Minister Blade Nzimande launched National Science Week 2025 at Tshwane University of Technology's exhibition center. The annual celebration adopts the theme "Science for everyone" to promote broader public engagement with scientific fields. Students from Pretoria Technical High School participated as debate competition finalists alongside various technology exhibitors. The minister stressed that national development requires strong science, technology and innovation foundations. Government plans expand the week-long event into a month-long celebration beginning next year.
Demonstrations featured robotics displays and artificial intelligence research initiatives from TUT. Students expressed excitement about witnessing advanced...
Taiwan threatens semiconductor export limits against South Africa following diplomatic tensions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced potential chip restrictions after South Africa downgraded Taiwan's representative status. Philippe Yen from the West Asian and African Affairs Department stated the measures would protect national sovereignty and dignity. Officials continue finalizing which semiconductors and timeframes the sanctions would target. The dispute stems from South Africa's formal renaming of Taiwan's offices to Taipei Commercial Office missions.
South Africa issued an official notice on July 21 implementing the changes. The government referenced its One China policy and United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 as...
The South African Broadcasting Corporation appointed Maijang Mpherwane to lead Video Entertainment operations from August 1, 2025. Mpherwane brings extensive broadcasting experience from previous SABC roles spanning Commissioning Editor through General Manager positions. His tenure produced successful shows like Uzalo and Skeem Saam while restoring SABC1 as the nation's top television channel. The executive also managed media investments at Industrial Development Corporation, overseeing projects such as Cape Town Film Studios and CNBC Africa. He contributed to the National Film and Video Foundation as a council member and served on film incentive panels.
Chief Operations Officer Lungile Binza praised Mpherwane's content strategy...
Standard Bank selected Shyft as their new trading platform after evaluating client responses and market conditions. The bank examined their current systems, which encompass WebTrader, Auto Share Invest, and Online Share Trading. Shyft emerged as the best choice for handling global and local investment needs across multiple currencies and assets. This award-winning financial application launched in 2016 and transformed how people manage international transactions, purchases, payments, and investments through competitive exchange rates. The transition will occur gradually during 2025 and 2026.
Henry Dhliwayo from Global Markets Retail Business announced that client migration proceeds through carefully planned stages. The bank contacts...
German hardware retailer Mindfactory reveals consumer preferences for modern graphics cards through recent sales data. AMD's flagship RDNA 4 offering dominates the market with the RX 9070 XT achieving 640 unit sales last week. NVIDIA's entire RTX 50 series combined reached only 655 units sold during the same period. The RTX 5080 leads NVIDIA sales after significant price reductions of 100 to 150 Euros below official pricing. These cuts position RTX 5080 cards just above 1000 Euros in regional markets.
Memory capacity drives purchasing decisions as 16GB variants capture 78.5 percent of total GPU sales. The RX 9060 XT demonstrates this trend with 360 units of the 16GB model sold compared to merely 10 units of the 8GB version. Poor...
Reports suggest AMD plans to release a standard RX 9060 graphics card alongside the existing XT model. The company appears ready to target budget-conscious consumers with this variant. Industry sources indicate the non-XT version will share identical specifications with its XT counterpart in most areas. Both cards feature the same NAVI 44 GPU die and maintain 2048 Stream Processors.
Memory specifications show minor differences between the two models. The standard RX 9060 will operate GDDR6 memory at 18 Gbps compared to the XT version's 20 Gbps speed. This change reduces total memory bandwidth from 320 GB/s to 288 GB/s. Clock speeds also receive adjustments, with the boost frequency dropping to 2.99 GHz. Power consumption should...
Police arrested five individuals after a crowd attacked officers with projectiles during civil unrest in Fife. The disturbance occurred on Pirnie Street in Methilhill when approximately 100 people surrounded a residential property at 4:40 PM on Sunday. Authorities faced hostile behavior as demonstrators threw eggs and stones while gathered outside the targeted home. Public order specialists assisted local officers when the situation escalated beyond normal crowd control measures. Social media videos captured the chaotic scenes with participants shouting and honking vehicle horns.
Three male suspects aged 22, 38, and 47 face charges related to public disorder offenses. Two female defendants, a 36-year-old woman and a 15-year-old...
The Ministry of Health canceled internship assignments for 348 nursing degree candidates after discovering their ineligibility. Health CS Aden Duale announced that these students had not completed graduation requirements or obtained proper regulatory approval. The ministry has enforced strict policies from 2016 and 2020 that mandate official completion before internship placement. Government regulations limit annual positions to 2,000 slots for qualified nursing graduates. Priority goes to candidates who have fulfilled all academic and professional requirements.
Earlier actions affected 306 additional students who lacked proper qualifications during the 2025/2026 review process. Baraton University had the highest number of revoked...
Economic experts supported the Reserve Bank of Malawi's decision to keep interest rates at 26 percent during a monetary policy forum in Lilongwe. Inflation decreased from 30.7 percent in February to 27.1 percent by June, yet officials remain cautious about further changes. Chakudza Linje from RBM's Financial Markets division explained that food price increases and external pressures still threaten economic stability. The central bank fears that reducing rates could reverse recent progress and harm the recovery process. Cross-sector cooperation between the agriculture, mining, and manufacturing sectors will strengthen foreign exchange reserves.
Grace Kumchulesi from the National Planning Commission stressed that monetary policy alone...
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