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Taxpayers get a new weapon against SARS

Today at 14:11 PM, via Daily Investor

A proposed 2026 Budget amendment will address a longstanding limitation in SARS’ Voluntary Disclosure Programme, providing greater relief to taxpayers when fixing past non-compliance.

Politics

SA mourns Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Congress of the People co-founder was lauded for his principled positions ‘even in the face of criticism and humiliation’ and for being outspoken against corruption

Sport

Prem clubs agree to limit contact in training

Today at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

“These changes will allow us to better protect all players as they return after their off-season break,” says the Rugby Players’ Association.

Education

Nigeria: No Union Is Subordinate to Another in Nigerian Varsity System – Sunmonu

Today at 14:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions.

Education

Nigeria: Economic Hardship – Parents Move Wards From Private to Public Schools

Today at 14:16 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents who can no longer afford private school tuition for their children. Not only are parents pulling their children out of private schools, some are also pushing their children into the workforce due to the high cost of living. Many children are now...

Education

‘Only Nazis ban books’: on the frontlines with students fighting Trump over higher education

Today at 12:04 PM, via The Guardian

Documentary First They Came for My College goes inside the fight for academic freedom at Florida’s New College

It took a half century to build New College into a sanctuary of independent thought and less than a year to destroy it. In 2023 the beloved Florida liberal arts school became state governor Ron DeSantis’s latest target in his so-called war on woke. DeSantis decimated the school’s...

Science/Tech

Rethinking Emergency Response: How a Hybrid Model Can Save Lives in South Africa

Today at 13:42 PM, via Tech Financials

When an ambulance takes hours to arrive, or indeed never arrives at all, the consequences can quite literally be deadly. Recent reporting from across South Africa paints a stark picture: ambulance response times stretching from two to 24 hours in urban and peri-urban areas, and from six to 48 hours in townships and rural communities. […]