Ronald Ralinala
The High Court in Pretoria has handed a decisive win to Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, ordering cultural activist and media personality Ngizwe Mchunu to formally retract a string of defamatory statements and apologise without any conditions attached. The ruling, delivered in the North Gauteng High Court, marks the end of a bitter … Read more
Mauritius has firmly pushed back on reports that Washington has tabled a formal offer to purchase the Chagos Islands, with senior officials in Port Louis confirming this week that no proposal has landed on their desk. The denial comes as the Trump Chagos Islands deal reportedly gathers momentum behind the scenes, with US strategists eyeing … Read more
TechCentral has bolstered its editorial firepower with the appointment of Dr Fanie van Rooyen as deputy editor, a move that signals the publication’s intent to sharpen its coverage of South Africa’s fast‑evolving tech, telecoms and digital‑economy landscape. Van Rooyen arrives with a rare mix of hard‑news instincts and deep science‑communication expertise, positioning him to steer the newsroom away … Read more
South Africa’s rollout of the new 6 GHz Wi‑Fi band is technically on the books but remains a faint signal in most homes, according to the latest Ookla Global State of Wi‑Fi 2026 analysis. While the regulator cleared the spectrum for licence‑exempt use in 2023, only 0.2 % of South African Wi‑Fi connections operated on the 6 GHz band … Read more
The United States is weighing a dramatic move to purchase the Chagos Archipelago directly from Mauritius, a high-stakes gambit that would hand Washington permanent control over a critical Indian Ocean military hub and reshape the geopolitical balance across Africa’s eastern seaboard. The proposal, first reported by Reuters, would see the Trump administration bypass the United … Read more
The political storm around President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala scandal has reached a new flashpoint, with the ANC and the DA jointly tabling a proposal in Parliament to establish a fresh impeachment committee. The move, framed by both parties as a bid for transparency, has been roundly condemned by opposition voices as little more than … Read more
Spinning the narrative for South Africa’s President is, by most accounts, one of the most unforgiving jobs in the country. The man currently holding that brief is Vincent Magwenya, Ramaphosa’s Presidential Spokesperson — a figure who has spent the better part of three years fielding questions on the GNU, Cabinet reshuffles, cadre deployment battles, and … Read more
The Springboks have unveiled a bold 51‑man squad for the 2026 season, injecting fresh talent into the ranks with 21 uncapped players and setting the stage for a high‑octane double‑header against the Barbarians in Johannesburg, followed by a clash between the SA ‘A’ side and Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on 20 June. Head coach Rassie Erasmus announced the roster … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphura has put South Africa’s digital identity overhaul at the heart of a new crackdown on illegal migration, announcing that the iconic green bar‑coded ID book will soon lose official recognition. Speaking from the Union Buildings on Sunday evening, the president outlined a plan to create an “intelligent population register” that will store biometric data … Read more
Apple’s long‑awaited AI refresh hit the stage at this year’s WWDC, with the Cupertino giant finally pulling the trigger on a Siri overhaul that promises real conversation, deeper personal context and a new gateway for developers to plug in third‑party large language models. After two years of silence on the assistant, insiders say the changes … Read more