# The South African Reserve Bank warns that advances in artificial intelligence models pose risks to financial stability, and have led to a significant increase in software and IT system vulnerability. The Reserve Bank’s latest half-yearly financial stability review shows that a sophisticated multistep attack that previously required scarce, elite human expertise can now be […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê voorbereidings vir die komende plaaslikeregeringverkiesing in November verloop vlot. Hy het gister die voorlegging van die Departement van Samewerkende Bestuursbegrotingstemming aan die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies voorgelê. Hlabisa sê vier-duisend-488 stadswyke is gefinaliseer. Dis ‘n toename van 20 wyke van die vier-duisend-468 in […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says, despite an extensive injury list and the entire Bulls squad being unavailable, they have more than enough players to choose from ahead of the 2026 season. The Boks are counting down to the start of a gruelling 14-match campaign that stretches from next weekend’s Barbarians showdown in Gqeberha […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die salarisooreenkoms tussen die ANC-geleide koalisie in die Johannesburgse metroraad en die vakbond SAMWU is in die metro se huidige finansiële posisie eenvoudig onbekostigbaar. Die ooreenkoms van 10,3-miljard-rand sal oor ʼn tydperk van twee jaar ingestel word. Franco de Lange van die VF Plus sê alhoewel burgemeester Dada Morero volhou […]
# Iran says it has not yet made a final decision on any deal, emphasising that reports of a finalised agreement with the US were “merely speculation”. US president Donald Trump has stated that the final points of a deal to end the war had been approved. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the […]
# The National Assembly has passed the Defence Amendment Bill, which amends the Defence Act of 2002 to ensure compliance with a ruling of the Constitutional Court. The court found that sections of the Defence Act are unconstitutional, to the extent that they permit members of the Executive to establish boards of inquiry to investigate […]
# The South African Reserve Bank says the country’s financial system remains resilient overall, despite tighter financial conditions and monetary policy stemming from the Middle East war. The Reserve Bank’s latest half-yearly financial stability review says the country’s susceptibility to volatile capital flows has gone up, as non-resident investors sell domestic assets in search of safe […]
# A coalition of civil society groups, including the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, business chambers, and residents’ associations, has served legal papers demanding proof of an agreement between the City of Johannesburg and Eskom. Two weeks ago, Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero and the minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, announced a partnership between City […]
# President Donald Trump claims the US has reached an agreement with Iran to end the war, but there has been no confirmation from Tehran. He has made similar claims in the past. Despite having agreed a ceasefire in April, the US and Iran have exchanged intermittent fire, including two rounds of strikes this week […]
