# The Global African Hydrogen Summit has concluded in Windhoek, Namibia. Hosted by the Namibian government, the summit saw global leaders, investors and technologists discuss fueling Africa’s green industrial revolution. Future Media’s Angie Scholtz reports that the summit drove partnerships and financing for green energy projects of national and continental importance:
# The Citrus Growers Development Chamber Indaba is underway in Johannesburg, focusing on US tariffs and opportunities in emerging markets. The two-day gathering brings together policymakers, black citrus farmers, and industry leaders to address challenges, progress, and inclusive growth. General Manager Lukanyo Ngombisa says the event is reviewing strategies on transformation, tackling compliance, market access, […]
# AfriForum Youth and North-West University students protested at the Potchefstroom campus today, demanding a ban on the Kill the Boer chant. A petition with over six-thousand signatures was handed to university management after the chant was sung on campus in June. Protesters say the university’s silence on the issue is unacceptable. AfriForum Youth’s Yvonne […]
# Lawyers for Human Rights have condemned Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s threat to demolish informal settlements at midnight. The group says his comments ignore a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that structures cannot be torn down without a court order. They stress that the Illegal Occupation of Land Act requires judicial oversight to protect […]
# Jagersfontein residents are marking the third anniversary of the Jagersfontein dam collapse in the Free State. In 2022, the mine dam wall broke, flooding parts of the town and affecting 140 families. Two people died and one remains missing. While 90 families accepted 150-million-rand rebuilding led by Jagersfontein Development Mine, others are pursuing legal […]
# The US today marks 24-years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly three-thousand lives were lost when Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. Families will gather for the reading of names and six […]
# The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that the 18-year-old shot dead during a hostage incident involving his family in Mamelodi on Tuesday, was a Grade 12 learner at Silverton High School in Pretoria. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says the incident occurs amid September trial exams. The department has deployed its psycho-social support team to provide […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education has dismissed a male student governing body-appointed teacher from Sunward Park High School in Boksburg after allegations of sexually assaulting and verbally abusing female learners. The educator, suspended in August, was found guilty of misconduct and dismissed in absentia at a disciplinary hearing. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says MEC Matome […]
# Statistics South Africa reports that mining production rose by 4.4-percent year-on-year in July. Principal Survey Statistician, Juan-Pierre Terblanche, says iron ore and platinum group metals drove growth, with increases of 12.2-percent and 6.2-percent respectively. He confirmed that despite diamonds, chromium ore, and coal contributing positively, gold, manganese ore, copper, and nickel declined:
