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More than one million South African youths have applied to join the Police Service. It is reported that only 5,500 posts are available. Of the more than 1,049,998 applications received by the midnight deadline on Friday night, 595,049 were female applicants and 454,949 were male applicants. Gauteng had the highest number of applicants for the …

South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) is developing an AI policy to regulate how lawyers use artificial intelligence, following two recent court cases where fabricated case law—generated by AI tools—was submitted as precedent. The cases, Mavundlela v. KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Northbound Processing v. SA Diamond Regulator, were referred to the LPC after …

The SA U20s join the reigning Rugby World Cup champions, the Springboks, and the Blitzboks at the top of the World Rugby competition podium. The Junior Springboks’ tournament victory – their first since 2012 – came on a hot and humid night in Italy where they once again proved the masters of their southern hemisphere …

South Africa may lose top AI talent to global markets due to weak local demand for homegrown technology, warns Dr. Vukosi Marivate, professor of computer science at the University of Pretoria and co-founder of Lelapa AI. Despite the country’s ranking among the top 13 globally in AI compute capacity, Marivate says South Africa lacks the …

Various factors, both positive and negative, continue to shape South Africa’s agricultural sector. Starting on a positive note, early signs suggest a high likelihood that the upcoming 2025-26 summer season may also present favourable rainfall conditions across South Africa. Current forecasts indicate a neutral season, which would be generally favourable and with average rainfall. But …

Fire authorities are on high alert as extreme veld fire conditions threaten multiple regions. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued multiple severe weather warnings for Sunday, 20 July 2025, with damaging winds and extreme fire conditions expected across several provinces. A yellow level 1 warning has been declared for the central Northern Cape, …

They got more that their monies worth from the Boks, who held a 22-10 lead at the break and then flexed their muscles to add another 33 unanswered points on the scoreboard in the second half. Georgia, the 11th ranked team in the world, made it very hard for the number one side and will …

The two sides meet on Saturday night in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Heading into the knockout stage, the defending champions, South Africa, were statistically the best team based on their superior goal difference. However, hosts Morocco and Nigeria also topped their respective groups with seven points …

Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, has provided insight into how a South African F1 Grand Prix would be funded. Speaking in parliament, McKenzie said that the government would not need to pay for the race, as private companies have expressed their support for the race. Furthermore, he said these businesses – …

South Africa’s biggest retail chains are fiercely competing to secure a greater share of the growing petrol station forecourt retail space. This is as in recent years, the purpose of petrol stations has evolved from simply being a place to refuel to a convenient spot to pick groceries and other goods. With the steady decline …

Nasdaq listed ASP Isotopes has announced several updates on the progress of commercial production at the Company’s three isotope enrichment facilities in Pretoria, South Africa. The Company commenced commercial production of Silicon-28 during late March 2025 and has successfully enriched large quantities of intermediate product to 99%. The Company expects to ship finished commercial product …

18 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the African champions will not make the mistake of underestimating Senegal when the two teams meet in the quarterfinals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 this weekend. The clash takes place on Saturday night (19 July 2025) at the Honneur …

“In a rural village such as Citrusdal, agriculture is the backbone of employment, whether through farm work, packing facilities, or the local retailers that service the local community,” she says. “A reduction in the income of the Citrusdal valley would force farmers to operate with skeleton staff and cut back on social support services to …

 “Why is there a KFC in South Africa?” he asks, genuinely bewildered.  The location, confirmed by locals to show WF Nkomo Street in… Biodiversity Hotspots: South Africa is home to several biodiversity hotspots, including the Cape Floristic Region and the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany region. Read More at the Source