The video shows a shirtless, shoeless man meandering down a dirt driveway with a dog at his side. As vehicles drive by on a nearby road, he can be seen dropping to the ground. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The video, captured Thursday afternoon on…
The South Africa and Botswana delegation at the sixth session of the Bi-National Commission. (Image source: DSTI) South Africa and Botswana’s ministers have reinforced stronger science, technology and innovation cooperation between the nations. SA and its neighbour Botswana recently participated in the sixth session of the SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) where the two counterparts, professor…
The 2026 men’s Fifa World Cup marks a seismic shift in the global football landscape. The decision to expand the final stage of the tournament from 32 teams to 48 has significantly benefited the Confederation of African Football (Caf). In 2018 and 2022, Africa was represented by five nations; this year, a record 10 teams…
The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.
Australia’s decision to restrict social media access for children under 16 has attracted global attention. Supporters argue that the measure is a necessary response to growing concerns about cyberbullying, harmful content, compulsive usage patterns and deteriorating adolescent mental health. Similar proposals are now being discussed in Europe and elsewhere. South Africa’s communications minister, Solly Malatsi…
Daniel Yu, co-founder of Wasoko, launched the Africa Jobs Fund, a philanthropic investment fund seeking to mobilise $100 million over the next 5 years to back companies creating jobs across Africa. The fund will focus on export manufacturing and international labour mobility. It says those 2 sectors can help African workers move from informal or…
On Friday, 15 May 2026, faith leaders, humanitarian partners, Rotary International representatives, municipal and provincial dignitaries, community leaders and international guests gathered at the former home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Soweto, Johannesburg, to celebrate the continued expansion of the Desmond Tutu Programme to End Global Hunger. The programme is a global humanitarian and climate-smart…
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said Friday that the potential deal on the table with the U.S., which President Trump said he was preparing to make a “final determination” on imminently, was still “in the final stages of ratification in Iran and has not yet been decided.” The report questioned the president’s “claims about the…
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has announced an aggressive, two-pronged technological investment campaign totalling $15 billion. According to an SEC filing on Thursday, the computing giant will commit over $10 billion toward delivering the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029, alongside a separate $5 billion initiative to secure global open-source software pipelines. Read:…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia aims to become a premier regional destination for medical tourism by upgrading its tertiary healthcare and integrating AI-driven diagnostics. State Minister of Health Dr. Dereje Duguma told the Ethiopian News Agency that this push, designed to draw patients from across the Horn of Africa while improving local care, is a core…
