Dashcam footage is bringing renewed attention to e-hailing crime, amid calls for stronger identity checks and coordinated policing. (Image created via Gemini) The growing circulation of dashcam footage showing criminal incidents involving e-hailing vehicles in South Africa is exposing a safety crisis that industry representatives say has persisted for years. Over the past few months,…
Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the infamous “Sandpapergate” ball-tampering scandal in 2018, but the former Australia skipper is undaunted about returning to South Africa for his first Test series since. The prolific batsman was sent home in disgrace, banned for a year and sacked as captain after conspiring to alter the ball…
Watch: Images show damage to plane after power bank bursts into flames during flight – CBS News Watch CBS News A power bank overheated and caught fire on a flight from Amsterdam to Curacao on Friday, charring part of the plane. Tom Hanson has the story.
South African prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the country’s suspended police chief after concluding there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction. General Fannie Masemola was charged in April with failing in his duties to provide proper oversight in his role following a health contract that became the subject of a criminal investigation. He…
The criminal group behind the June breach at MIP Holdings is now extorting South African insurers directly after taking a ransom payment from the software supplier in exchange for an undertaking to destroy the stolen data. Some of the data has now been published online. TechCentral has reviewed material on a dark web leak site…
Congolese spiritual leader warns against dependency, exploitation A spiritual leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo has warned that Africa risks falling into new forms of exploitation and dependency unless its people unite and take greater control of the continent’s resources and future. MFUMU Nkusu Kiambu Nzalampanda Nangola, who is leading a 13-member delegation of…
A new species of living cat has been identified for the first time in more than a century. Found in Bolivia’s Yungas forest, it is smaller than a regular house cat, weighing just around 3 pounds and measuring 18 inches long. Known locally as Tilcayo, it belongs to the group of tiger cats. Published On…
New Algeria coach Brahim Hemdani has left out Houssem Aouar and Hicham Boudaoui from his first squad as he begins a new era with the Desert Foxes ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers. Hemdani has named a 26-man group for the September international window, with established players including Ramy Bensebaini,…
Sentech will participate in GovTech 2026, taking place from 21–23 September at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), showcasing its digital infrastructure, connectivity, media and skills development capabilities at a platform focused on shaping South Africa’s digital future. Held under the theme “Building Towards Digital Sovereignty: South Africa as Architect of its Digital Destiny for…
Luanda — Angola and Nigeria will publish a documentary book next year on the 50-year history of political-diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries, Angola’s ambassador to Nigeria, José Bamóquina Zau, announced on Wednesday. According to a press release distributed to ANGOP on Thursday, the diplomat made the announcement during a lecture entitled “Pan-Africanism…
