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Image: Supplied A significant milestone in MTN Group’s ambition to enhance its Fintech operations with a dedicated and purpose-built Revenue Assurance platform. a global leader in Telecommunications and Fintech solutions, today announced it has signed a group-level, multi-year agreement with MTN Group Fintech to deploy its comprehensive Assure Fintech solution across 14 Fintech markets in Africa. This strategic partnership represents a significant milestone in MTN Group’s am

Image: FF Plus The Labour Appeal Court ruling allowing Eskom to prioritise race over merit in appointing individuals to senior management positions undermines all principles of competence and hard work. (Eskom allowed to exclude white males from senior management appointments: MyBroadband: 8 November 2025) Mr Alwyn Erasmus, who had been employed by Eskom for over 30 years, had his application for a vacant senior management position rejected several years ago because he is whi

Image: World Athletics World Athletics is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Men's Rising Star Award, which will recognise this year's best U20 athlete at the World Athletics Awards 2025. The nominations reflect some of the standout performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at events including the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. The winner of the 2025 Men's Rising Star Award will be announced on 30 November. The finalists are: Phanuel Koec

Tumi Ramasodi, Regional Director, Southern Africa, Image: CCGA Despite advances in CRC prevention, diagnosis and treatment, many LMICs continue to face severe gaps in surveillance, care access and inclusion in research. The Global Colon Cancer Association presents the 2025 Global Colorectal Cancer Congress, which will be held virtually on November 12, 2025. This year’s Congress, with the theme “Count Us In: Data, Dignity & Disruption in Global Cancer Equity”, brings together

Image: Supplied EarthSoft, Inc., a global leader in environmental and geotechnical data management software, announces significant growth and continued rapid innovation. EarthSoft revenues grew over 30% year-to-date in 2025, driven by new products in the EQuIS ® software suite and a highly-skilled global team. EarthSoft has significantly expanded its global footprint, demonstrating EQuIS’ scalability, configurability and unmatched performance in managing complex geoenvironme

Image: GCIS When South Africa took over the Presidency of the G20 nearly a year ago, we identified ‘equality’ as one of the pillars of our term, alongside ‘solidarity’ and ‘sustainability’. We chose to focus on equality because it is essential to a more stable, prosperous and sustainable world. If the G20 is going to live up to its mission to tackle pressing global economic and financial issues, then it needs to significantly and urgently reduce inequality. Global wealth ineq

Dean Mcpherson with AmaZulu King, Image: Dean Mcpherson on facebook The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, will on Monday, 10 November 2025, be handing over properties to the KwaZulu-Natal Public Works & Infrastructure Member of the Executive Council, Martin Meyer, in Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality. The 15 well-located properties on Admiralty Reserves hold great tourism potential, but due to the ad-hoc administration of lease agreements, tourism-rela

Image: Stock photos The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport strongly condemns the senseless vandalism of newly repaired streetlights and traffic signals along the R55 route. This incident comes just days after the Department successfully restored functionality to the route, a project widely welcomed by communities for improving road safety, visibility, and traffic management. Overnight, however, large sections of the infrastructure were maliciously damaged, plunging par

Image: Tobias Ginsberg Fresh off their golden performances at the Boxer Super Run Durban  in October , Ryan Mphahlele  and Glenrose Xaba  brought their winning form to Jozi - claiming the crowns as King and Queen of the 5km at the inaugural Boxer Super Run Joburg , held at Marks Park Sports Club  on Sunday, 9 November 2025 . Mphahlele crossed the finish line first in the ELITE MEN’S WAVE  in an impressive time of 14 minutes 20 seconds on a tough course. Bennett Seloyi came in

Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft’s busy October has left the Windows-maker with several hangovers. Multiple Windows 11 emergency updates , erroneous warnings plaguing Windows 10 users, and now a fear its latest update mistake may lock users out of their PCs. This is the painful BitLocker error that Microsoft has now confirmed. “After installing Windows Updates released on or after October 14, 2025, some devices might encounter issues during restart or startup." I

Image: Vera Turning Corporate Layoffs into Strategic, Compassionate Transitions In a business climate characterized by rising interest rates, persistent inflation, and the accelerating impact of automation and AI on job design, Vera’s mission is simple but urgent: to humanize workforce transformation and to help companies lead through change, not retreat from it. Why Vera? Why now? While mass layoffs across industries from Amazon and UPS to Target have made headlines in 2025,

Image: Supplied Recent studies underscore that puff counts are an unreliable measure of vaping consumption, as they can vary significantly depending on individual inhalation patterns, device settings, and usage habits (Aubin et al., 2025; Smith & Lee, 2024). Conversely, millilitres (ml) offer a precise, standardised metric for measuring e-liquid volume, enabling consumers to gauge their intake more accurately and confidently (Cochrane Review, 2025; Johnson et al., 2025). Evid

Image: The Irish Star South Africa has firmly dismissed recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who called for the country’s removal from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, stating it “shouldn’t be in the Gs anymore.” Despite the criticism, Pretoria remains resolute in its preparations to host the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg later this month. Speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami, Trump announced he would not attend the summit, delegatin

Image; Stock images The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is spearheading the development of a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Roadmap for Agriculture. This strategic initiative aims to strengthen institutional coordination, foster innovation, and drive the transformation of South Africa’s agrifood systems into inclusive, resilient engines of sustainable de

Image: COGTA The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa will today address the Inkosi DJ Hlabisa celebration ceremony to be hosted by the Empembeni Traditional Council, in conjunction with the Hlabisa Royal Family. Also joining the celebration will be the Deputy Minister of COGTA, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe. The celebration commemorates 48 years of leadership and developmental endeavours pioneered by Inkosi Hlabisa which

Image: The DTIC The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, will deliver the keynote address at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in Sutherland, Northern Cape. Over the past two decades, Africa’s Giant Eye on the Sky, located at the National Research Foundation’s (NRF) South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO) site in Sutherland, has stood as the largest sing

Image: Comrades Marathon Association With general entries having closed for the 2026 Comrades Marathon in less than one day – a new record for the event – the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) can now share some of the statistics of the field of athletes who successfully secured an entry. The CMA is pleased to report that its entry system worked well, even with the much higher demand than usual, and the statistics of the successful entrants show clear similarities to 2025 d

Image: courtesy of CMA The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) would like to inform the running community that a fake press release is doing the rounds on social media about the percentage of novice runners in the 2026 list of entrants, which is allegedly leading to the CMA considering a change to qualification times. “While this press release looks genuine, even with our official letterhead added, I can confirm that this is fake news,” says CMA General Manager Alain Dalais.

Image: The Citizen No fraudulent application of special SRD Covid-19 [R370] will pass scrutiny South African Social Security Agency [SASSA] is urging all Covid-19 SRD grant (R370.00) applicants to use cell phone numbers that are registered under their names to do official application for the grant. The cell phone number and banking details are crucial particulars for the application processes. All applicants and beneficiaries must be aware that using your number will assist t

Image: KZN Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has welcomed the swift arrest of four suspects in connection with the recent burning and vandalism incident at Mpolweni Secondary School in the uMgungundlovu District. Following the shocking act of arson and theft that left parts of the school damaged, law enforcement agencies have moved with remarkable speed to apprehend four suspects aged between 18 and 19 years. Among the stolen items recovered were school st