Abrahams Hails Proteas Women’s Batting Mindset Ahead of Final ODI Against Pakistan
LAHORE: Proteas Women’s batting coach, Baakier Abrahams, has praised the team’s mentality towards their craft with the bat following a successful...
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Harare All Set for Qualifier
The stage is set for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifier 2025, with Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania and Malawi assembling to complete the eight-team line-up for the regional showdown. They join Uganda, Nigeria and Namibia, who had arrived earlier, while hosts Zimbabwe round out the tournament field. The Qualifier will run from 26 …
CIDB blacklists 40 contractors from doing business with public works department | SA News
Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the decision by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to blacklist 40 contractors from doing business with the department and its entities. Construction industry regulator CIDB has been blacklisting contractors since June last year, after only one company had been blacklisted since 2002. Macpherson said the …
Record-Breaking Brits and Wolvaardt Propel Proteas Women to Series Victory in Pakistan
LAHORE: Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt struck crucial centuries to power the Proteas Women to an unassailable 2-0 lead with a...
SA men fail to make 4x100m final in Japan | SuperSport | SA News
Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine © Gallo Images South Africa has failed to qualify for the final of the men’s 4X100m relay, after taking part in a rerun on Sunday morning at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Schedule | Results | TV Guide | Get DStv Running alone, in the same lane 6, with …
Silver Lining in the Table Mountain Fire
While the fire in April destroyed many invasive plants, the Sugarbird Project is working to remove other “relentless” invasives
Celebrating Afrikaaps: A language of diversity in South Africa | SA News
As we celebrate Heritage Month, it is important to note that South Africa is filled with incredible diversity, and this does not just seep into our culture, but our language too. While South Africa has 12 official languages, the Afrikaaps or Kaaps language is something that emerged in the Western Cape. Kaaps is a form …
Kanye West set for one-night SA concert | SA News
Global music star Kanye West, now known simply as Ye, has confirmed a one-night-only concert at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on December 13, this year. The announcement, made directly by Ye on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, immediately sent excitement across South Africa and beyond. Details shared by Central News South Africa highlight …
First for Germany
The Germany SailGP Team presented by Deutsche Bank has entered the winners circle, claiming their first event victory at the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix in tricky, light conditions on the waters of Lake Geneva. Germany clinched the top spot ahead of Australia in second and Switzerland in third, in a high-stakes final that saw …
Threats to people who use WhatsApp in South Africa | SA News
People who use WhatsApp, Telegram, and other messaging services should be aware that criminals are increasingly using impersonation tactics to con victims out of money. Cybersecurity expert Lucas Molefe has warned that attackers were increasingly using WhatsApp to impersonate people through false accounts. He explained that criminals pose as friends, family members, or colleagues on …
Exploring the impact of Phase Two of the carbon tax in a transforming power sector in South Africa – Green Building Africa | SA News
Meridian Economics has published analysis on the implications of the Phase Two design of South Africa’s carbon tax for the electricity sector contained in the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) of 2025. Meridian finds that the Phase Two tax does not incentivise mitigation in the sector beyond that of the Environmental Levy already in …
Kanye West to Perform at Ellis Park Stadium in South Africa on December 13 | SA News
Kanye West is set to perform at Ellis Park Stadium in South Africa on December 13, marking his first major concert in the country in years and billed as his only performance in Africa for 2025. The global music icon, now known as Ye, announced the highly anticipated show via his X account on Friday, …
SA’s Olympic silver medal 4x100m relay team fail to make Tokyo final | SA News
South Africa’s Olympic silver medal 4x100m relay team crashed out of the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday morning after running too slowly in their time trial. They had needed to match 38.34 sec while running by themselves in lane 6, but they never quite ignited as they went around the National Stadium track in …
President Ramaphosa to lead SA delegation to UNGA80 | SA News
President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week lead a South African delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York from 23 to 29 September 2025. To be held under the theme: “Better together: 80 Years and more for peace, development and human rights”, this landmark …
The South African businessman from Soweto who built a billion-rand empire with just R2,000 | SA News
Malcolm Libera ·21 Sep 2025 Zibusiso Mkhwanazi is the founder of Avatar Advertising Agency and chairman of M&N Brands, South Africa’s biggest network of advertising and brand agencies. Mkhwanazi’s entrepreneurial journey began in high school with just R2,000. Today, he leads multiple businesses estimated to be worth around R1 billion and employs close to 700 …
The new crime tactic taking South Africa by storm | SA News
Malcolm Libera ·21 Sep 2025 Deepfakes and AI-driven fraud are taking South Africa by storm, and regulators need to step in to renew trust in the country’s digital environment. This is the warning from Amritha Reddy, Senior Director of Fraud Product Management at TransUnion Africa, who has sounded the alarm over this dangerous new crime …
Trump Trade Policies Add More Economic Pain to U.S. Farmers | SA News
The challenges that American farmers face, struggling with exports of their soybeans and other crops, show once again the importance of open and fair trade. The current higher U.S. tariffs, along with retaliatory measures by trading partners, pose a problem for everyone. For example, China, which is not only a significant market for U.S. farmers …
Why Nigeria’s Power Supply Isn’t Affordable and Reliable
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
Le Roux to Train With Boks in Durban
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux will join the national squad in Durban on Sunday and train with the team until Wednesday as they prepare to face Argentina in their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship match at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a squad of 33 players for their two closing …
Expropriation Without Compensation Move Condemned
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision by the ANC-controlled City of Ekurhuleni to expropriate private land without paying a cent in compensation. According to news reports, the land was seized from its owner in 2019 under then mayor Mzwandile Masina, with the metro arrogantly declaring “zero” as …
40 Non-performing Contractors Blacklisted
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decisive action taken by Minister Dean Macpherson and the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, of blacklisting 40 non-performing contractors since June 2024. This is a huge achievement. It directly benefits South Africans by ensuring that taxpayer money is no longer wasted on failed or incomplete projects, …
South Africa to host final G20 Science Advisers Roundtable of its Presidency
On 21 September 2025, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) in collaboration with its entity, the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), will host the G20 Chief Science Advisers' Roundtable (CSAR) in Pretoria, bringing together science advisers and their equivalents from the G20 member and guest countries, along with international organisations.
This follows the CSAR's technical meeting in Pretoria in April 2025, which resulted in a draft zero Outcome Statement that served as the basis for negotiations at three virtual intersession consultation meetings held in July, August, and early September 2025.
The CSAR is a meeting of the G20 science advisers and their equivalents to discuss shared scientific priorities and seek collective solutions to the world's most urgent challenges. These include climate change, growing inequality, and the slow progress in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Building on the foundation laid by India during its 2023 G20 Presidency, CSAR 2025 is designed to foster inclusive global science advice. It supports high-level policy dialogue among chief science advisers from across the G20, enabling them to shape a shared global science, technology and innovation agenda and align STI policies with sustainable and equitable development.
This Roundtable, which will be held alongside the G20 Research and Innovation Working Group (RIWG) on 21-22 September and the G20 Research and Innovation Ministerial Meeting on 23 September 2025, will primarily discuss and endorse the Outcome Statement.
This year's CSAR provides an excellent chance for South Africa to highlight its perspectives in shaping inclusive global STI advisory systems, as well as to contribute to the development of science advise capacity across the developing world.
It will be hosted under the theme "Equity-based science, technology and innovation for inclusive human development and global sustainability”.
The priorities for this roundtable are the development and promotion of a global STI agenda to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and enable a just, equitable and inclusive energy transition as well as working towards a global knowledge system that is equitable and open to all.
Furthermore, the priorities also include leveraging G20 STI initiatives to strengthen STI capacity-building initiatives in developing countries, particularly in Africa.
The Roundtable will have two sessions as follows:
Date: Sunday, 21 September 2025
- Session 1 (09:00 –13:00, Maslow Time Square Hotel, Pretoria)
- This will be a formal, closed session for Chief Science Advisers and their equivalents (government representatives) from the G20 and guest countries. The meeting will discuss and endorse the Outcome Statement.
- Session 2 (15:00 –17:00, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria)
- This will be an open knowledge sharing session focused on the importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) advisory mechanisms and capacity-building platforms for the G20, Africa, and the developing world.
Additional participants in the open session include representatives from science advice institutions such as the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), selected STI policy institutions, universities, and research councils.
The CSAR 2025 is positioning the country as a hub for high-level global discussions on science, technology and innovation (STI).
For more information, follow the updates by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation or visit www.dsti.gov.za.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of South Africa.
Motion without notice on the “Resolution on SAHUC controversy” adopted by the National Assembly | SA News
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has noted the National Assembly’s adoption of a motion without notice on the “Resolution on SAHUC controversy.” The Department wishes to reiterate the information shared in its previous statement of 15 August 2025. On 30 June 2025, the Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of the Annual Hajj …
Open-Letter to Prof. Fikeni on Manamela’s Appointment of Seta Administrators
Dear Prof. Fikeni I trust this letter reaches you well. I am writing to you in your capacity as the Commissioner of the South African Public Service and Administration following the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr. Manamela’s appointment of Mr. Zukile Mvalo, Mr. Oupa Nkoane, and Mr. Lehlogonolo Masoga as Administrators for the …