Skip to Content

TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2026, 09:52

Top Stories

READER LETTER | I am anxious about rising food prices

Today at 09:32 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The South African economy takes a while to recover from economic shocks, and all hands should be on deck to brace for the impact that will follow new fuel prices on Wednesday morning.

Top Stories

Cape Town wants to use India’s blueprint

Today at 09:25 AM, via Daily Investor

Cape Town wants to break into a global outsourcing industry dominated by India, but it will require overcoming a vast gap in scale and cost competitiveness.

Top Stories

READER LETTER | Street needs urgent repairs

Today at 09:24 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The neglect of Mbongeni Street has had real consequences for my family. In 2007, I was forced to relocate to Miederpark, leaving my son behind, because the street was impossible to use.

Business

Huge win for Capitec customers in South Africa

Today at 09:40 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s largest bank by customers, Capitec, has added 20 more branches equipped with its self-service Smart ID facilities, almost tripling the number of places customers can get one.

Education

Nigeria: How Community Trust Is Improving Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools

Today at 07:23 AM, via AllAfrica

[Nigeria Health Watch] Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’ she recalled, ‘I simply used a sanitary pad and carried on with my day.’ In many Nigerian communities, that kind of confidence is still not common for girls entering puberty. Success is a student at a school in the Jiwa community, a peri-urban area in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory...

Education

Sad faces all round as Bolivia’s clowns protest over decree threatening their livelihoods

Today at 02:52 AM, via The Guardian

Clowns in Bolivia are upset by mandate that stops schools hosting events from which they earn a living

Dozens of clowns have marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital to protest against a government decree that limits extracurricular activities in schools, threatening their livelihoods.

Wearing full face paint and their signature red noses, the clowns gathered on Monday in front of the...

Entertainment

GenZ are returning to malls. Here’s why

Today at 09:30 AM, via The Citizen

Shopping malls are not dead and GenZ are rediscovering them; now, it’s a place where digital and real-world intersect. Here’s why.

Science/Tech

How DTF Printers Are Changing Small‑Scale Apparel Production

Today at 09:36 AM, via Tech Financials

Flexible Printing for Modern Apparel Makers Many small apparel creators are shifting toward printing methods that allow them to work quickly without relying on complex, high‑maintenance equipment. Direct‑to‑film setups have become a practical solution for those who want sharp, dependable results on a smaller scale. With DTF printers, creators can streamline production while still maintaining […]

Science/Tech

Scientists Shocked To Find Lab Gloves May Be Skewing Microplastics Data

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Researchers found that common nitrile and latex lab gloves can shed stearate particles that closely resemble microplastics, potentially “increasing the risk of false positives when studying microplastic pollution,” reports ScienceDaily. “We may be overestimating microplastics, but there should be none,” said Anne McNeil, senior author of the study and U-M professor of chemistry, macromolecular...

Health

A Secret History of Psychosis

Sunday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.