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Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has called for City Power to transform into a leader in sustainable energy rather than remain a conventional utility. He spoke on Tuesday at the first City Power Energy Indaba 2025 and emphasized energy democracy, where communities, businesses, and government share...

Eskom plans to end load reduction across South Africa by March 2027 through a nationwide smart meter program. The state utility will install 6.2 million smart meters to monitor electricity use and detect illegal connections that cause annual revenue losses of 30 billion rand. Acting Group...

South Africa's governing party congratulated its Tanzanian counterpart ahead of Wednesday's national vote. The African National Congress issued a statement on Tuesday praising Chama Cha Mapinduzi for decades of leadership in the East African nation since independence in 1961. Party officials...

A soccer competition in the Free State will award 100,000 rand to winning teams when matches begin on Friday, December 13, at Mandela Sports Ground in Tumahole. The Edgar Legoale Foundation accepts free registrations from clubs through Monday, November 25, before selecting 32 participants on...

South African and Ugandan officials opened a weeklong research conference on Monday, October 27, at Makerere University to evaluate a program funding African scientists. The National Research Foundation and partners will assess 10 research chairs established across seven nations since December...

South African authorities detained more than 16,000 people between Monday, October 20, and Sunday, October 26, as part of holiday crime prevention efforts. Officers recovered 158 illegal guns and seized contraband worth 29.6 million rand while arresting 2,713 fugitives wanted for murder and...

Zimbabwe's president completed his annual address by flashlight after electricity failed at the national assembly on Tuesday, October 28. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa read final remarks in darkness before leaving the chamber at Mount Hampden, where power returned minutes later. Parliamentary...

South Africa's justice ministry apologized after a sheriff delivered lawsuit documents to a United Nations human rights investigator following her speech in Johannesburg on Friday, October 25. Officials said the papers reached Francesca Albanese without ministerial approval despite a...

A panel investigating apartheid-era prosecutions said police and justice officials have ignored requests for documents ahead of hearings that start on Monday, November 10. Spokesperson Lionel Adendorf said the commission will proceed without subpoenas despite resistance from law enforcement and...

Former President Thabo Mbeki acknowledged his generation failed to educate young South Africans about apartheid's lasting effects after the transition to democracy in 1994. Speaking on the African Renaissance Podcast released on Sunday, October 27, Mbeki said leaders concentrated on delivering...

Opposition politicians in Mafube municipality praised authorities for resuming work on a water storage facility after construction stopped last year. The Democratic Alliance said the reservoir in Ntswanatsatsi will serve residents who depend on truck deliveries because aging pipes and low dam...

A South African inventor faces a 13 million rand bill from the Constitutional Court after judges ordered new proceedings in his dispute with Vodacom over mobile messaging technology. Nkosana Makate claims he created the Please Call Me service in 2000 while working as a trainee accountant, but...

A German cruise ship arrived at Port Elizabeth on Friday, October 24, beginning a tourism season expected to bring 120 million rand to Nelson Mandela Bay through next July. The Mein Schiff 4 reached port at 5 a.m. after departing Cape Town on a 19-day voyage to Dubai. Officials predict more than...

Kenya told United Nations human rights investigators on Sunday that domestic courts and oversight agencies are handling cases they raised about possible state abuses. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the government follows international treaties and constitutional...

Kenya's health minister asked lawmakers on Tuesday to approve additional funding for medical programs and to pay off outstanding insurance debts that threaten service delivery. Aden Duale told the National Assembly health committee that his ministry needs larger budgets for primary care and the...

US forces killed 15 people after striking four vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. Mexican rescue teams saved one person from the attacks, which targeted boats traveling known smuggling routes and carrying...

Nelisiwe Ntombela will lead the Free State Department of Social Development starting on Friday, November 1, becoming the youngest department head in the province at 37. The permanent appointment follows her stint as acting leader and marks a generational shift in provincial government. Former...

A Democratic Alliance lawmaker has challenged Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela about appointments to education authority boards that she claims remain hidden from public view. Karabo Khakhau sent a letter on Monday, October 28, asking why the minister had not disclosed the names of...

KwaZulu-Natal's culture official urged international leaders to safeguard artists' rights as artificial intelligence transforms creative production. Provincial executive Mntomuhle Khawula addressed Group of Twenty representatives at a working group session in Zimbali on Monday. He said...

The African Union requested financial support from Group of Twenty members for creative industries across the continent at a cultural policy meeting in KwaZulu-Natal. Angela Martins from the union's culture division told representatives on Monday that film, music, and digital arts generate...