# RISE Mzansi and the GOOD Party have announced Sarah Mabotsa as their Tshwane mayoral candidate ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Mabotsa, the city’s mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, was unveiled in Montana, Pretoria. The parties described her as an ethical leader committed to protecting public funds and serving […]
# Die Vodacom-groep het saamgespan met die Universiteit van Johannesburg en Amazon-webdienste om die Vodacom KI-laboratorium van stapel te stuur en Suid-Afrika se kunsmatige intelligensie-talentpyplyn te bou. Die uitvoerende hoof van Vodacom, Shameel Joosub, het tydens die bekendstelling in Johannesburg gesê dit sal samewerking tussen die akademie en die bedryf versterk en studente toerus met […]
# Vodacom Group has partnered with the University of Johannesburg and Amazon Web Services to launch the Vodacom AI Lab, aimed at building South Africa’s artificial intelligence talent pipeline. Speaking at the launch in Johannesburg, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub said the initiative would strengthen collaboration between academia and industry while equipping students with practical AI […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille is facing scrutiny over a two-day trip to Mexico during the FIFA World Cup that reportedly cost taxpayers about one-million-rand. De Lille says the visit was aimed at promoting South Africa as a tourism destination and strengthening tourism ties with Mexico. The trip has sparked questions over government spending, […]
# Die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, is onder die vergrootglas ná ‘n twee-daagse besoek aan Mexiko tydens die FIFA Wêreldbeker wat belastingbetalers glo een-miljoen-rand gekos het. De Lille sê die besoek was gemik op die bevordering van Suid-Afrika as ‘n toerismebestemming en die versterking van toerisme-bande met Mexiko. Die reis het vrae laat […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says the party would introduce a policy requiring equal representation of men and women in the workplace. Speaking at the launch of the party’s election manifesto and vision for government, Malema said no workplace would be allowed to employ more men than women. He argued that gender equality must be […]
# A new mining industry study warns South Africa must fast-track mining modernisation to remain globally competitive. A consultant at the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, Ashleigh Muller, says ageing infrastructure, skills shortages and slow technology adoption are weakening the sector. She says stronger collaboration between government, industry and research institutions, increased investment in […]
# Die Ditsobotla Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in Noordwes het ‘n Verspreidingsagentskapooreenkoms met Eskom onderteken om te help met sy skuld van 1,7-miljard-rand. Ingevolge die ooreenkoms sal Eskom nou eerste aanspraak hê op inkomste uit elektrisiteitsverkope deur ‘n skuldterugbetalingsplan. Nasionale Kabinetsverteenwoordiger, Kopung Ralikontsane, sê die munisipaliteit sukkel om sy skuld te delg en het baie op billike […]
# ‘n Nuwe verslag oor die mynbedryf waarsku Suid-Afrika om die modernisering van mynbou te versnel om wêreldwyd mededingend te bly. ‘n Raadgewer van die Navorsingsinstituut vir Innovasie en Volhoubaarheid, Ashleigh Muller, sê verouderende infrastruktuur, vaardigheidstekorte en stadige tegnologie-aanvaarding verswak die sektor. Sy sê nouer samewerking tussen die regering, die bedryf en navorsingsinstellings, sowel as […]
