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Army members. (Photo: SANW)Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa said in the National Assembly on Wednesday that the South African army is being deployed to support the police in the fight against gang violence and illegal mining in several provinces.Ramaphosa answered questions from members of parliament, after questions arose about the authorization and steps taken when the army was deployed in Gauteng.Ramaphosa explained that the army serves as a “force multiplier” for the police in operations in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng, as well as against illegal mining in Gauteng and North West.”The deployment of the army is necessary to complement…

NewsFeedideo from northern Israel captured the moment an Iranian missile impacted in a residential area early Friday morning. The aftermath shows a fire and scattered debris next to damaged vehicles and buildings.Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

KNEES are hard to vote for the people of KwaZulu-Natal who are tired of being beaten by the heels of the MKP which won many seats in the Legislative Assembly and not seeing any movement in the government of party cooperation in the country.This is contained in a study conducted by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), which reveals that the people of this state are the ones who have lost hope the most compared to other states. The head of the IEC in the province, Mrs Ntombifuthi Masinga, yesterday told the media at a meeting in Durban, to advise journalists…

Stock Photo (Photo: Shutterstock) The Information Regulator (IR) wants to appeal again in the case about the publication of matric results. This comes after the Gauteng High Court found earlier this month that the publication of the matric results does not form part of personally identifiable information and is therefore not unlawful in terms of the Popia legislation. A full bench of judges then found the IR’s argument that learners memorize each other’s exam numbers in order to study each other’s results to be unrealistic. The court confirmed that matric results may therefore be published on public platforms. The case…

END of speculation about whether there will be a second season of the show, The days are not the same which is a game shown on SABC 1, weekdays at 6.30 pm.This follows news that the show is ending as the new contract was not renewed between the SABC and the recording company, Stained Glass.But on Friday, the SABC announced the news that the show’s second season is coming and it will feature a never-before-seen cast including new cast members.The new season will start on May 25.Pepsi Pokane, who is the manager of the Stained Glass company, revealed that there…

(Photo: cer.org.za)The Department of Environmental Affairs is aware of a strong sulfur smell that hangs over several areas in Gauteng, especially Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg.The department says in a statement that the stench that residents smell is probably caused by hydrogen sulphide (H₂S), (a colourless, but toxic and flammable gas), and assures the public that the matter is receiving attention.In August 2025, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published a notice regarding his intention to tighten the permitted release of hydrogen sulphide from coal gasification processes, in terms of art. 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act…

The first DEPUTY General Secretary of the ANC, Mrs Nomvula Mokonyane, says that they did not hold a grudge against the founder of the organization that brought him into the ANC, Cope, Mr Mosiuoa Lekota.Mrs Mokonyane said that they do not believe that Lekota defected from the ANC and started Cope in 2008.He said this while speaking at the memorial service for Lekota, which was held in Soweto yesterday.The ANC began to lose power when Cope rebelled.The ANC has continued to decline when there are elections, leading to the fact that it failed to win the 2024 election.Mrs Mokonyane said…

The late Markus Jooste, former head of the Steinhoff Group. (Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP) Hein Odendaal, the former auditor of Steinhoff, was sentenced to R2 million or four years imprisonment in the Pretoria Commercial Court on Thursday after pleading guilty. Odendaal (68) was given a further two-year prison sentence which was suspended for five years, on the condition that he is not again found guilty of an offense in terms of the Act on the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities and that he serves one year of corrective supervision. Odendaal entered into a plea agreement with the state. At the…

The Ministry of Mines says that the ongoing war in Iran will lead to an increase in petrol in South Africa, but the war will not lead to a shortage of petrol in the country. The Ministry said that petrol prices will increase significantly next month due to the war, but said that the country is not in danger of running out of petrol. The war between America and Iran has caused a shortage of oil in the world.Iran is one of the leading countries in the production of oil that is used in the production of gasoline and is…

We examine concerns about AI’s role in military operations and the broader ethical challenges facing tech companies.Amid growing backlash against ChatGPT and OpenAI, including social media campaigns calling for a boycott, we examine whether so-called “ethical alternatives” truly live up to their claims. We also explore emerging initiatives seeking to challenge Big Tech’s dominance and develop more accountable AI systems.Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests:Aya Jaff – Tech critic and authorSaid Chihabi – Cofounder of Thaura.AIHani Chihabi – Cofounder of Thaura.AIPublished On 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo