It is happening and it is here. The latest Industrial Revolution or Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has arrived. But the fruits it offers are not always sweet. In South Africa alone the number of e-commerce users is expected to increase to 21.52 million by the year 2029. Now we have the 4IR or Industry 4.0, […]
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Thabo Bester, convicted of rape and murder, is awaiting trial for his escape from prison and related offences, lost his urgent application to have access to a laptop and other devices to prepare for his deportation case as well as for his criminal trial. This should not be surprising. He turned to the Gauteng High
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The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act has received the assent of President Cyril Ramaphosa. However, the new Amendment to the laws in its current form has drawn mixed reactions and responses from the public, civil society and within the government of National Unity. The president approved the bill at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on
South Africa has not managed to obtain a share of the medals at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Christian Sadie wrapped up the South African Swimming team’s campaign at the Games in the pool with a fifth place in the S7 50m butterfly on Saturday night. The Stellenbosch native was in contention throughout the race
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The Israelis continue to wage war in Gaza and repress the West Bank. The latest round of negotiations for a ceasefire have reached an impasse. Add to this the deaths of six of the Israeli hostages in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Israeli protestors have taken to the streets and demand that Prime Minister Benyamin
Long time politician and former anti-apartheid activist Pravin Gordhan has died after a complex battle with cancer that saw an end to his career in public service to South Africa. His age was 75. Gordhan who held three different positions in the nation’s cabinet, won plaudits and rousing approval for standing up to then President
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign a land mark legislation into law known as the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill on the 13 of September Friday today, in a public ceremony in Pretoria. The contents of the bill have proven to be contentious, with split support and opinions, especially from the Democratic Alliance which is
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The involvement and participation of South Africa in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to significantly boost the nation’s economy and cement its dominant position as the African Union’s largest exporter. South Africa started trading under AfCFTA on 31 January 2024, enabling the nation’s companies to export certain products duty-free or with
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The regime of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has been using citizenship revocation as a political tool to punish and even to silence its opponents and critics alike. Any Egyptian who possesses dual nationality, and is critical of the Egyptian government under El-Sisi in any way could have their Egyptian citizen revoked by decree of
South African Batsman Matthew Breetzke struck an unbeaten century as South Africa A (SA ‘A’) enjoyed a productive opening day to the first unofficial test against Sri Lanka (SL ’A’). the match took place at the Kimberly Oval in Kimberly on Sunday. The match was highly contested between the two teams. The right-hander batted for
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