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Thursday, 1 October 2026
Power Up combined urgent accountability debates with practical conversations on AI, relationship recovery, Bafana Bafana’s resurgence and locally developed technology.
- 05:03
Police say more arrests may follow in an alleged passport fraud syndicate involving home affairs officials, South African citizens and foreign nationals; passports reportedly sold for R50,000 to R100,000.
- 03:26
Bafana Bafana beat Eritrea 5-0, taking their record under coach Hugo Broos’s successor to seven goals scored and one conceded across two matches, while topping their AFCON qualifying group.
- 04:49
Super Chat Global founder Leon Dube said his South African-built AI platform helps businesses respond on WhatsApp and social media, including in local languages, with one campaign achieving a 90% opening rate.
- 05:50
Life coach Raymond Mutawu advised people recovering from breakups to acknowledge pain, ask who they are outside the relationship, reconnect with interests and set boundaries rather than rush into another relationship.
- 05:59
UKZN graduate Akil Hassaraj developed an AI system that recognises South African Sign Language and converts it to speech in real time, inspired by his hard-of-hearing parents.