China-Egypt Renewable Energy Lab Advances Solar Technology

The joint laboratory is supporting local solar research, technology development and renewable energy applications in Egypt

The China-Egypt Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Renewable Energy is advancing solar technology research and development in Egypt. Located on Karaman Island in Sohag, southern Egypt, the facility is operated in cooperation with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) and serves as a platform for research, testing and the development of photovoltaic technologies. This was reported by 

This integration will help bring national financial systems closer together

The BRICS countries are considering the possibility of integrating their national instant payment systems and central bank digital currencies. This would reduce the cost of cross-border transactions, noted Sanjay Malhotra, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. His comments were reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to him, the group’s members are currently discussing several options for financial integration. Discussions areREAD MORE

After almost two decades of service to South African football, Ramahlwe Mphahlele has called time on his playing career, bringing the curtain down on a journey that has taken him from the early days at Moroka Swallows to the captaincy at Mamelodi Sundowns and the Bafana Bafana dressing room.

The 36-year-old defender announced his retirement on Metro FM’s Sports Night Amplified on Thursday, confirming that he is not looking for another club and will not attempt to prolongREAD MORE

This involves exchanges of lecturers and students, joint research and educational programmes

Iran and South Africa have agreed to expand cooperation between universities and scientific organisations. This was reported by IRNA, a partner of TV BRICS.

A meeting between Iran’s Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Technology, Masoud Shams Bakhsh, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, took place in Bhubaneswar, India, during the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting.

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Lusaka— President Hakainde Hichilema has maintained his lead in Zambia’s presidential election after the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) announced results from 27 of the country’s 226 constituencies.

According to the latest results, President Hichilema has secured 243,509 votes, while his closest challenger, Brian Mundubile, has polled 161,883 votes.

Hichilema therefore leads Mundubile by 81,626 votes based on results announced so far.

The figures represent results from only a fraction of Zambia’s constituencies, with the ECZREAD MORE

The South African Farmers Development Association (SAFDA) says the situation is stabilising in the sugar cane industry in KwaZulu-Natal following the departure of foreign nationals who were cutting sugarcane before it is sent to local mills for processing.

The agency, which mainly caters for emerging and black sugarcane farmers, admitted that the sector was slightly hit by the “Abahambe Campaign” which saw the repatriation of thousands of alleged illegal immigrants from countries such as Mozambique,READ MORE

LUSAKA— Zambia’s Electoral Commission has suspended the counting and announcement of results from Thursday’s presidential election nationwide, citing reports of violence and the theft of marked ballot papers.

In a statement issued Friday, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) said violence had been reported in some districts, with polling staff targeted and, in some cases, marked ballots allegedly stolen from ballot boxes.

“The Commission has with immediate effect suspended the counting and announcement of results throughout theREAD MORE

South Africans were targeted by a staggering 17.47 billion spam calls during the first six months of 2026, as criminals increasingly turned to caller ID spoofing, artificial intelligence and sophisticated impersonation scams to deceive victims.

According to new data from caller identification and spam protection platform Truecaller, the number of spam calls identified between January and June increased by 25.2% compared with the 13.96 billion recorded during the same period in 2025.

The figures highlight the scaleREAD MORE

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will lay criminal charges against North West businessman Suliman Carrim after he repeatedly failed to appear before the inquiry, despite being ordered to testify in person.

Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga made the decision on Friday after Carrim again failed to appear, citing ill health. Madlanga said the commission could not allow witnesses to decide when they would appear before the inquiry.

“The Commission will direct the relevant functionary to lay aREAD MORE

Lusaka – NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has claimed victory in Zambia’s presidential election, saying results from his party’s Parallel Voter Tabulation (PVT) show him leading the race.

In a video shared on 14 August, Mundubile said his party had compiled results from polling stations and tallying centres across the country and was confident of victory.

“The people of Zambia voted. Their decision must be respected,” Mundubile said in a video shared widely on social media.