# Africa’s entertainment and media sector is set to outpace global growth between 2024 and 2029. According to PwC’s report, Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2025–2029, Nigeria leads with a 7.2-percent growth rate, while South Africa and Kenya follow at 3.5-percent and 5.2-percent respectively. PwC highlights a major digital shift driven by mobile-first consumption, youth […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has confirmed that no name change has been authorised for the Kruger National Park. The official name remains unchanged under the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act. The Department’s spokesperson Thobile Zulu-Molobi says there are no plans or requests to alter the park’s name. She warns […]
# The South African Reserve Bank is hosting the Advancing Cross-Border Payments Conference in Pretoria today. In partnership with the Bank for International Settlements, the conference seeks to identify opportunities and challenges shaping cross-border payments in sub-Saharan Africa. The challenges include complexities of linking fast payment systems globally. Governor Lesetja Kganyago is also expected to […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has announced the launch of doorstep passport delivery for South Africans living abroad, starting 1 November. Minister Leon Schreiber unveiled the initiative in The Hague, Netherlands, as part of the department’s ‘Home Affairs at Home’ reform. The new service reduces passport processing times from 18-months to just five weeks […]
# Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied interfering in the work of the police, insisting under oath that he has no recollection of any instance of political interference. Testifying before the ad hoc committee, Mchunu said divisions within police leadership existed long before his appointment, rooted in old rivalries. He added that his focus […]
# Suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu faced tough questions about his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team without consulting other ministers. Testifying before Parliament, Mchunu said former minister Bheki Cele handed over the inter-Ministerial Committee report on the political killings task team to him. Mchunu admitted not consulting cabinet colleagues, saying he believed […]
# The DA says Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to disband the Amapanyaza Crime Prevention Wardens for retraining as Traffic Officers proves as right the DA’s long-standing warnings. The DA argues the wardens were never properly trained or funded and calls the programme a political stunt ahead of the 2024 elections. DA Gauteng leader Solly […]
# India’s government has proposed new rules requiring artificial intelligence and social media platforms to clearly label AI-generated content to combat deepfakes and misinformation. The draft mandates AI visuals to display labels on at least ten-percent of the image or duration, to ensure traceability and transparency. Platforms like OpenAI, Google, Meta, and X (formerly twitter) […]
# ActionSA has demanded that the Ekurhuleni administration urgently table the long-delayed 1.8-billion-rand chemical toilet tender report in council. Mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo says the probity audit, compiled by the late Chief Auditor Mpho Mafole, was submitted in June but remains unpresented, raising concerns about transparency. Khumalo warned that failure to table the report this […]
