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South Africa’s top asset manager eyeing these companies

Today at 10:30 AM, via Daily Investor

Stocks of non-commodity South African companies look set to rally next year, given they trade at a deep discount and trailed the performance of both local bonds and the wider equity gauge in 2025. 

South Africa

South Africa’s economy is turning the corner 

Today at 10:21 AM, via SAnews

South Africa’s economy is turning the corner 

By Nomonde MnukwaAs the year draws to a close and we stand on the threshold of a new year in 2026, the prevailing sentiment regarding our economy is one of confident optimism. Despite the formidable challenges our economy has navigated, we are now definitively turning the corner, accelerating towards a more stable and prosperous economic...

South Africa

NTCSA provides update on Mozal electricity supply agreement negotiations

Today at 09:58 AM, via SAnews

NTCSA provides update on Mozal electricity supply agreement negotiations

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed that it is committed to concluding a new electricity supply agreement with the Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique.

In an update on the Mozal smelter, the NTCSA said it is committed to a new agreement as well as to protect South African...

Africa

Five of the greatest players never to win Afcon

Yesterday at 15:25 PM, via BBC News

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.

Sport

FIFA World Cup | Top all-time goal scorers

Today at 10:11 AM, via The South African

FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd edition of the global football showpiece, contested by national teams from FIFA’s member associations.

Education

Nigeria: Senate’s Query About Safe Schools Project That Must Be Answered

Today at 09:52 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] When Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 school girls in Chibok, Borno State in 2014, one of the fallouts was the initiation of the Safe Schools Project and the subsequent launch of the Safe Schools Fund to implement policies and projects that are expected to prevent the recurrence of abduction of students and others in our schools.

Education

Ghana: UG School of Arts Equips Imams With Leadership, Development Skills

Today at 02:18 AM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The University of Ghana (UG) School of Arts, through its Department for the Study of Religions, has organised a three-day course aimed at equipping Imams with modern leadership skills to address contemporary challenges facing Muslim communities.

Education

Teachers will be given extra training to tackle misogyny in schools

Today at 00:30 AM, via The Guardian

Keir Starmer, announcing new strategy, says ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’

Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.

On the eve of the government publishing its...

Science/Tech

Another Starship Clone Pops Up In China

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Ars Technica: Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to reach orbit within a few years. For a long time, the majority of these companies revealed designs that looked a lot like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The first of these copy cats, the medium-lift Zhuque-3 rocket built by LandSpace,...

Motoring

Bad news for Chinese car brands

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The Chinese government is ramping up its efforts to curb “excessive competition” in the local car industry.