Stories from South Africa

Statistics South Africa (StatSSA) data indicates the country has lost millions of jobs due to load shedding. Data from StatSSA indicates that millions of jobs have been lost due to load shedding in South Africa.

Johannesburg officials reported seven gun-related incidents involving eleven suspects in the past week. City data indicates that only a fraction of these arrests result in convictions.

A South African court ordered the expulsion of Bellarmine Chathunga Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, on Wednesday. The ruling follows an incident in Johannesburg where a gardener was injured by a bullet during an altercation at Mugabe's residence. The court's decision comes after the incident involving the gardener. Bellarmine Mugabe has been in detention since February following an altercation that resulted in a gardener being shot at his Johannesburg residence. His cousin, Tobias Mugabe, is also a co-accused in the case. The specific nature of the involvement was not detailed in the report. Belarmine Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Mugabe, have been in detention since February following an alleged attempted murder related to the incident in the Hyde Park UP district.

A female driver died following a multiple vehicle collision on the M7 Road in Durban. A truck believed to be carrying copper plates lost control and struck approximately four other vehicles, according to emergency services.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence expert Rendar Niembuwa stated that errors in the South African AI ethics draft can be quickly corrected.

Pan-African influencer Kimi Seba remains under provisional detention in South Africa after being arrested two weeks ago. The court has postponed the examination of his request for bail. Seba was reportedly attempting to leave the country at the time of his arrest. Beninese influencer Kemi Seba remains in detention in South Africa following a court hearing. The prosecutor's office detailed the specific charges against the individual during the hearing held yesterday.

Reports indicate that 73% of municipalities in South Africa regarded as water service authorities are failing in their duties. The figure was noted in relation to Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reports.

Bellamine Mugabe pleaded guilty to lesser charges involving pointing a firearm, according to reports.

Siwelele FC leads Kaiser Chiefs by one goal to nil in a match held in Bloemfontein. Potsane scored the goal after Peterson parried a shot into his path. The goal was described as being scored from a tight angle.

TX Galaxy chairman Tim Soukazi announced the decision to part ways with coach Adnan Beganovic following a 10-match winless streak in the Betway Premiership. Beganovic had served at the club for over three years.