handbrake security fault. The recall impacts vehicles offered between February 2025 and February 2026, after it was found that the rivet top on the handbrake lever could also be out of specification. If defective, the…
A disputed stand in Malvern now homes illegal companies, unlawful water connections and sealed-off bulk infrastructure. For practically a yr, an island-shaped stand in Malvern – divided between a personal proprietor on one facet and Rand Water on the opposite – has been taken over in its entirety by an unlawful enterprise operation that now…
SAPS already recognises the digital terrain however recognition should evolve into localised apply. Picture Delwyn Verasamy South Africa resides by a policing paradox: many crimes at the moment are first found on-line, but native policing stays largely offline. Assaults, robberies, bullying, GBV incidents and public dysfunction more and more floor on WhatsApp, TikTok, Fb and…
Moscow – Rosatom’s bioprinting applied sciences show important progress — a bioengineered vessel grown from dwelling cells has functioned inside a dwelling organism for a complete 12 months with out issues. The rabbit acquired a transplanted vessel that was grown utilizing a biofabricator in February 2025 is alive and wholesome. As a part of the…
The GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition — comprising six of the biggest cell operators in Africa — on Tuesday introduced that six nations on the continent have been earmarked for the launch of its low-cost gadget priced at simply US$40 (R660). The announcement was made throughout a press convention on the African Pavilion stand at Cellular…