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Recorded live on the exhibition floor of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, Prof. Noluntu Mpekoa, Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, spoke to ITWeb’s Simnikiwe Mzekandaba about the future of cyber security in Africa, focusing on collaboration, policy alignment, skills development and building …

JOHANNESBURG – Home Affairs said it has made progress in reducing South Africa’s refugee appeals backlog. The Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa has reduced its active caseload by more than 12%. READ | Constitutional Court finds parts of Refugee Act unconstitutional The number of outstanding appeals dropped from over 79,000 cases at the end …

There is a hidden humanitarian crisis unfolding at South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe. Fifteen kilometres outside Musina, on farmland previously used by the Department of Agriculture, the government has built what it calls a “temporary repatriation processing centre (TRPC)”. It is a camp. The predominantly Malawian and Zimbabwean men, women and children inside it are …

Costly new generation weight loss drugs are unaffordable for most people, which has opened up a black market for cheaper, unregistered and untested versions of the medicines being sold across the country, posing a public health threat, as highlighted by a newspaper exposé and unpacked by Bhekisisa health journalists. Over several weeks, a Mail & …

Jetour T2 owners would have felt both ends of the emotional scale lately. Beaming with pride at the recent clinching of a South African Car of the Year (COTY) victory, countered by worry over a widely shared post on social media highlighting its limited payload. Storm in social media tea cup or valid concern? The …

By Staff WriterPublished: 9 July 2026 This forecast covers: Sat 11 Jul – Mon 13 Jul More snowfall is possible in South Africa and Lesotho on Saturday, Sunday and Monday as per the map. In the Eastern Cape light snow is currently indicated at higher elevations around Barkly East and Lady Grey, as well as …

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has raised concerns over an increase in alleged human rights violations against foreign nationals, including reports of door-to-door operations to identify and forcibly evict them from homes in townships and informal settlements. The statement comes as anti-migrant organisations continue to call for undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa. …

JOHANNESBURG – Political Analyst Brutus Malada said government has missed an opportunity to address South Africa’s migrant problems. He said the recent protests would have been a perfect opportunity for the state to tackle the crisis.Thousands of demonstrators marched this week, calling for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. “With the kind of protests we …

Q1: What is changing on 1 July 2026? From 1 July 2026, all travellers entering or leaving South Africa through air, land, sea and rail ports of entry are required to submit an online traveller declaration before travelling. The implementation adopts a whole-of-government approach to strengthen data integration and facilitate Inter-agency risk management, thereby enhancing …

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, has delivered thrilling group stage action and dramatic Round of 32 matches. With 48 teams competing, the tournament has narrowed to the knockout stage, where 16 formidable sides battle for a place in the quarterfinals. As the Round of 16 gets underway, …

Mike Campbell Foundation|Published 1 day ago Ask AI 8min Dear Mrs Ngobese-Zuma I read, with mounting astonishment, your interview with Zohra Teke IOL which took place at the five-star Beverly Hills hotel in Umhlanga near Durban. The journalist wrote that she expected you to be “loud”, “brash” and carrying “an air of arrogance”, “a raging, …

Saturday 4 Jul 2026 The Springboks are up against England in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park. READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Nations Championship Round One encounter between South Africa and England at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. ADVERTISEMENT The Springboks had to make some big late changes ahead of the …

Dr Jack Brian Bloom National Assembly Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Party: Democratic Alliance from the regional list for Gauteng Biodiversity: South Africa is one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries, home to more than 20,000 plant species and numerous animal species. Read More at the Source

The NSRI has reached a proud new milestone. With the official opening of Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast on Saturday, 4 July, our lifeguards are now keeping guests safe across the resort’s pools, dam and beach, and creating skilled local employment in the process. A proud milestone for …

Barq Guessoum, a top chef and famous resort manager in the Club Med group, is heading up the high profile and demanding role as new ‘Chef de Village’ of the first Club Med beach resort in South Africa, which officially opens on Saturday, 4 July, on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast. The new resort at Tinley Manor, …

1 July 2026 – From 1 July 2026, all travellers entering or leaving South Africa through air, land, sea and rail ports of entry are required to submit an online traveller declaration before travelling. The implementation adopts a whole-of-government approach to strengthen data integration and facilitate Inter-agency risk management, thereby enhancing the monitoring, analysis, and …

The man at the Johannesburg gym had an answer for every question. The injectable he was selling was pharmaceutical grade, he insisted. It had been manufactured locally in a clean, high-tech lab. A month’s supply cost R3000. He pulled a professionally packaged, slickly designed box from his bag. The label read, simply: Retatrutide. Across the …

England have changed five of the starters that lost a Six Nations thriller against France four months ago for a Nations Championship test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday. In come fullback George Furbank, wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, scrumhalf Jack van Poortvliet, flanker Tom Curry and lock George Martin. They replace Elliot Daly, Tom Roebuck, …

Story audio is generated using AI Former president Thabo Mbeki used an event marking the 250th anniversary of US independence to reflect on the longstanding ties between South Africa and the US, describing the relationship as one built on shared democratic ideals and mutually beneficial co-operation. Relations between Pretoria and Washington remain strained over trade, …

2 July 2026By Staff Writer Snow has fallen in South Africa and Lesotho as per our forecast. Snow fell in the Eastern Cape and was visible on the Lootsberg Pass on the N9 and the Naude’s Nek Pass between Rhodes and Maclear in the morning. Snow was also visible on the Drakensberg Peaks from KwaZulu-Natal …

PREVIEW: This Saturday promises to be one for the history books as the Springbok Women take on the USA Eagles at Ellis Park. ADVERTISEMENT The fixture forms part of a blockbuster double-header, which include the Nations Championship opener between the Springboks and England. It is a landmark occasion for women’s rugby in South Africa, with …

JOHANNESBURG – ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised police for keeping things calm on 30 June, maintaining that the planned national shutdown failed to disrupt daily life. He said businesses were open, public transport was running and most South Africans were going about their normal routines.                     …

Universities around the world – and in South Africa – are having an identity crisis, and generative AI is the trigger. More than three years after ChatGPT walked into the lecture hall, the debate has moved well past cheating. In a recent piece in New York magazine, a Columbia undergraduate boasted of using AI to …

Lilita Gcwabe|Published 3 days ago Ask AI 5min The planned demonstrations, driven by anti-illegal immigration movements including March and March, follow weeks of mobilisation around a self-declared deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa. While organisers have framed the campaign as a call for immigration enforcement, the government, analysts, and civil society organisations …