15 months in, Solly Malatsi defends his record as critical ICT reforms stall

15 months in, Solly Malatsi defends his record as critical ICT reforms stall

Communications minister Solly Malatsi has said he and his department are making steady progress in resolving the “complex issues” within his portfolio but also admitted that some things are taking longer than they should. Fifteen months after being sworn in to lead the communications portfolio, TechCentral queried Malatsi’s team with pointed questions about his performance…

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Africa: Pogačar Defends World Title As Kigali Showcases Africa’s Cycling Rise

Africa: Pogačar Defends World Title As Kigali Showcases Africa’s Cycling Rise

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar delivered another masterclass on Sunday, retaining his men’s elite road race crown at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Launching a decisive solo attack 66 kilometers from the finish, the 26-year-old powered away on the punishing 267.5-kilometre course, which featured 5,475 meters of climbing and the cobbled roads of…

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Aviation chief defends safety record

Aviation chief defends safety record

Just how safe are India’s skies? It’s a question many are asking after June’s devastating Air India crash, which killed at least 270 people. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner went down less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in western India on 12 June. “India’s skies have always been safe – in…

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Ramaphosa defends equity alternatives for BEE

Ramaphosa defends equity alternatives for BEE

Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS Among the most salient features of South Africa’s empowerment laws are their practicality, feasibility and responsiveness to economic conditions without deviating from the objective of redressing the economic injustices of exclusion of the past. This stems from the need to meet two separate but interdependent objectives. The first is to achieve…

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