Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe has survived two no-confidence motions after councillors voted them down. The ANC’s Provincial Integrity Commission also cleared her over last year’s controversial R25m transformer lease to Coega Steels.
South Africa ‘open for investment’ as partnerships drive growth
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed South Africa’s position as a leading investment destination.
Speaking at the Business Gala Dinner of the 6th South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening, Deputy President Mashatile emphasised that strong partnerships between government and the...
President Ramaphosa hails business-government partnership
President Cyril Ramaphosa has credited a deepening partnership between government and the private sector as a key driver of South Africa’s economic recovery and reform momentum.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa said collaboration across...
Record investment pledges a turning point for South Africa’s economy
South Africa has entered a new phase of growth, with the country securing the highest-ever investment commitments at the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC).
Closing the conference in Sandton on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the scale of pledges both in value and number of projects, marked a...
Private sector commits to massive capital investments at SA Investment Conference
The sixth South Africa Investment Conference has seen private sector leaders commit to major capital investments across key sectors of the economy.
The conference unveiled a group of 16 “landmark investments” each valued at R10 billion or more, spanning multiple sectors including energy, tourism,...
NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt’s history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.
The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979.
Mbekezeli Mbokazi fired home a world-class strike, but it wasn’t enough as Bafana Bafana went down 2-1 to Panama at the DHL Stadium in a 2026 FIFA World Cup warm-up clash.
The decision to allow the government to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus could allow the government to pursue similar tactics elsewhere.
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The entry-level job market for US college graduates is the worst it has been since the pandemic, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The unemployment rate climbed to about 5.6% at the end of last year from an average of 5.3% during the third quarter. The...
As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growing
In Putting Wales First, a recently translated history of Plaid Cymru’s political ideas, Prof Richard Wyn Jones references a 1940s newspaper editorial satirising the party’s then preoccupations. Poking fun at its focus on language, and nostalgia for a rural society...
Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental health
Almost half of primary school teachers are seeing pupils with eating disorders “at least occasionally”, rising to four in five at secondary level, according to a survey by the UK’s largest education union.
The findings emerged in a poll of 10,000 teachers in English state schools...
Google is rolling out a feature in the U.S. that lets some users change their Gmail address without creating a new account or losing their data. TechCrunch reports: Users who have access to this feature can go to their Google Account settings, navigate to Personal info > Email > Google Account email option. Tap on the “Change Google Account email” button to start the process of changing your...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: A global ban on taxing digital streaming and downloads across national borders expired on Monday, after members of the World Trade Organization concluded an annual meeting without agreeing to extend it. U.S. representatives had pushed to extend the ban, which prevents the more than 160 members of the W.T.O. from issuing duties related...
Maziv, South Africa’s leading open-access fibre infrastructure provider, has announced a landmark R9 billion investment pledge at the sixth South Africa Investment Conference. This significant capital commitment, spanning the next five years, is set to accelerate the country’s high-speed digital rollout and includes a dedicated pledge to create 10,000 direct and indirect job opportunities over […]
The government stated that the R3-per-litre fuel tax cut is just the first step in its plan to provide relief to motorists, and that additional measures are on the way.
Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18.
The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.