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Tina Fey leads "The Four Seasons" into deeper drama
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (284+ words) It's about the seasons of life more than seasons of the year and captures how we turn up for the people we love. Grief, adoption, mature romance, birth, and so many other issues are covered in a way that everyone…...
Home and away: MTN bullish on fintech play
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (746+ words) MTN, Africa's largest telecoms group, is doubling down on its growth strategy, which it hopes will push its client base past the 350-million mark by 2030 and convert millions of its customers into using more of its data products. The group's…...
PARTING SHOT | World Food Photography Awards tells its own stories
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (207+ words) Times LIVE Story audio is generated using AI That idea was reflected in one of this year's standout South African entries. At its centre is a damaged cake representing emotional brokenness. Around it are the humble foods associated with her…...
Enterprise Room aims to boost growth of SMEs
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (729+ words) With heightened scrutiny in the SME development sector and growing economic pressure, Enterprise Room has expanded from traditional consultancy into more holistic support and programme implementation. Founded in 2008, the company initially focused on helping corporates design enterprise and supplier development…...
UN issues urgent call for calm amid rising tensions over migrants in SA
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (273+ words) The UN country team in South Africa has issued an urgent appeal for calm, calling on leaders at all levels to act responsibly to de-escalate tensions over migrants and restore public trust. The plea follows a surge in reports of…...
BREAKING | Ramaphosa applies for urgent interdict against parliament impeachment process
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (289+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent court bid to stop parliament proceeding with an impeachment inquiry against him, arguing that the process should be suspended pending the outcome of a separate legal challenge. Court papers filed in the Western…...
EXPLAINER | This is why AI cannot replace human creativity in the music industry
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (806+ words) As AI-generated songs gain traction on South African streaming platforms and social media, the country's music industry is facing a new reality: who owns an AI-created hit, who gets paid and should radio stations play music made by machines? According…...
Ebola deaths confirmed in DRC displacement camp
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (322+ words) Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency said, with aid workers warning the risk of the disease spreading quickly in crowded refugee sites was high…...
Italian police bust illegal TV streaming hubs ahead of World Cup
1+ day, 55+ min ago (155+ words) Italy's finance police said on Friday they uncovered three illegal broadband TV distribution hubs in Crotone, in the southern Calabria region, and reported four suspects, seizing assets worth about "650, 000 (R12. 2m). Authorities said the sting was part of efforts to fight digital…...
Funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, UNAids says
1+ day, 18+ min ago (398+ words) Almost 40% fewer people received a drug to help prevent HIV infection in 2025 than in the previous years as global aid funding cuts hit preventive services particularly hard, early data presented by UNAids on Friday showed. Across 62 countries, 38% fewer people received…...