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Ramaphosa hits pause on NHI

Today at 14:21 PM, via Daily Investor

The promulgation of the NHI Act has been put on hold pending the Constitutional Court’s ruling on whether due process was followed before the legislation’s ratification.

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SANDF general in the dock with lawyer and PA over R1.5m bribery claim

Today at 14:12 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Brig Johannes Mkhabela was arrested last week Friday by police officers from the Madlanga task team set up by president Cyril Ramaphosa for allegedly attempting to bribe an investigating officer who was investigating him in a case of intimidation.

Africa

‘Emotional’ Mourinho should apologise – McCarthy

Today at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa

Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Business

Ramaphosa puts the NHI on hold

Today at 14:02 PM, via BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa has agreed to put the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme on hold, pending the outcome of certain legal challenges to its constitutionality.

Politics

Steenhuisen faces palace revolt

Today at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Senior Democratic Alliance officials are backing Western Cape agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer to replace the party leader as agriculture minister after its April federal congress

Sport

Can Kagiso Rabada reclaim his spark?

Today at 13:55 PM, via Mail & Guardian

In the high-octane world of T20 cricket, Rabada seems to be a man running at full tilt on a treadmill, putting in the effort and hitting the lengths, yet remaining in the same place

Education

Tanzania: Turning the Page On Literacy in Ludewa

Today at 13:10 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — IN the quiet corridors of primary schools across Ludewa District, a quiet revolution is taking place, one page at a time. For years, the Tanzanian education system has grappled with a learning crisis that exists despite high enrolment rates. Children are in classrooms, but are they learning?

Education

Should Child Welfare Be Called Over School Absences?

Today at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Teachers are required to report cases of possible “educational neglect” to child protective services, but there is a growing movement to change that policy.