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FediMeteo reaches Africa: South Africa is now covered FediMeteo is expanding again, and this is a special milestone: South Africa is the first country on the African continent covered by the project.With this new launch, dedicated Fediverse weather accounts are now available for cities and places across South Africa. Each account publishes local weather updates and forecasts, and can be followed from Mastodon, snac, GoToSocial, Akkoma, Mitra, Misskey, and other ActivityPub-compatible platforms.To follow a city, search for its Fediverse username from your instance.Covered citiesCape Town - @cape_town@za.fedimeteo.comBellville - @bellville@za.fedimeteo.comStellenbosch - @stellenbosch@za.fedimeteo.comPaarl - @paarl@za.fedimeteo.comWellington - @wellington@za.fedimeteo.comWorcester - @worcester@za.fedimeteo.comRobertson - @robertson@za.fedimeteo.comMontagu - @montagu@za.fedimeteo.comCeres - @ceres@za.fedimeteo.comSaldanha - @saldanha@za.fedimeteo.comVredenburg - @vredenburg@za.fedimeteo.comLangebaan - @langebaan@za.fedimeteo.comPiketberg - @piketberg@za.fedimeteo.comClanwilliam - @clanwilliam@za.fedimeteo.comCitrusdal - @citrusdal@za.fedimeteo.comVredendal - @vredendal@za.fedimeteo.comLambert's Bay - @lamberts_bay@za.fedimeteo.comHermanus - @hermanus@za.fedimeteo.comBredasdorp - @bredasdorp@za.fedimeteo.comSwellendam - @swellendam@za.fedimeteo.comBeaufort West - @beaufort_west@za.fedimeteo.comLaingsburg - @laingsburg@za.fedimeteo.comPrince Albert - @prince_albert@za.fedimeteo.comOudtshoorn - @oudtshoorn@za.fedimeteo.comGeorge - @george@za.fedimeteo.comMossel Bay - @mossel_bay@za.fedimeteo.comKnysna - @knysna@za.fedimeteo.comPlettenberg Bay - @plettenberg_bay@za.fedimeteo.comKimberley - @kimberley@za.fedimeteo.comUpington - @upington@za.fedimeteo.comSpringbok - @springbok@za.fedimeteo.comAlexander Bay - @alexander_bay@za.fedimeteo.comPort Nolloth - @port_nolloth@za.fedimeteo.comKuruman - @kuruman@za.fedimeteo.comKathu - @kathu@za.fedimeteo.comPostmasburg - @postmasburg@za.fedimeteo.comDe Aar - @de_aar@za.fedimeteo.comColesberg - @colesberg@za.fedimeteo.comCarnarvon - @carnarvon@za.fedimeteo.comSutherland - @sutherland@za.fedimeteo.comCalvinia - @calvinia@za.fedimeteo.comPrieska - @prieska@za.fedimeteo.comDouglas - @douglas@za.fedimeteo.comKakamas - @kakamas@za.fedimeteo.comKeimoes - @keimoes@za.fedimeteo.comGqeberha - @gqeberha@za.fedimeteo.comKariega - @kariega@za.fedimeteo.comEast London - @east_london@za.fedimeteo.comMakhanda - @makhanda@za.fedimeteo.comGraaff-Reinet - @graaff_reinet@za.fedimeteo.comCradock - @cradock@za.fedimeteo.comQonce - @qonce@za.fedimeteo.comBhisho - @bhisho@za.fedimeteo.comKomani - @komani@za.fedimeteo.comMthatha - @mthatha@za.fedimeteo.comButterworth - @butterworth@za.fedimeteo.comAliwal North - @aliwal_north@za.fedimeteo.comPort Alfred - @port_alfred@za.fedimeteo.comJeffreys Bay - @jeffreys_bay@za.fedimeteo.comHumansdorp - @humansdorp@za.fedimeteo.comCoffee Bay - @coffee_bay@za.fedimeteo.comPort St Johns - @port_st_johns@za.fedimeteo.comLusikisiki - @lusikisiki@za.fedimeteo.comMatatiele - @matatiele@za.fedimeteo.comBloemfontein - @bloemfontein@za.fedimeteo.comWelkom - @welkom@za.fedimeteo.comBethlehem - @bethlehem@za.fedimeteo.comHarrismith - @harrismith@za.fedimeteo.comKroonstad - @kroonstad@za.fedimeteo.comParys - @parys@za.fedimeteo.comSasolburg - @sasolburg@za.fedimeteo.comFicksburg - @ficksburg@za.fedimeteo.comClarens - @clarens@za.fedimeteo.comLadybrand - @ladybrand@za.fedimeteo.comPhuthaditjhaba - @phuthaditjhaba@za.fedimeteo.comTrompsburg - @trompsburg@za.fedimeteo.comPhilippolis - @philippolis@za.fedimeteo.comSmithfield - @smithfield@za.fedimeteo.comReitz - @reitz@za.fedimeteo.comBothaville - @bothaville@za.fedimeteo.comJohannesburg - @johannesburg@za.fedimeteo.comPretoria - @pretoria@za.fedimeteo.comSoweto - @soweto@za.fedimeteo.comSandton - @sandton@za.fedimeteo.comMidrand - @midrand@za.fedimeteo.comRandburg - @randburg@za.fedimeteo.comRoodepoort - @roodepoort@za.fedimeteo.comGermiston - @germiston@za.fedimeteo.comBenoni - @benoni@za.fedimeteo.comBoksburg - @boksburg@za.fedimeteo.comBrakpan - @brakpan@za.fedimeteo.comSprings - @springs@za.fedimeteo.comKempton Park - @kempton_park@za.fedimeteo.comVereeniging - @vereeniging@za.fedimeteo.comVanderbijlpark - @vanderbijlpark@za.fedimeteo.comMeyerton - @meyerton@za.fedimeteo.comKrugersdorp - @krugersdorp@za.fedimeteo.comHeidelberg - @heidelberg@za.fedimeteo.comBronkhorstspruit - @bronkhorstspruit@za.fedimeteo.comDurban - @durban@za.fedimeteo.comPietermaritzburg - @pietermaritzburg@za.fedimeteo.comRichards Bay - @richards_bay@za.fedimeteo.comEmpangeni - @empangeni@za.fedimeteo.comSt Lucia - @st_lucia@za.fedimeteo.comMtubatuba - @mtubatuba@za.fedimeteo.comHluhluwe - @hluhluwe@za.fedimeteo.comBallito - @ballito@za.fedimeteo.comUmhlanga - @umhlanga@za.fedimeteo.comAmanzimtoti - @amanzimtoti@za.fedimeteo.comMargate - @margate@za.fedimeteo.comPort Shepstone - @port_shepstone@za.fedimeteo.comKokstad - @kokstad@za.fedimeteo.comUnderberg - @underberg@za.fedimeteo.comHowick - @howick@za.fedimeteo.comMooi River - @mooi_river@za.fedimeteo.comEstcourt - @estcourt@za.fedimeteo.comLadysmith - @ladysmith@za.fedimeteo.comNewcastle - @newcastle@za.fedimeteo.comDundee - @dundee@za.fedimeteo.comVryheid - @vryheid@za.fedimeteo.comUlundi - @ulundi@za.fedimeteo.comEshowe - @eshowe@za.fedimeteo.comMbombela - @mbombela@za.fedimeteo.comWhite River - @white_river@za.fedimeteo.comHazyview - @hazyview@za.fedimeteo.comBarberton - @barberton@za.fedimeteo.comSabie - @sabie@za.fedimeteo.comGraskop - @graskop@za.fedimeteo.comDullstroom - @dullstroom@za.fedimeteo.comeMalahleni - @emalahleni@za.fedimeteo.comMiddelburg - @middelburg@za.fedimeteo.comSecunda - @secunda@za.fedimeteo.comStanderton - @standerton@za.fedimeteo.comErmelo - @ermelo@za.fedimeteo.comBethal - @bethal@za.fedimeteo.comVolksrust - @volksrust@za.fedimeteo.comKomatipoort - @komatipoort@za.fedimeteo.comMalalane - @malalane@za.fedimeteo.comMkhondo - @mkhondo@za.fedimeteo.comCarolina - @carolina@za.fedimeteo.comDelmas - @delmas@za.fedimeteo.comPolokwane - @polokwane@za.fedimeteo.comMakhado - @makhado@za.fedimeteo.comThohoyandou - @thohoyandou@za.fedimeteo.comMusina - @musina@za.fedimeteo.comTzaneen - @tzaneen@za.fedimeteo.comPhalaborwa - @phalaborwa@za.fedimeteo.comHoedspruit - @hoedspruit@za.fedimeteo.comMokopane - @mokopane@za.fedimeteo.comModimolle - @modimolle@za.fedimeteo.comBela-Bela - @bela_bela@za.fedimeteo.comLephalale - @lephalale@za.fedimeteo.comMarble Hall - @marble_hall@za.fedimeteo.comGroblersdal - @groblersdal@za.fedimeteo.comBurgersfort - @burgersfort@za.fedimeteo.comJane Furse - @jane_furse@za.fedimeteo.comGiyani - @giyani@za.fedimeteo.comMalamulele - @malamulele@za.fedimeteo.comThabazimbi - @thabazimbi@za.fedimeteo.comMahikeng - @mahikeng@za.fedimeteo.comRustenburg - @rustenburg@za.fedimeteo.comBrits - @brits@za.fedimeteo.comHartbeespoort - @hartbeespoort@za.fedimeteo.comKlerksdorp - @klerksdorp@za.fedimeteo.comPotchefstroom - @potchefstroom@za.fedimeteo.comOrkney - @orkney@za.fedimeteo.comStilfontein - @stilfontein@za.fedimeteo.comVryburg - @vryburg@za.fedimeteo.comTaung - @taung@za.fedimeteo.comSchweizer-Reneke - @schweizer_reneke@za.fedimeteo.comLichtenburg - @lichtenburg@za.fedimeteo.comZeerust - @zeerust@za.fedimeteo.comGroot Marico - @groot_marico@za.fedimeteo.comWolmaransstad - @wolmaransstad@za.fedimeteo.comBloemhof - @bloemhof@za.fedimeteo.comChristiana - @christiana@za.fedimeteo.comVentersdorp - @ventersdorp@za.fedimeteo.comColigny - @coligny@za.fedimeteo.comFollow your city and bring local weather into your Fediverse timeline.This is only the beginning for FediMeteo in Africa.#FediMeteo #FediMeteoUpdates #FediMeteoAnnouncements #FediMeteoCoverage #SouthAfrica #Weather

“From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently announced work on language-focused AI models that better understand local languages compared to international giants like ChatGPT. On Monday, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) announced that they had developed a new AI language model specifically trained on South Africa’s 11 official written languages.”I’m really glad to see this for two reasons: We should not just be blindly adopting a dependence on foreign owned AI tools, and secondly, we need to develop our own LLMs that can better understand the local cultures and nuances of our country.This is a practice that should be more widely adopted throughout local industry, and not just for LLMs. It enhances the innovation we have and encourages local skill building. Of course, it will also bring a lot of meaning and involve non-English language groups too.See mybroadband.co.za/news/ai/6457…#Blog, #AI, #southafrica, #technology

Lemme put y’all onto one of the coolest #StreetArt writers to come out of #CapeTown https://youtu.be/sGxS151Ovdo#Grafitti #Skateboarding #SouthAfrica

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise shipDutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic, while a British citizen has been taken to intensive care. One ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship#CapeVerde #Argentina #SouthAfrica #StHelena #Infectiousdiseases #TheGuardian(Sun, 3 May 2026 22:55:44 +0000)

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise shipFurther three people taken ill, including 69-year-old Briton reported to be in intensive care in South Africa Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic. One case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five a...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship#CapeVerde #Argentina #Worldnews #SouthAfrica #StHelena #TheGuardian(Sun, 3 May 2026 19:52:38 +0000)

South Africa deports and fines Mugabe’s son after employee shot at family homeBellarmine Chatunga Mugabe pleads guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences unrelated to shooting Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportatio...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/south-africa-deports-mugabes-son-after-separate-offences-three-months-after-shooting-at-family-home#RobertMugabe #SouthAfrica #Zimbabwe #Worldnews #Africa #TheGuardian(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:25 +0000)

Fisantekraal community plant indigenous trees to rehabilitate river https://groundup.org.za/article/fisantekraal-community-plant-indigenous-trees-to-rehabilitate-river/#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

Sipho Gumede – Down Southhttps://amf.didiermary.fr/sipho-gumede-down-south/Born in Cato Manor, Durban, Sipho Gumede was a SouthAfrican Jazz/fusion bassist and composer. A proud Zulu, he died in July 2004, at the age of 52.“Studying jazz from a young age, Sipho began to explore mixing traditional South African music with jazz and later, modern Western influences. A prolific and pioneering composer […]#Jazz #SouthAfrica

Company sold stolen and expired insulin to Malawi’s hospitals https://groundup.org.za/article/investigation-raises-serious-safety-concerns-over-state-hospital-pharmaceutical-supplier/#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

KZN department removes 19 children from Ikhaya Labafundi church https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/kzn-department-removes-19-children-from-ikhaya-labafundi-church/#SABC #SABCNews #Africa #SouthAfrica #News

Tongaat Hulett liquidation avoided after government provides R200-million lifeline https://groundup.org.za/article/tongaat-hulett-liquidation-avoided-after-government-provides-r200-million-lifeline/#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

Cape Town health workers protest, demand permanent jobs https://groundup.org.za/article/community-health-workers-protest-in-cape-town-to-be-insourced/#GroundUp #News #Journalism #Africa #SouthAfrica

It appears that the Department of Home Affairs has unknowingly committed to protecting us citizens from climate change and oh boy, you people from Durbs better turn down the humidity too! And no exercise or hard work that might result in sweating, nor swimming and walking in the rain, while carrying you ID. Dr's orders! #HomeAffairs #SouthAfrica