The Federal Government on Monday registered its displeasure over the ill- treatment of Nigerians living in South Africa, insisting Nigerian citizens residing in the country have been unfairly targeted, harassed and subjected to unjust treatment. Answering questions from newsmen at the State House, Abuja, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stressed that: “Nigeria is…
South Africa is the only country on the African continent registering any meaningful use of the latest 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum – and even its leading position barely shows up on the global scoreboard. That is the headline takeaway for the region from Ookla’s Global State of Wi-Fi 2026 report, which draws on Speedtest data from…
Chipo Mushwana, Nedbank’s executive for payments and technology AI agents are already initiating financial transactions on behalf of people, and South African banks were not built for that. That was the central warning at Nedbank’s Innovation Day in Johannesburg last week, where banking and technology leaders said the industry’s biggest blind spot is not AI…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa’s digital identity overhaul at the centre of government’s crackdown on illegal migration, committing to set a date after which the green barcoded ID book will no longer be recognised. In an address from the Union Buildings on Sunday evening, Ramaphosa said the government was establishing…
Nigerian officials say over 1,000 citizens have registered to be evacuated and will no longer pay for their flights. Over 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have been screened for evacuation and will no longer have to pay for their return flights to Nigeria, officials have said. These follow the xenophobic attacks in South Africa targeting…
Johannesburg, South Africa – In the quiet mining town of Swartruggens, a small courthouse is preparing to decide whether five Mexicans accused of a major illegal drug operation will be granted bail or remain in custody. Their arrests followed a raid on a remote farm in North West province, where police said they uncovered a…
ARC urges the public to report suspicious investment offers. Investment holding firm African Rainbow Capital (ARC) is warning the public about a criminal syndicate fraudulently using the company’s branding and the identities of executives to lure people into investment scams. It says the fraudsters are primarily operating through social media platforms, particularly WhatsApp groups, where…
South Africa’s motoring sector is hitting an inflection point. While full electric vehicles dominate headlines, alternative powertrain technologies are doing the heavy lifting when it comes to shifting consumer behaviour on local roads. Driven by an unprecedented wave of new model arrivals and a diversifying price landscape, new energy vehicles are capturing a steadily growing…
South Africa is once again facing a rise in anti-migrant tensions, with vigilante groups reportedly going door to door demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country by the end of June. Post-apartheid specialist Cécile Perrot tells RFI the violence reflects deeper social and economic problems and that migrants have increasingly become scapegoats for poverty…
In the world of AI voice technology, the difference between a satisfied customer and a frustrated hang-up is measured in milliseconds. While the global hype focuses on the brilliance of large language models, the real test for South African organisations is whether their telephony infrastructure can keep up with the natural rhythm of human speech….
