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Southern Africa: President Pledges to Drive Deeper Economic Integration As South Africa Takes SADC Chair

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to use South Africa’s chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to deepen regional economic integration and advance resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation. Accepting the SADC chairpersonship from Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in eThekwini on Monday, President Ramaphosa…

South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JUNE 06: South Korean new President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the Seoul National cemetery on June 06, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is marking the 70th anniversary of Memorial Day, in tribute of people who died during military service in the 1950-53…

Still no end in sight to South Africa’s digital migration saga

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

The communications department has told parliament that no date has been set for South Africa’s analogue television switch-off, and that it is concerned communities may believe otherwise. Director-general Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani told the portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies on Friday, 14 August, that a date would be considered only after engagements with stakeholders had…

Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea | Donald Trump News

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

US president says he’s ‘not happy’ about the drills, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with close ally South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader…

South Africa targeting first suborbital space flight by 2028

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) has set a goal to launch a South African satellite into orbit on a locally built rocket by 2030, preceded by a suborbital space flight targeted for 2028. Achieving these milestones depends on securing significant financial backing and rapidly expanding human capital. ASRI estimates that developing…

South Africans’ street smarts blunt AI-enabled fraud

eriinfo.com1 month ago012 mins

South Africans’ fear of crime and low economic growth act as a shield against AI-related crime. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Unsplash and Magnific) South Africans’ street smarts as a result of the high levels of crime, as well as a low per capita gross domestic product (GDP), are proving to provide a level of protection…

AI fraud is outrunning South African banking defences

eriinfo.com1 month ago011 mins

In March 2026, Standard Bank publicly warned about AI-generated voices, cloned emails and deepfake content being used to mimic legitimate bank communications and staff. This type of activity has continued through to mid-2026 with the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) also warning that criminals are using AI tools to impersonate bank officials, create…

Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha on beating Starlink to South Africa

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha Amazon’s Leo satellite constellation is coming to South Africa in 2027 through Herotel. TechCentral deputy editor Fanie van Rooyen speaks to Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha about Evry, the brand that will sell Amazon Leo to South African homes, and about how a company with no local licence walked into…

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Africa: South Africa Seeks Reimbursement for Migrant Repatriations

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

South Africa is asking several other African governments to reimburse it for the cost of sending tens of thousands of their citizens back home. The request comes after South Africa deported or helped repatriate more than 80,000 immigrants, following protests and violence against illegal immigration. According to the country’s Home Affairs department, which briefed lawmakers…

South Africa’s next broadband war may be won by a bank

eriinfo.com1 month ago013 mins

I have spent 28 years in African telecommunications watching operators compete for customers. The playbook has been consistent: build the network, own the spectrum and control the customer. The assumption underneath all of it is that the company with the infrastructure wins. Capitec is about to test that assumption in the fixed broadband market, and…