One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say. Suspended deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has since been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, local media say. The shooting comes just days before Khan…
Morocco has edged South Africa off the top of an industrialisation index, but the country’s automotive body says South Africa remains the continent’s dominant vehicle producer and its shift to electric models is “on track”. South Africa remains by far the largest vehicle manufacturer on the continent, and its move to new energy vehicles is…
South Africa only issues work visas to foreign nationals who meet strict legal requirements and, in many cases, employers must first prove that no South African can do the job. · A work visa does not make someone a South African citizen or permanent resident. It only gives permission to work legally for a limited…
South African investment firm Stocks & Strauss closed its University Technology Fund II at ZAR400 million, or about $24 million, to back startups linked to local universities and alumni networks. The close brings total capital across the firm’s university-linked early-stage investment platform to more than ZAR700 million. The platform is designed to help commercialise innovation…
Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) officially went live in South Africa, giving eager fans their first look at local pricing for what is expected to be one of the most lucrative video games of all time. The standard edition of the highly anticipated crime title is priced at R1,499, while the deluxe…
The newly launched Geely E2 electric vehicle (EV) is experiencing massive demand in South Africa, completely selling out its initial allocation within just a few weeks. Officially hitting local dealership floors on 14 April 2026, the compact hatchback marks the second model introduced for the Chinese brand’s domestic return. Boasting the title of the country’s…
Karin Hone, CISO at Barloworld; Celia Mantshiyane, CISO at RMB; Justin Williams, head of group information security at MTN Group; and Pepkor’s Duncan Rae. (Photograph by Strike a Pose) South Africa-based chief information security officers (CISOs) have laid out their top cyber security concerns, with third-party risk (60%) front and centre. This is one of…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on Chinese medical device and healthcare technology manufacturer Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics to consider expanding its footprint in South Africa through manufacturing, assembly and localisation opportunities. “We would also welcome discussions around expanding local operations, developing regional service and training centres, and exploring opportunities for medical technology manufacturing, assembly and…
Government is deepening its efforts to build State capacity and unlock development finance to drive industrialisation after securing access to a US$14 billion funding programme through Afreximbank. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that unlocks access to a massive…
Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against undocumented migration. The country has a well-documented history of xenophobia, and data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey, conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council,…
