The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2025 is being commenced in the North African nation of Morocco. In a test of strategy and strength Ghana’s Black Queens Head Coach Kim Lars Björkegren is set to train his team to go up against South Africa’s Banyana Banyana (the Girls) in the Moroccan city of Oudja. Ghana […]
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Former Deputy State President David Mabuza who served under President Cyril Ramaphosa in his first term of office has died on Thursday last week at Sandton Hospital. He was sixty-four. Mabuza’s death was announced by the state-owned News media South African Broadcasting Corp (SABC). Mabuza rose to the Deputy Presidency after overcoming a succession of
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New golden opportunities abound for South Africa as Pretoria is set to leverage the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The government is to reaffirm its commitment to harness its immense potential for driving local business growth and enhancing regional integration. This sentiment was echoed by Humphrey Nwugo, the Regional Director (Southern Africa) at
A diplomatic storm is gathering strength over the Mediterranean. Greece is facing a sharp increase in migrant arrivals from Libya, when the North African nation consented with Türkiye to accelerate energy exploration near Crete. The island of Crete is Greek territory. This extraction of resources has fuelled Athens’ fears of geopolitical coercion and escalating tensions
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Uncertainty clouds Government of National Unity (GNU)’s future as it passes its first anniversary. Government business has possibly not appeared more cloaks and daggers until now. President Cyril Ramaphosa took his cabinet and the country’s political landscape by surprise when he unexpectedly dismissed Andrew Whitfield, a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA) from being a
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The annual Ocean 8 Charity Swim held over the Youth Day weekend on the Durban beachfront raised more than R1.1 million for fourteen local charities. The number of swimmers who participated in the race numbered around 250. They took to the ocean between June 14 and 16, participating in four swim distances, the 1,4,8 and
The South African Revenue Services (SARS) is embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the treasury department’s drive to being efficient, scalable, consistent and digitally intelligent in their work flows. Efficiency is the top priority. Among other agencies in the executive branch, SARS is on the lookout for external technology, specifically artificial intelligence capabilities that will
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) recently held a Durban & Coast SPCA Kennels Sleepover at the charity’s Spring Park premises in Durban. This sleepover saw residents brave the kennels overnight and then ‘bailed’ out to give back to animals in need. The association, an NGO was able to raise R
United States President Donald J. Trump insisted that Iran’s nuclear program had been obliterated despite having acknowledged the early intelligence report was ‘very inconclusive’. The president lashed out at the leaked intelligence report that suggested the US airstrikes did not destroy the nuclear program in Iran. This preliminary intelligence assessment has stated to have found
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World markets including South Africa face instability and insecurity as a result of the Iran-Israel conflict tip the scales for global oil and petrol prices if the conflict does not end with a ceasefire. The domino effect has been felt across the globalized world, what happens in one geographic part of the planet, invariably effects
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