August 4, 2026 While South Africa continues to grapple with high unemployment, the United States is facing the opposite problem in one critical industry—it doesn’t have enough skilled workers to keep its electricity grid running. That shortage is creating opportunities for experienced South African electrical line workers, with some positions offering the equivalent of more […]
By Nyeleti Madonsela The start of Women’s Month was marked with a celebration of women in business as Purposefully Influencing hosted a business empowerment initiative at Parkhill, Durban, on Saturday, 1 August. The initiative aims to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses by giving them the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a panel of
Women Entrepreneurs Take Centre Stage as Women’s Month Begins Read More »
August 3, 2026 Artificial intelligence systems being tested by two of the world’s leading AI companies escaped supposedly controlled environments and broke into the computer systems of real organisations. OpenAI’s models reached the public internet and spent more than four days attacking infrastructure belonging to Hugging Face, a major platform for hosting AI models and
AI Agents Escaped Their Tests and Hacked Real Companies — Should the Public Be Worried? Read More »
July 31, 2026 Technology and economics are evolving and the Halal -also pronounced as Halaal – food and culinary industry must adapt to stay relevant. Halal food refers to those food items and beverages that are strictly prepared according to Islamic dietary law. According to this law, alcohol, blood, pork, by-products made from blood and
Halal Industry flourishes In South Africa Due to adaptation through Science Read More »
July 28, 2026 South Africa once against finds itself in a divisive situation. This is in relation to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s victory in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, that had ruled that he would be granted interim relief to stall public hearings in his impeachment proceedings for a limited period of time that
July 27, 2026 Fairway Orchid and Rare Plant Fair takes place in Durban North. Thirteen years on the event founded by Melanie Van Greunen is still going strong. The Fair was created to fulfil the city’s need for an outdoor market dedicated to the local flora. The fair invites local plant enthusiasts, gardeners and their
In the spirit of Nelson Mandela’s legacy of selfless service and compassion, the Al Ansaar Outreach Department, in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS), proudly carried out two meaningful outreach initiatives aimed at bringing hope and kindness to members of our community. Our first Mandela Month project took place on 21 July at
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July 24, 2026 The parliamentary impeachment committee charged with determining President Cyril Ramaphosa’s political faith has been barred from making decisions since Wednesday on how it would run its proceedings as the President’s testimony emerged as a point of contestation, with political fault lines broadly between the Government of National Unity (GNU) coalition partners and
Ramaphosa Unwilling to testify before Impeachment Committee Read More »
July 23, 2026 Somalia’s incumbent administration of President Hassan Sheikh Muhammad and representatives of the opposition met in Mogadishu to end a dispute concerning the tabling of electoral and constitutional reforms. The meeting took place this week Monday 20th, July. Both sides had spent recent hours meeting independently with the political constituents they represent in
Somali Government and Opposition meet to discuss Constitutional and Electoral Reforms Read More »
July 22, 2026 South African motorists could eventually renew their driving licence cards every eight years instead of every five—meaning fewer fees, fewer eye tests and fewer mornings sacrificed to a licensing-centre queue. There is, however, one important catch: the eight-year period is not yet in effect. The proposal is progressing through government’s policy-development process,