# The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa has warned that uncertainty over South Africa’s public procurement rules on local content is stalling industrialisation linked to the grid roll-out. Speaking at a National Business Initiative dialogue, CEO-designate Tafadzwa Chibanguza, said delays in finalising procurement regulations have rendered local content designations unenforceable, leaving state […]
# Stellenbosch University has unveiled the continent’s most advanced Medical Morphology Learning Centre at its Tygerberg campus in Cape Town. The state-of-the-art facility integrates virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, and interactive touch tables, allowing students to explore anatomy in immersive, multidimensional ways. Retaining over one-thousand-300 ethically sourced human specimens alongside modern technologies, the centre […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says rising crime is worsened by limited staffing, currently around 19-thousand in KZN, despite population growth. Mkhwanazi links budget constraints and labor laws to fewer employees and urges alternative measures, like cameras and patrol vehicles, to maintain public safety. He calls on communities to hold officers accountable, emphasising discipline […]
# Retail giant, Checkers, has unveiled a new smart trolley that allows shoppers to scan and pay for groceries directly from the cart, bypassing ques in traditional tills. The innovation, currently on trial, aims to cut waiting times and enhance convenience in stores. Customers can pay using cards or digital wallets through the trolley’s built-in […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has suggested pausing televised soccer matches to display messages on gender-based violence. He raised concern over the high rates of abuse that are unreported and no support provided to victims. Mkhwanazi linked crime to broken families and absent fathers. He added that neglected regions in the province suffer from […]
# Rugby: South Africa’s Women’s World Cup opener against Brazil at Franklin’s Garden in Northampton, England, on Sunday will be a first Test between the two nations. Springbok utility back Nadine Roos, who faced Brazil four times in the 2024 Sevens series, says the team is determined to reverse past defeats. She emphasises teamwork and […]
# South African retail giant, Shoprite, will withdraw from Malawi after 25-years and is seeking local buyers for its Malawian business. This follows recent closures of outlets in Blantyre and Lilongwe over hygiene violations and expired goods. The exit is part of Shoprite’s strategy to scale back from non-core African markets, after pulling out of […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has dissolved the SA Tourism Board over ongoing governance and leadership concerns. The decision follows the board’s unlawful suspension of CEO Nombulelo Guliwe after chairperson Gregory Davids’ resignation. De Lille cited breaches of the Tourism Act and criticised the suspension, linked to a 100-million-rand tender scandal involving Pomme Express. […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has ordered gender activist Anele Mda to retract and apologise within 24-hours for defamatory claims linking ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, to the 2015 murder of businessman Wandile Bozwana. Bozwana was gunned down in Sandton, Johannesburg, together with taxi boss Vusi ‘Khekhe’ Mathibela. Judge Selby Baqwa found Mda’s tweets damaging […]
