South African motorists are facing fewer choices when renewing vehicle licence discs online, while the cost of one of the country’s major digital renewal services has returned to a higher standard rate. The shift follows the launch of the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC) online renewal platform in 2022. The government-backed service has changed the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as president of Zambia. In his message, Xi said that they have met twice in recent years, and jointly steered the development of China-Zambia relations. The political mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, practical cooperation has been fruitful, and…
China’s Zhuque-3 Y-2 rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China on Wednesday morning, successfully placing the Honghu-03 satellite into its designated orbit. The land recovery sequence of the first stage was completed as intended, according to rocket developer LandSpace, and the flight and recovery test mission was a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged China and Ecuador to strengthen the alignment of development strategies and implement the cooperation plan to jointly build the Belt and Road. The two sides should well implement cooperation projects in energy, minerals, infrastructure construction, finance and other fields, and actively explore cooperation in areas including the digital…
China’s domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft has officially begun regular international commercial operations, with its inaugural flight departing from Beijing for Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday afternoon. Air China’s CA723 took off from Beijing Capital International Airport at 3 p.m. local time for the two-hour trip. Upon arrival in the capital of Mongolia, the aircraft is…
On August 12, with the grid connection and commissioning of the 1,038 kW distributed photovoltaic (PV) project at Ningbo Science High School in Ningbo Qianwan New Area, Ningbo marked a landmark milestone in its new energy development: the city’s total installed distributed PV capacity exceeded 10 million kW, making it the first city nationwide to hit this…
South Africa has used a high-level investment conference in Beijing to showcase its long-term energy strategy and encourage Chinese companies to participate in one of the country’s largest infrastructure investment programmes. Speaking at the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country’s Integrated Resource Plan…
A widespread snowfall event could affect much of South Africa and Lesotho from Sunday through Tuesday, with early forecasts indicating that every South African province has the potential to experience snowfall. Weather monitoring platform Snow Report Southern Africa said it is closely tracking the development of a multi-day cold weather system that may bring snow…
South Africa’s voter roll has grown to more than 29 million registered voters, with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) adding nearly 291,000 first-time voters during its August voter registration weekend. The latest figures, announced by Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo, show that the country’s two national registration weekends held in June and August…
Police in the Eastern Cape have opened a triple murder investigation after three young men were found fatally shot in a bushy area in Kwanobuhle, with investigators continuing to search for those responsible. The bodies were discovered on the morning of 3 August 2026 in bushes opposite Thuthula Street in Peace Village, prompting a major…
