The eThekwini Municipality has unveiled its new “Digitally You” e-recruitment job application portal, a move aimed at transforming how municipal vacancies are accessed and managed while strengthening transparency and fairness in hiring. The launch generated strong interest from city leadership, management and job seekers, marking a significant step in the municipality’s efforts to modernise recruitment…
NSFAS board acting chairperson Dr Mugwena Maluleke. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is in the process of robust upgrades to its accommodation portal, it has revealed. This, as student accommodation has become a contentious issue over the years, with some students often left stranded at various points during the academic year. The accommodation…
Voting for the 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards is now open until 14 November 2025 (midnight CAT), allowing users to cast one vote per category each day. The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa are back to honour the creators, artistes, and trendsetters who’ve defined our feeds in 2025. The TikTok Awards are an annual celebration of…
The PlayStation Portal is finally fulfilling more of its potential. Sony has significantly expanded the device’s functionality, moving it beyond being a strictly remote-play-only accessory for the PS5. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes flight! The latest update, effective today, allows PS Plus Premium subscribers to stream select digital PS5…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS Government plans to launch the “alpha” (pre-beta) version of its revamped central website this month, according to according to an update of the second phase of government’s Operation Vulindlela programme. The www.gov.za portal acts as a central gateway to information on government services and initiatives. President Cyril Ramaphosa said during…
A year on, the ongoing mpox outbreak now affects 26 countries across Africa, up from seven initially. Containing the outbreak remains a challenge, complicated by the disease’s four clades and several sub-strains, the latest of which was only identified earlier this year. For example, Clade I is typically associated with higher mortality rates and more…
Kampala — UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Uganda and the African Union Commission, has launched the third phase of the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) at Mountains of the Moon University in the Mid- Western Region of Uganda. The week-long coding camp, ran from June 16 to 25, exposed girls aged…
