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…
As technology continues to shape the future of work, digital skills are becoming increasingly important. A new partnership between Stellantis South Africa and Social Coding South Africa is aiming to make those opportunities more accessible by bringing coding, robotics and digital learning directly into underserved classrooms. Through a mobile computer lab, the initiative will provide…
The Presidency has dismissed what it describes as a sustained misinformation campaign aimed at portraying South Africa as isolated from the rest of the African continent, following recent anti-illegal migration protests. Addressing a media briefing at the Union Buildings on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the campaign sought to paint South Africa as a…
From left, Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare, communications minister Solly Malatsi, Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha and Amazon’s David Zapolsky Amazon’s Leo satellite broadband service is coming to South Africa – and it has found a way in that sidesteps the licensing impasse that has kept rival Starlink out of the country. Herotel, the Maziv-owned internet…
South Africa and Namibia have been urged to accelerate cooperation in the energy and mining sectors to unlock the economic potential of recent oil and gas discoveries and deepen regional integration. Delivering opening remarks at the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Fourth Session of the South Africa-Namibia Bi-National Commission in Pretoria on Tuesday, South African…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon Leo internet network satellites from the Cape Canaveral in the US in April 2025. Steve Nesius/Reuters By any sensible measure, this was a race Starlink could not lose. Elon Musk’s satellite broadband service has more than 10 000 satellites in orbit and millions of customers…
Nigerians, who recently returned from South Africa on account of the xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow country, have recounted ordeals, appealing to the Federal Government to urgently introduce rehabilitation and reintegration programmes to help them rebuild their lives after allegedly losing homes, businesses and other means of livelihood. They also alleged betrayal by family members,…
Oppo launched in South Africa in September 2020. Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is retrenching employees in South Africa amid a slowdown in global smartphone sales. The company confirmed the job cuts after a source told ITWeb that a total of 13 employees in different roles had been impacted. Oppo did not disclose the number of…
