New SAPS Boss Appointed for Eastern Cape

Ethiopia has digitalised more than 900 government services as part of its national digital transformation agenda, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology announced. The initiative is being implemented under the Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, which aims to modernise public services and strengthen the country’s digital economy.

Seyoum Mengesha, Lead Executive Officer for Digital Economy Development at the Ministry, said that various efforts have been made to accelerate the strategy, including the rollout of digital services, the creation of a digitalREAD MORE

Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s visit to Mangaung for a high-profile cleaning campaign has sparked fierce backlash from the Democratic Alliance (DA), which has labelled the trip a “desperate PR stunt” intended to divert public attention from the deputy president’s deepening ethics scandals.

The cleaning campaign, held under the theme “Bontle Ke Botho: A Free State That Works for All”, is part of the national Clean Cities and Towns Campaign, launched in Kliptown in June. While the government claims the campaignREAD MORE

Opposition party ActionSA has raised red flags over the appointment of ANC MP Hon. Soviet Lekganyane as chairperson of Parliament’s newly established Ad Hoc Committee tasked with probing explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

In a pointed statement issued on Tuesday, ActionSA MP Dereleen James said the credibility of the committee could be undermined from the outset due to potential conflicts of interest linked to the ruling party.

“It would have been more appropriate forREAD MORE

The volume of trade between Malaysia and BRICS countries in 2024 reached 818 billion ringgit (about US$193.47 billion), which accounts for 35.2 per cent of the country’s total foreign trade turnover. This was reported by Bernama, a partner of TV BRICS, citing the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry.

It is noted that during the same period, investments from BRICS countries amounted to 104.9 billion ringgit (about US$24.59 billion). The ministry notedREAD MORE

Civil society movement NotInMyName International has sounded the alarm over a surge in violent bullying incidents across South African schools, saying the wave of abuse is leaving learners traumatised and pushing the education system into a state of moral collapse.

The organisation released a powerful statement on Tuesday condemning the brutal culture of intimidation festering in schools, particularly in Mamelodi (Pretoria), the Eastern Cape, and Vaal townships, where recent reports detail physical assaults, verbal harassment, and suicide attempts stemming fromREAD MORE

The sun hung low over Lusaka’s Olympia neighborhood, casting a warm glow on the quiet street leading to Vernon Johnson Mwaanga’s residence. Known to Zambians as “VJ,” this towering figure in the nation’s history welcomed me into his home, a place brimming with artifacts and ornaments collected from his travels around the world, each piece a testament to a life steeped in diplomacy and history.

I had come to talk about Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, and his role inREAD MORE

A disturbing pattern of violence against women has gripped the Gauteng suburb of Silverton, after police discovered the fourth burned body of a woman near the Watloo train station in Silvertondale on Monday afternoon.

Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili confirmed to African Times that officers were called to the gruesome scene at approximately 15:30 on 4 August 2025, where the charred remains of an unidentified woman were found along Stormvoel Street, a stretch notorious for being poorly lit andREAD MORE

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has strongly denied explosive allegations made by the Democratic Alliance (DA), which claim that its officers are under pressure to issue traffic fines amounting to R7,000 per day. The department has labelled the accusation “misleading” and “damaging to the integrity of law enforcement in the city.”

Speaking out after the DA released a statement on Monday alleging politically motivated revenue targets in the JMPD, the department’s spokesperson, Superintendent Xolani Fihla, said such claims wereREAD MORE

The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has seen a major change with the appointment of their new Football Association President, Abdoulaye Fall.

Fall takes over from Augustin Senghor, who had been at the helm since 2009.

“Let’s build a stronger, fairer, and more ambitious football around pass and control,” said Fall after he came to power over the weekend.

Fall’s ascendancy to the top seat wasn’t without difficulties. The elections were marred by disagreements over the electoral process and required policeREAD MORE

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has ramped up efforts to secure South Africa’s ports of entry, releasing a detailed first-quarter performance report for the 2025/26 financial year on Sunday, 3 August. The report highlights major crackdowns on illegal immigration, smuggling, and cross-border health threats — while also marking the official rollout of tamper-proof immigration stamps to curb passport fraud.

Established in 2023, the BMA is South Africa’s single, unified border enforcement agency tasked with managing immigration, customs, agriculture, health andREAD MORE