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South Africans are easy to please — all we want is some semblance of progress, efficiency and good governance. The speed at which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana moved to get a new Public Investment Corporation board in place ticks two boxes; now for the third.

A new privately funded aerodrome costing between R400m and R500m is being developed on Cape Town’s northern edge, with its first phase expected to open in September 2026.

IDAC reset underway to strengthen accountability and efficiency

A comprehensive reset of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has begun in the wake of damaging allegations presented at the Madlanga Commission against members of the directorate. 

This was announced by Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko...

CPR was performed on an adult male who lived on the top floor.

The bipartisan bill is a long way from becoming law, but it represents the strongest opposition yet from Congress to the administration’s agenda.

[Ghanaian Times] Madonna School has emerged winner of the maiden Inventopia-STEM (I-STEM) competition organised by M-Hub Technologies to promote creativity, innovation and practical problem-solving skills among basic school pupils.

[This Day] The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adebayo Abdulrahman Babalola, has urged commanders at all levels to ensure they leave every place better than they met it through purposeful leadership and impactful initiatives.

[This Day] As Nigeria’s financial services landscape continues to undergo a massive transformational shift driven by digital innovation, increasing financial inclusion, and rising customer expectations, Moniepoint has announced a milestone talent development initiative.

Caregivers relying on the SASSA Child Support Grant will have to wait a few days longer than older persons for their August payment.

ABC accused FCC Chair Brendan Carr of “attempted censorship,” arguing that an early review of its eight broadcast licenses is politically motivated retaliation over the network’s coverage and could chill the entire media industry. “The retaliation against ABC is a signal to every media company in the country: accommodate the Administration’s view of what news coverage should look like or pay...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Amazon’s Zoox unit has won U.S. approval for limited commercial deployment of its novel steering-wheel-free robotaxis, a first for the autonomous ride industry, the U.S. auto safety agency said on Thursday. Zoox said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s decision gives the company federal approval to begin charging for rides,...

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for a “High-T military” raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.

A vote to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, who has publicly supported childhood vaccines, will take place in the full Senate.

The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.