# Science, Technology and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande says technology has far-reaching impacts, from the internet and smartphones to electric vehicles and artificial intelligence. Speaking at GovTech 2025 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Nzimande noted innovations like Wi-Fi and GPS stemmed from astronomy, stressing the importance of digital sovereignty and collaboration. While praising AI’s potential to solve […]
# Die Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing sê Suid-Afrika se ekonomie het ‘n skerp afname getoon, met groei wat van meer as vier-persent twee dekades gelede tot byna nul gedaal het. Die nuwe verslag gee staatskaping, beurtkrag, swak logistiek en verkwistende staatsbesteding die skuld. Die buro waarsku werkloosheid bly hoog namate die arbeidsmag minder bydra tot […]
# Church Defenders slam CRL Chair’s comment that people hearing from God need psychiatric care sê miljoene mense dwarsoor die wêreld het nog steeds nie toegang tot basiese lees- en skryfvaardighede nie. Vandag is Internasionale Geletterdheidsdag, wat lig werp en fokus op die geletterdheidsbehoeftes van volwassenes, en individue en gemeenskappe as ‘n geheel. Die voorsitter van […]
# The South African Church Defenders have voiced concern after Cultural, Religious And Linguistic Communities Rights Commission chair, Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, suggested that people who claim to hear from God should be referred to psychiatric care. Her remark have been condemned by religious groups as a dangerous denial of spiritual reality. Mkhwanazi-Xaluva defended her stance, citing […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê die regering moet dringend ingryp volgens Business 20 se aanbevelings om werksgeleenthede te beskerm en groei te bevorder. Uitvoerende hoof Busi Mavuso waarsku 250-duisend werksgeleenthede in voorsieningskettings kan verlore gaan, vererger deur Amerikaanse handelsdruk. Mavuso sê Suid-Afrika moet spesiale ekonomiese sones gebruik, digitale infrastruktuur verbeter, regulasies stroomlyn en bedryfsgeleide […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag verwelkom die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, se goedkeuring van ‘n geregtelike doodsondersoek na die moord op vyf kinders in Mthatha in die Oos-Kaap in 1993. Die slagoffers, tussen 12- en 17-jaar-oud, is deur lede van die apartheidstydse Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag doodgeskiet by die huis van die PAC-aktivis Sigqibo […]
# Vyf verdagtes is vanoggend doodgeskiet in ‘n skietery met die polisie by die Pump House informele nedersetting in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal. Die polisie het, met behulp van inligting, die groep opgespoor wat gesoek word vir moord, roof, afpersing en onwettige vuurwapens in die Mpumalanga-township, Mariannhill, KwaNdengezi en Umsunduzi. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder, Robert Netshiunda, sê daar is […]
# The Bureau for Economic Research says South Africa’s economy has suffered a sharp decline, with growth falling from over four-percent two decades ago to near zero today. Its new report blames state capture, load-shedding, poor logistics, and wasteful government spending. It warns that unemployment remains high as the labour force contributes less to growth. […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed approval by Justice and Constitutional Development minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, for an inquest into the 1993 killing of five children by the apartheid-era South African Defence Force in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Victims, aged 12 to 17, were gunned down at the home of PAC activist, Sigqibo Mpendulo. The NPA’s […]
