# Aviation IT solutions provider SITA has launched ‘SITA Connect Fly’, a managed connectivity service designed to modernise airline passenger handling. The system replaces outdated networks, cutting costs, boosting cyber protection and reducing delays. Fully integrated with SITA’s check-in and self-service systems, it enables faster, more reliable boarding and smoother journeys. Airlines worldwide can now […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Government will host a seminar focusing on the role of subnational and regional government in global governance in Sandton today. The event will explore urban challenges including traffic congestion, housing, and flooding, while highlighting climate action, funding models, and digital transformation. Panellists from government and African countries, including Namibia and Mozambique, […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has presented its submission on the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill to Parliament’s Select Committee on Finance. The Bill underpins the Two Pot Pension Reforms, which have released over 56-billion-rand to 3.5-million workers since September 2024. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says proposals include access to full savings for retrenched […]
# US retail giant, Walmart, plans to open its first branded stores in South Africa. The move follows its Growth Summit, which recruited Africa-based suppliers. Massmart CEO Miles van Rensburg says Walmart aims to deliver everyday low prices while supporting local suppliers. Van Rensburg says the launch will boost jobs, and digital shopping experiences. He […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says driving financial inclusion remains a top national priority to reduce inequality and support households and businesses. Answering questions in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa said while South Africa has a world-class financial sector, access to finance must be expanded further. He confirmed while the Postbank has not yet met conditions for […]
# Die Israelse weermag sê hulle het senior Hamas-leiers geteiken, nadat AFP-joernaliste in Doha berig het daar is ontploffings en rook wat oor die Katarse hoofstad in die lug hang, waar die politieke kantoor van die Palestynse groep gesetel is. Die weermag sê hulle het die aanval spesifiek uitgevoer om die senior leierskap van Hamas […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die tydsberekening van die vooraf-beplande besoek deur die hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag, Rudzani Maphwanya, aan Iran kon beter gewees het, maar dit het nie Suid-Afrika se internasionale betrekkinge geskaad nie. Ramaphosa het tydens die mondelinge antwoordsessie in die Nasionale Vergadering beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrika die soewereine verhoudings van ander […]
# Die president, Cyril Ramaphosa, sê die regering gaan binnekort ‘n nuwe ambassadeur na Amerika aanstel. In reaksie op vrae in die parlement, het Ramaphosa gesê die gekose kandidaat sal ervare wees, goed afgerond, en kennis hê van globale politiek en die Amerikaanse mark. Hy het aangedui dat verskeie aansoekers belangstelling getoon het, en die […]
# The Israeli military says it targeted senior Hamas leaders, after AFP journalists in Doha reported explosions and smoke rising above the Qatari capital, where the Palestinian group’s political bureau is based. The military says it conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of Hamas, without specifying where the strike took place. The armed […]
