South Africa Top Stories

    HOUSING DISPUTE: Court halts Gqeberha evictions as families resist move into vandalised units
    An Eastern Cape High Court order halts Nelson Mandela Bay evictions after 14 Airport Valley homes were demolished, as families reject moving to roofless units beside a landfill.
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    JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION: JSC interviews scrutinise Eastern Cape judiciary, deputy judge president post unfilled
    In an unusual turn, the Judicial Service Commission did not release a recommendation, if any, for the Eastern Cape deputy judge president post late on Tuesday after concluding the day’s hearings. Results of deliberations ‘will be announced when they are ready’, the JSC said on the position, which has been vacant for more than a year in a province where the courts’ performance is described as ‘uneven’. Sexual harassment, despite training and a judiciary-wide policy, remains a prickly topic.
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    THE DIGITAL FRONTIER: South Africa is the land of AI contradiction when it comes to jobs
    The local AI conversation has moved from job displacement panic towards autonomous AI agents, unmanaged ‘Shadow AI’, and emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities that threaten corporate governance, data sovereignty and Popia compliance.
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    Cornell hires ex-Justice Dept official Yates to review rape claims response
    Oct 6 (Reuters) - Cornell University has hired a top former US Justice Department lawyer for an internal investigation of how it handled a student's allegations that she was gang-raped, a case that has brought mounting scrutiny and triggered student protests at the Ivy League school.
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    BROKEN BARRACKS: Despite R57m in maintenance, Gqeberha police barracks remain ‘a horror show’
    Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has ordered an audit and urgent rectification plan for the deteriorating Algoa Park police barracks after finding broken lifts, fire damage, poor maintenance and other serious safety concerns.
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    Kenya confirms first Ebola case after man who travelled from Congo dies
    NAIROBI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi.
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    France’s soaring debt, fractured politics and looming far-right challenge are prompting markets to question whether Europe’s traditional anchor can still govern itself.
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    US agency to rewrite rules to address vehicle headlight glare
    WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday that it will rewrite its vehicle lighting standards to address concerns about headlight glare and allow for the latest safety-improving lighting technologies.
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    It was a good day in the Electoral Court for the Electoral Commission of South Africa on 15 September when three of the four cases were decided in favour of the commission.
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    Stock figures matter, but public accountability should extend to whether patients receive their full treatment when they need it.
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