SITA’s head office in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The incoming managing director (MD) of the State IT Agency (SITA) is expected to lead and oversee the implementation of the SITA 2025 – 2030 corporate strategy when he assumes his post. This is according to Tlali Tlali, head of corporate affairs at SITA, who…
Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threats from the country’s theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the internet and cutting telephone lines off to the world. The protesters appeared to be taking encouragement from repeated declarations of support by the Trump…
German media minister Wolfram Weimer. Annegret Hilse/Reuters German media minister Wolfram Weimer has urged the European Commission to take legal action to stop what he called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Weimer joins other European officials and bodies, including the EU’s executive body, in raising concerns…
Launching on Friday, South Africa’s joint naval exercise with China, Russia and Iran goes beyond manoeuvres at sea. The drills signal determination to project influence in southern Africa, a region that holds growing strategic importance for Moscow and Beijing. The Mosi-3 exercise will run for a week off the coast of Cape Town, under Chinese…
Of Africa’s 54 countries, 36 are now subject to either travel bans or visa bonds by the United States. African states are the prime target of President Donald Trump’s latest round of travel restrictions, which he says are aimed at protecting national security and preventing visitors overstaying. The US State Department this week added several…
NewsFeed President Donald Trump said his administration will decide which oil companies are allowed to operate in Venezuela, as he met oil executives at the White House less than a week after the US abduction of Venezuela’s president. Published On 10 Jan 202610 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share
NCC has issued a recall for 372 Volvo EX30 vehicles sold in Gauteng. Following a notification from Volvo Car South Africa, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a recall notice for 372 Volvo EX30 vehicles locally. The recall affects certain Volvo EX30 single motor extended range and twin motor performance models from the 2024…
President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “rebalanced”, “equal-to-equal” partnership between France and African countries, signalling a continued shift away from the military-heavy approach that long defined France’s presence on the continent. Speaking at the Élysée Palace during France’s annual meeting with ambassadors on Thursday, Macron said French policy towards Africa had undergone a fundamental…
The Atlas Lions roared past Cameroon with a convincing 2-0 win over on Friday evening at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat to secure a place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament hosts’ victory over Cameroon follows Senegal’s earlier win over Mali in Tangier where the former…
President Donald Trump met Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil companies at the White House to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela, less than a week after the U.S. ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Exxon CEO Darren Woods, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance and Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson attended. Executives from Halliburton, Valero and…
