# The 2026 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair is underway in Boksburg. Over three hundred South African learners and 24 international participants from eleven countries are presenting solutions to real-world challenges in robotics, engineering, and data science. Learners can win university bursaries and opportunities to compete at global science fairs. Eskom Expo […]
#The National Youth Unemployment Movement noted Quarterly Employment Statistics showing employed persons fell from 10.43 million in March to 10.42 million in June, a decline of 14-thousand. NYUM’s Lindokuhle Yende says every job lost affects income and livelihood. Yende is concerned that young people face barriers including limited experience, skills mismatches and difficult school-to-work transitions […]
COSATU has welcomed assurances from the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry that workers’ money is safe and the various funds under its control remain sustainable. This follows media reports alleging that the council was misrepresenting workers’ sick pay, holiday pay and leave pay funds as its own assets in its […]
# South Africa and France are strengthening economic cooperation, focusing on infrastructure, industrialisation and inclusive growth. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation minister Maropene Ramokgopa says France is now South Africa’s number-one foreign direct investor. More than 480 French companies operate locally, employing over 65-thousand people. Thirty French companies announced 20.7-billion-rand in investment commitments at this year’s […]
# Die maatskaplike sekerheidsagentskap SASSA hersien die betaaldatums vir maatskaplike toelaes in November omdat dit met die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing oorvleuel. Begunstigdes sou oorspronklik op 3 November uitbetaal word, gevolg deur die ongeskiktheidstoelaag en die kinderondersteuningstoelaag die volgende twee dae. Die verkiesing vind op 4 November plaas. SASSA sê hy praat met belanghebbendes oor nuwe betaaldatums. […]
# Meta se uitvoerende hoof, Mark Zuckerberg, sê die raamwerk vir kunsmatige intelligensie is ‘n beduidende stap vorentoe. Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, en vooraanstaande tegnologieleiers het in die Withuis ‘n stel vrywillige veiligheidstandaarde onderteken terwyl die druk vir strenger beheermaatreëls toeneem. Dit is nou die ondernemings se verantwoordelikheid om te verseker hul tegnologie is […]
# The South African Social Security Agency says it is reviewing the social grant payment dates for November due to a clash in dates with the local government elections. Under the original schedule, the Older Persons Grant was set to be paid on November 3, followed by the Disability Grant the next day and the […]
# Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the establishment of an artificial intelligence framework is a significant step forward. US president Donald Trump and top technology executives signed a set of voluntary safety standards at the White House yesterday, while calls mount for tighter guardrails. The companies are now responsible for ensuring the safety of their own […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê die regering sal reageer op buitensporige plaaslike en geopolitieke prys-druk wat die farmaseutiese sektor raak. Die enkel-uitgangsprys van medisyne en geskeduleerde middels styg môre met 2,88-persent, wat die tweede aanpassing vanjaar is. Die departement se woordvoerder, Foster Mohale, sê die verhoging sal druk op vervaardigers verlig sodat hulle medisyne […]
