Thousands of teachers across Nigeria walked off the job on Tuesday, demanding the government take immediate action to stop the abduction of schoolchildren. The strike, which paralyzed classes in mu…
A Federal High Court in Nigeria on Wednesday sentenced the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church in Owo to death by hanging. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the verdict against those responsible fo…
Uganda's government has renewed its push to restrict imports of second-hand clothing, joining Tanzania in a regional effort that has repeatedly clashed with Western trade demands. The initiative ta…
A new visual news format launched by The Citizen newspaper on 3 June 2026 is changing how South Africans consume daily headlines. Picture editors at the Johannesburg-based publication introduced a …
Nigerian forward Terem Moffi found the net early in the second half, only for Poland to respond with a stoppage-time equaliser in an international friendly played in Warsaw on Friday. The 1-1 draw …
A provocative essay published by The South African is sparking conversation across the continent after arguing that the flood of low-quality AI-generated content—what critics call "AI slop"—represe…
Walk through any modern distribution centre in South Africa today and you will see robots moving shelves, conveyor belts sorting packages, and automated systems handling thousands of items per hour…
Authorities in South Africa confirmed the launch of a specialised cyber defence unit on Monday, responding to a sharp rise in ransomware attacks that have disrupted hospitals, ports, and municipal …
South Africa's wild cheetah population has dropped to its lowest levels in decades, with conservationists warning that the iconic predator could disappear from much of the country within a generati…
Across Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, a quiet crisis is unfolding on screens and feeds. AI-generated content, often sloppy, misleading, or outright fabricated, is flooding Nigerian digital platfo…
When a major retailer opened its R750 million automated distribution centre outside Johannesburg last year, industry observers predicted mass job losses. Twelve months later, the facility employs m…
A wave of ransomware attacks has swept across South Africa in recent months, compromising government systems, private companies, and critical infrastructure at a pace that has alarmed regional obse…
