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The HONOR 400 and HONOR 400 Pro have officially launched in South Africa, extending the brand’s AI-first approach to photography and creative tools.  Unveiled at Kyalami Racecourse, the launch offered early access to HONOR’s most advanced imaging experience yet, including features typically found in flagship releases.  Among the first to test the devices were creators, …

In yet another success story for the national anti-kidnapping task team, a wanted Mozambican kidnapper was shot dead this week during a tracing operation in Johannesburg.  National police spokesperson Brig Athlende Mathe said the anti-kidnapping task team traced a Mozambican kidnapping kingpin to a block of apartments in Fourways. “The team was tracing a kidnapped …

South Africans love driving bakkies, the bigger the better. This love-affair can soon grow more intense with the imminent arrival the Toyota Tundra in right-hand drive. The Toyota Tundra is an American truck-styled bakkie built for the North American market manufactured at two assembly plants in Indiana and Texas. While it is built exclusively in …

 ·21 Jun 2025 While industrial solar demand in South Africa is stable, the residential sector has diminished amid a more stable power supply. China’s Trina Solar expects to annually supply South Africa with solar panels and equipment that can generate a gigawatt of power due to ongoing demand for large-scale projects, according to its regional …

South African farmers and farmworkers are hard at work across the country. The maize farmers are busy harvesting the 2024-25 crop. In the week of June 13, 2025, South African farmers delivered 851,814 tonnes of the new season maize to commercial silos. This was the seventh delivery for the new season, bringing the overall maize …

While WhatsApp promises end-to-end encryption for all communications over the platform, attackers can still trick users into giving them the information needed to hijack their accounts. WhatsApp’s security and privacy are in the spotlight after Iranian state television advised citizens to uninstall the app from their devices, alleging that its owner, Meta Platforms, shares user …

China’s Trina Solar expects to annually supply South Africa with solar panels and equipment that can generate a gigawatt of power due to ongoing demand for large-scale projects, according to its regional director. The company has supplied technology for photovoltaic projects with partners including EDF Renewables. It imported more than a gigawatt of equipment in the last …

SANDF soldiers on border patrol duty. In what the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has described as an “unfortunate incident,” an altercation involving soldiers saw one fatally stab two colleagues. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning (21 June) at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga. The soldiers were …

South Africa’s pursuit of a stronger finish at the inaugural FIH Nations Cup 2 was dealt a blow on Saturday morning as they went down 1-0 to Czechia in the 5–8th place playoff in Walcz. It was a match marked by frustration for the South Africans, who dominated the second half but were left to …

One of the new SA Navy Hydrographic Office survey boats is in East London aboard the SAS Amatola. The SA Navy (SAN) will on Saturday 21 June, along with the international hydrographic community, mark World Hydrography Day in East London with two of its new patrol vessels, and a frigate. This weekend, the SA National …

As I observe the unfolding geopolitics in the Middle East, as well as South Africa’s condolence letter to the Iranian government issued by Dirco, I am reminded of last month’s televised engagement between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump at the White House. What should have been a moment to assert South Africa’s …

Tazmin Brits carved a sensational unbeaten 98 to set South Africa Women up for a commanding 50-run victory over West Indies Women in their T20I contest at the Three Ws Oval in Cave Hill, Barbados, on Friday night. South Africa leads the three-match series 1-0. Brits was at the crease from the start to the …

South African retailers with old stock of light bulbs that don’t meet the compulsory specifications enforced by the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, have until November 2025 to sell these units. Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel published South Africa’s new light bulb regulations in May 2024, which came into effect on 24 May …

Bloemfontein was placed in the national spotlight for the first time on Come Dine With Me South Africa, and local resident Onyinye Evbuomwan walked away as the winner of episode 11. Evbuomwan, who originally hails from Nigeria and has been living in South Africa for 11 years, is an industrial engineer, wife, and mother of …

The World Bank Group is considering financing US$500-million (R9-billion) of South Africa’s participation in a new credit guarantee facility meant to unlock private financing for a massive transmission grid expansion plan, a senior bank official said. South Africa is courting private investment for an ambitious plan to add 14 500km of new lines and enhanced transformer …

SANDF troops arriving home from the SAMIDRC mission. A fifth group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers has returned from the now terminated Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC). The 258-strong group arrived at Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein on Friday morning (20 June), aboard an …

The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that he will be buried in South Africa. This after the family and the Zambian government could not reach an agreement on how to send-off the former leader. Lungu died while in South Africa receiving a specialised medical treatment. [embedded content] In a …

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Your Excellency, President Vladimir Putin; President of the Russian Federation; Esteemed Heads of State and Government; Distinguished Ministers and Deputy Ministers; Diplomats and Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by sending warm greetings from the Government of the Republic of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the people of South Africa. This …

Parliament, Friday, 20 June 2025 – The Chairpersons of the parliamentary Social Services Cluster Oversight Committees will hold a media engagement session on Monday, 23 June 2025, to address several important issues. The topics will include the impact of floods on education, the role of Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) boards, social grants and …

An SA Navy frigate during a fleet review off Simons Town. The refit of the South African Navy’s Valour class frigate SAS Isandlwana is due for completion in March next year, at a cost of nearly R600 million. This is according to an Armscor presentation on South African naval and air force contracts, delivered to …

Bidders for the Gupta family’s home in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, will be expected to fork out between R250,000 and R500,000 to take part in next month’s auction of the infamous compound. Last week Park Village Auctions (PVA) was were given the green light by the court to go ahead with the auction and on Thursday they released …

Our political leadership could learn a lot about embodied, empathetic and compassionate leadership from a vlog by the dynamic young musician, Zintle Kwaaiman. In it, Kwaaiman cries, deeply moved by witnessing the plight of people affected by abject poverty in a place she had just visited.  Her tears were born of compassion for the people …

Temba Bavuma © Gallo Images Proteas Men’s test captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match test series against Zimbabwe due to a left hamstring strain. Bavuma sustained the injury while batting during South Africa’s second innings on day three of the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at Lord’s Cricket …