Fri 09 May 2025: The National Department of Transport has confirmed that the country’s sole driving licence card printing machine is back in operation after nearly three months of downtime. The machine, which broke down on 5 February 2025, caused a massive backlog of almost 750,000 outstanding cards across the country. National transport spokesperson Collen […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to bring the first group of white South Africans to the United States via its refugee program as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter said, a divisive effort given that Trump has been blocking refugee admissions […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries across the globe, Nigeria – Africa’s largest economy – is rapidly embracing this technological wave. While AI tools are not fully replacing human work, they are increasingly being used to streamline processes, simplify tasks, and tackle challenges like misinformation and data overload. In Nigeria, […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has confirmed that the police have found human remains in an open veld in the KwaMhlanga area in Mpumalanga. Police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, said DNA testing will be conducted to ascertain if they belong to missing Pretoria-based […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: Decree signed by General Assimi Goita days after rare protest suspends activities ‘until further notice’, citing ‘reasons of public order’. Mali’s military government has suspended the activities of political parties “until further notice”, days after a rare pro-democracy rally. The decree signed on Wednesday by the transitional president, General Assimi Goita, […]
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Wed 07 May 2025: In a bid to make public transport more accessible and affordable, the Gautrain is offering a 50% discount on train fares to eligible customers and has significantly reduced parking fees to just R1 a day at a Gautrain station. Through the newly launched, KlevaMova, passengers will be able to get a […]
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DA federal council chair Helen Zille said her party was not in the GNU to please the ANC as it heads to court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. [Image: X/@DAGauteng] Tue 06 May 2025: JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is challenging the controversial Employment Equity Amendment Act in the Pretoria High Court, a move […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: Nearly 100 military officials from 40 African nations began a 10-day visit to China on Monday, according to an official statement. Officers from nations including Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya, will be touring China through May 15 at the invitation of the country’s Defense Ministry. During their stay, the delegation will […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: Top UN court says it does not have authority to rule on case accusing UAE of arming rebel Rapid Support Forces paramilitary. The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the UN Genocide Convention by arming and funding the […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: Eskom is planning to avoid load shedding during the winter period, as its operational performance has improved and it expects additional capacity to come online. For load shedding to be avoided, unplanned outages must remain below 13 gigawatts (GW). “If outages increase to 15GW, load shedding would be limited to a […]
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