African Languages for AI: The Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
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Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
UFS and Fort Hare Burn While Akademia Builds
Akademia’s launch of its Paarl campus on Wednesday serves as concrete commentary on the recent destruction of academic facilities at two established South African universities. At the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Qwa-Qwa campus and Fort Hare’s Dikeni (Alice) campus, students expressed their dissatisfaction by destroying infrastructure. One of the constant causes of unrest […]
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Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%
Thug Culture in Nigerian Politics: The Links Between State Governors, Funding and Violent Armed Groups
Elections in Nigeria are marked by violence. The 2027 polls risk repeating the deadly cycle.
PEPFAR Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs
Illegal Informal Trade Undermines Law and Order in Johannesburg
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) implores the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and the Department of Home Affairs to take decisive action against the growing wave of illegal informal trade engulfing Johannesburg’s streets and undermining law and order. Areas such as the CBD, Fordsburg, Hillbrow, Yeoville and Berea have turned into unregulated marketplaces where […]
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Time to Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties With Israel
It is time for South Africa to demonstrate its sincere commitment to facilitating lasting peace in the Middle East, which can only be achieved through normalising diplomatic relations with Israel. In light of the peace agreement, which entails a ceasefire, the release of hostages and prisoners of war, and plans to rebuild Gaza, South Africa […]
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Families Face Homelessness as DCI Threatens 16:00 Lockouts
The clock is ticking for residents of the Goodwood Social Housing complex as more eviction notices are issued, threatening to cut off access to their homes by 16:00 today.
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Trade Is Shaping New Global Power Relations: What This Means for Africa
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
How Disaster-Ready Are African Countries? Some Progress, but Also Huge Gaps
Some countries are making progress but others still face the challenge of weak coordination.
These Villagers Have to Fix Their Own Roads and Drains
They can’t wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season
China and the US Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules
The competition for Africa’s critical minerals between China and the West presents an opportunity.
Temporary Victory Against Illegal Lockouts for Social Housing Tenants at DCI
The GOOD Party is outraged by the shocking events that unfolded outside the DCI Goodwood Social Housing complex on Friday, 10 October 2025, where tenants were subjected to illegal lockouts, gunfire, and intimidation. On Friday afternoon, tenants at the Goodwood Social Housing complex were threatened with illegal evictions and lease cancellations. Later that evening, during a peaceful solidarity protest, DCI management and private security responded with hostility. GOOD councillors witnessed four gunshots fired into the air, less than 20 metres from the protest, in an apparent attempt to intimidate tenants and activists. Earlier, a group of men dressed in dark clothing, reportedly the same individuals accused of intimidating residents and previously assaulting a young woman tenant, arrived at the scene armed with baseball bats.
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Lesotho Permit: A Lifeline for Basotho Workers Facing Collapse of Textile Industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA
Pharmacists Can Treat People With HIV, Appeal Court Rules
“Legitimate and compelling public interests” to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge
Gauteng’s ‘Coloured’ Community Feels Unsafe: Who They Are and Why They’re Discouraged
There is a link between an enduring perception of marginalisation within Coloured communities and real material struggles.
Bike Delivery Guys Risk Life and Limb to Deliver Our Goods
The last-mile delivery sector has exploded and may be the environmentally friendly way to shop
SIU Raid on Maumela’s Residence a Step Toward Justice for Babita
This morning’s raid on the residence belonging to Hangwani Maumela indicates that while the wheels of justice turn slowly, they are turning. Maumela is a figure who allegedly orchestrated the extraction of R820 million in contracts at Tembisa Hospital, through a web of fraudulent contracts.
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Palestine Flotilla Activists Arrive Home to Hero’s Welcome
The six South African activists, including Mandla Mandela, were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
Ethiopia Has Struggled to Build National Unity: Can Its Big New Dam Deliver It?
Symbolic attempts at national unity in Ethiopia managed to achieve only short-lived national pride.
Lesotho’s Textile Jobs Hang by a Thread
Unions demand the renewal of AGOA and lower tariffs on exports to the US
Cape Town Mayor Dismisses 1400% Bill Hikes for Fishers
The GOOD Party has applied to join the South African Property Owners Association’s litigation to have elements of Cape Town’s new tariff regime declared unconstitutional as an intervening party.
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Health Workers Applaud Medical Association’s Decision to Cut Ties With Israel
SAMA calls for the Israeli Medical Association to condemn the blockade of essential medical supplies, among other demands