Expecting her fraud trial to begin, a former Nelson Mandela Bay police officer instead found herself in handcuffs – accused of attempting to sway witnesses in a case tied to dozens of fraudulent funeral policies.
More than 100 schools in the City of Ekurhuleni are facing imminent disconnection as a perfect storm of rising tariffs, budget cuts and a broken funding model leaves classrooms without power or water.
If the current Middle East crisis could be brought to an end right now by some ‘deus ex machina’ force, who would be the winners, who the losers, and what might that mean for the future?
US President Donald Trump denied being “desperate” to make a deal with Iran on Thursday, as he mixed threats with diplomacy in a push to wrap up his war in the Middle East.
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was back in a New York court on Thursday for his second appearance since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.
The mastermind behind one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in South Africa’s history has managed to retain his membership at one of the country’s top private schools.
British teenager Carys Lloyd holds off former world champion Elisa Balsamo to claim her first ever professional victory in a sprint finish at the Tour of Brugge.
[Daily Maverick] For months, parents of students at Dukathole LSEN School have voiced serious concerns over a deteriorating learning environment, and now two official government reports have validated their protests and concerns.
The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.
[This Day] Senior and junior secondary school students across the country have been invited to enter the 2026 Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition. Entries opened on March 16 and will close on June 30, 2026.
Wikipedia has banned the use of generative AI to write or rewrite articles, saying it “often violates several of Wikipedia’s core content policies.” That said, editors may still use it for translation or light refinements as long as a human carefully checks the copy for accuracy. Engadget reports: Editors can use large language models (LLMs) to refine their own writing, but only if the copy is...
The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.
The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.