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1 week ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Neo Thale
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the chairperson of Business 20’s (B20’s) Digital Transformation Task Force which includes esteemed leaders in technology, is ambitiously working to advance digital inclusion across Africa and other developing economies. In a recent interview, Mahanyele-Dabengwa explained the purpose and focus of the Digital Transformation Task Force, one of the many task forces of the B20.
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3 weeks ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Neo Thale
With the group 49 so-called Afrikaner “refugees” having landed in the United States on Monday, having left South Africa on Sunday, it seems there’s an American corner of the internet that is not chuffed with their new lodgers. As news of the Afrikaners landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC hit Bluesky, some ostensibly Americans users expressed frustration with their new neighbours, and some of the commentary was brutal.
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2 months ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga |Craig Lewis |Mariette Adams |Neo Thale
Watch the full version of the“Hijackers target new vehicles at high-risk times: Are you in danger?“article – in a minute. Hijackers are now responsible for 56% of all vehicle-related crimes in South Africa, surpassing thefts, which make up 44%. This is according to the latest Tracker Vehicle Crime Index for July to December 2024.
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2 months ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Craig Lewis |Ramadhani Kusaga |Mariette Adams |Neo Thale
Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has been bizarrely blamed for negatively affecting the Ireland national team. 20-03-25 13:28 Former Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has enjoyed great success since leaving South Africa after the 2023 World Cup to join up with leading Ireland club Leinster, who are undefeated and top of the URC log. By all accounts, Nienaber has been a perfect fit at Leinster, and deserves huge credit for the success he has had once again in a new environment.
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2 months ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Neo Thale |By-election performance Gauteng |Northern Cape |Eliot Mahlase
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has a fresh bounce in its step, after the party won its first ward in the Western Cape, gaining its first councillor in the Democratic Alliance-ran province. Mzwandile Simon Biko is the new ward councillor for ward 1 in the Saldanha Bay Municipality, after the MK Party snatched the ward from the ANC during a round of by-elections in three provinces on Wednesday.
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2 months ago | 
sapeople.com | Adamu Andrew Michael |Shyleen Choruma |Ray Leathern |Neo Thale
It’s nearly time for the Wednesday, 19 March 2025 Daily Lotto jackpot draw!It’s another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to ‘Phanda, Pusha and Play’, then you might just strike gold. Good luck!R500 000The SAPeople website will update the results on this page as close to 21:00 (SA time) as possible. If you don’t see the latest results, please refresh your browser.
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2 months ago | 
sapeople.com | Shyleen Choruma |Ray Leathern |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe
Authorities have arrested 60-year-old Yakhe Kwinana, a former South African Airways (SAA) board member, in Midrand, Gauteng, for allegedly masterminding extortion and taxi-related violence in East London. Her arrest on Monday, 17 March 2025, followed an extensive inter-provincial operation targeting criminal networks linked to extortion. Kwinana is facing multiple charges, including extortion, malicious damage to property, and pointing a firearm.
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2 months ago | 
sapeople.com | Ray Leathern |Shyleen Choruma |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe
SASSA staff shortages persist, despite a budget increase of R8.2 billion over the medium term. Many were surprised to see South African Social Security Agency grants increase by between 5.7 and 5.9% for April 2025 after the postponed Budget Speech. In fact, the Department of Social Development (DSD) will spend R422 billion in total this year, with 80% of this expenditure going to social grants.
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2 months ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Ray Leathern |Nomndeni Ndlovu |Adamu Andrew Michael |Neo Thale
The City of Tshwane is taking action against the Afrikaner-only settlement of Kleinfontein in the North East part of the Gauteng. Back in August 2024, a High Court ruling compelled the city to enforce appropriate property laws and rates after decades of inaction, reports The Citizen. Much like the Akademia Afrikaner-only university, Kleinfontein wishes to only house Boere-Afrikaans residents. Although black labourers are reportedly permitted to enter for work purposes.
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2 months ago | 
thesouthafrican.com | Adamu Andrew Michael |Neo Thale |Yolulwe Qoshe |James Freemantle
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams made a successful splashdown on Tuesday evening, nine months after technical problems with their spaceshift upended what was supposed to be a week-long test mission. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Wilmore and Williams – alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov – streaked through the atmosphere before deploying parachutes for a gentle splashdown off the Florida coast at 23:57 (SA time).
