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South Africa

GALLERY | National Orders 2026

Today at 12:17 PM, via SABC News

The National Orders is underway at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.

South Africa

Protecting initiates’ lives and restoring the dignity of customary initiation

Today at 12:08 PM, via SAnews

Protecting initiates’ lives and restoring the dignity of customary initiation

By Legadima Leso, Head of Communications, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 

Each year, as the winter and summer initiation seasons approach across South Africa, thousands of young people prepare for one of the most significant moments of their lives: customary initiation. For generations,...

South Africa

PSC welcomes sharpened legislation

Today at 12:05 PM, via SAnews

PSC welcomes sharpened legislation

By Sihle Manda 

The Public Service Commission Amendment Bill is poised to become one of the most consequential reforms in South Africa’s public administration landscape. 

Should it see light of day, the legislation will significantly expand the authority of the Public Service Commission (PSC), strengthening oversight across national, provincial...

South Africa

Restoring dignity through opportunity and protection

Today at 12:03 PM, via SAnews

Restoring dignity through opportunity and protection

By Nomakhosazana Meth, Minister of Employment and Labour

May Day is a profound reminder of the hard-fought battles for labour rights, and the collective power of social dialogue. From the factory floors and deep-level mines to the bustling tech hubs and vast agricultural lands, the hands of our workers continue to build the...

Business

Government doubles down on NHI after latest blow

Today at 11:59 AM, via BusinessTech

The National Department of Health says the latest ruling by the Constitutional Court, axing the state’s “Certificate of Need”, has nothing to do with the NHI.

Education

There is no state more impotent than being a parent of a teenager doing A-levels | Zoe Williams

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Holding a flashcard for chemistry or further maths fills me with a unique kind of horror. Does anyone really understand this?

There’s a chart doing the rounds on social media, ranking philosophers by how punk they are. Hobbes and Heidegger, it says, are “basically a cop”; while for Dionysus the Renegade, Marx and Parmenide, it declares: “They’re not punk, punk is them.” I have no...

Entertainment

Spanish court orders €55m tax refund for Shakira

Today at 12:16 PM, via The Citizen

A Spanish court has ordered the tax authority to refund Colombian pop star Shakira more than 55 million euros ($64 million) wrongly collected in a dispute over her 2011 taxes, according to a ruling seen on Monday.

Science/Tech

How to Make Apps and Websites Remove Your Nonconsensual Nudes

Today at 11:30 AM, via Wired

Starting May 19, tech platforms in the US will have to start complying with the Take It Down Act. Here’s how more than a dozen of the largest platforms are handling takedown demands for your nudes.

Science/Tech

The cost of doing nothing just went up

Today at 11:08 AM, via ITWeb

Rising IT hardware costs and supply constraints now carry real operational and financial risks, says Marcelle Steyn, strategic sales lead at InnoVent.

Science/Tech

Time to re-imagine retail as AI changes the game

Today at 11:06 AM, via ITWeb

AI now touches every function across the retail value chain, turning customer engagement, operations and supply chains from reactive to predictive, says eBlocks Software.