Remote job opportunities in South Africa have reached their highest level on record — and the fastest growth is no longer happening in the technology sector, where the trend began, but among bookkeepers, admin clerks, recruiters and marketers. That’s according to job platform Pnet’s latest Job Market Trends Report, which shows remote employment opportunities in…
Abuja — Nigeria and Ghana have condemned the ongoing anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and want the issue of “Afrophobia” discussed at the next African Union summit. South Africa has been swept by weeks of protests and unrest targeting undocumented immigrants, causing tens of thousands to flee the country. Nearly 150,000 people have left in…
AI-generated image/Africa2Moon A set of South African-designed spheres is headed for the moon, where they will form what their creators say will be the world’s first radio telescope array on the lunar surface – with Stellenbosch University engineers and students building the electronics that make them work. The Africa2Moon mission, the first all-African space exploration…
EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show? Amid rising hostility towards international migrants, anti-migrant protests have spread across South Africa in 2026. Some have involved intimidation, the denial of access to public services and fatal violence. False information has flourished in this climate, and Africa Check has been…
The renewed conflict in the Middle East has once again placed geopolitical risk firmly back on the global agenda and through it all, the resilience shown by the South African economy has been impressive in relation to most economies, with the rand holding up far better than it has during past global shocks. This resilience…
Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. When a government bans something people want, the desire does not disappear: it simply finds a quieter route. In this vein, the global rush to ban social media for children has reached the point where South African policymakers are openly asking whether we should follow. My answer, offered…
John Press, Surface business unit head at Core At a time when South Africa is searching for new pathways to job creation and digital growth, local IT resellers are being invited to join a new initiative aimed at expanding opportunities in the technology sector. Core Group’s Microsoft Surface Reseller Programme gives small and mid-sized technology…
At the Fourth China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 22, 2026, South Africa’s deputy president Paul Mashatile signaled a renewed partnership with China amid a complex geopolitical global environment. Speaking at the event, he emphasized that South Africa wants to be more than a mine for the world’s second-largest economy, aiming to…
THE return of Zimbabweans from South Africa fleeing xenophobic attacks will not affect Zimbabwe’s remittances, which account for a significant proportion of the gross domestic product, a government official has said. GeographicReferenceAccording to statistics, Zimbabwe has since recorded US$1.55 billion in diaspora remittances, a figure that is expected to double before the year-end, as per…
Parliament has been urged to slap a travel ban on Malawians attempting to sneak into South Africa for informal jobs, as MPs scramble to get a grip on a repatriation crisis that has ballooned way beyond anyone’s expectations. The explosive recommendation from the Parliamentary Committee on International Relations comes as the government battles to bring…
