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Divorce in South Africa: Women leading the charge to split
Recent data reveals a striking trend in South Africa’s marriages: wives are overwhelmingly far more likely to file for divorce.
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Recent data reveals a striking trend in South Africa’s marriages: wives are overwhelmingly far more likely to file for divorce.

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The praise for grants from the president over the weekend is poor electioneering

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One city in KwaZulu-Natal has been rewarded for its excellent service delivery in a province notorious for challenges in this regard.

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We ignore that African men bore the primary physical and systemic brunt of the colonial and apartheid machines
South Africa
Human Rights: A call to embody the Constitution
As Human Rights Month draws to a close, South Africa should never let the sun set on inclusive human rights for all its people if it is to fully embody and honour the Constitution.
This year’s Human Rights Month is observed under the theme: “Bill of Rights at 30: Making Human Dignity Real”, marking 30 years of the Constitution.
“In...

South Africa
Over 200 volunteers cleaned up Robben Island to preserve the key heritage site

South Africa
Political activists were murdered by the apartheid security forces outside Gqeberha in 1985.
South Africa
What began as a simple WhatsApp message among a handful of Bible study women in Mossel Bay has turned into a milestone journey stretching from the shores of Cape Town to the heart of Johannesburg.

World
Quebec’s law to regulate religious symbols goes to the Supreme Court in a constitutional test case.

World
Israeli forces have been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements.

World
Italian Prime Minister’s close relationship with President Trump may weigh on a referendum on reforming Italy’s judiciary.

World
Despite tensions, U.S. and other NATO nations conduct exercises in the far North off Norway to prepare for Russian attack.

Africa
Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

Africa
Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is “unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it”.

Africa
Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.

Africa
The deal came as part of the president’s state visit to the UK – the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

Business
As South African organisations contend with escalating ransomware campaigns, identity compromise and increasingly sophisticated supply chain attacks, cybersecurity has become a board-level priority.

Business
RMB presents Sustainability Talks: Episode 5.

Business
Earlier this month, Eskom announced that Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station had operated for 365 consecutive days without interruption, following extensive technical upgrades.

Business
The government wants Britons to embrace heat pumps. But will they ever make financial sense for the average user?

Politics
The party says it will use the event to engage with supporters, on socio- economic issues

Politics
Julius Malema says he has no ties with Brown Mogotsi-linked Feroz Khan

Politics
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party will keep a close eye on the US ambassador.

Politics
Zuma’s remarks focused on the need for unity between the two parties, but Malema begs to differ

Sport
Wales boss Craig Bellamy discusses everything from football to Balkan history – and playing Ken and Barbie – in an exclusive, in-depth interview with BBC Sport.

Sport
Is there a future for Ngcobo at Chiefs?

Sport
Kelly Cates, Joe Hart and Danny Murphy discuss why Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is “the favourite” to be in the starting XI for England in this summer’s World Cup.

Sport
Kelly Cates, Joe Hart, Danny Murphy discuss the impact of midfielder John McGinn’s “confidence” and “creativity” for Aston Villa in his side’s 2-0 victory against West Ham.
Education
[African Arguments] African Affairs, the journal of the Royal African Society that sponsors this blog, has recently published an article on the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic response and a ‘new era of austerity in Africa’.

Education
Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day
Children who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research.
Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the...

Education
Repayments also affect financial stability of nearly half of graduates, according to report by UK bank
People with student loans who are working towards a home deposit save almost £2,000 less per year than those without the debt, according to a new report by Barclays.
The bank also found that 44% of student loan holders claim that repayments limit their ability to build long-term financial...
Education
He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he led a major expansion.

Lifestyle
Bringing back the brain rot phrase: Kurt Darren has teased a new song titled ‘6 7’, he believes will be an instant hit…

Lifestyle
Dumisani Dlamini’s rant about not being a ‘deadbeat dad’ to Doja Cat has made headlines in several big celebrity news outlets.

Lifestyle
South Africa is eyeing the global pistachio nut market, and the Karoo could be key to its export ambitions…

Lifestyle
Putting out fires or starting them? Cape Town firefighters had the public drooling after inviting them to rub baby oil on their bodies…

Entertainment
Claims she was forced out over tithepayment dispute.

Entertainment
The march changed no policy, delivered no service, and held no one accountable.

Entertainment
Aggrieved ratepayers have argued that valuations fell well below realistic market values.

Entertainment
Police confirmed that no case were opened in relation to the incident and that all involved were escorted out of Steyn City.
Science/Tech
Yes, Microsoft announced it’s fixing common Windows 11 complaints. But what about getting rid of that requirement to have a Microsoft account before installing Windows 11? While Microsoft didn’t mention that at all, the senior editor at the blog Windows Central reports there’s “a number of people” internally pushing at Microsoft to relax that requirement:Microsoft Vice President and overall...
Science/Tech
Walmart is “rolling out digital price tags to replace the old paper ones,” reports CNBC, planning to implement them in all U.S. stores by the end of the year:Amanda Bailey, a team leader in electronics who works at a Walmart in West Chester, Ohio, estimates that the digital shelf labels — known as DSLs — have cut the time she used to spend on pricing duties by 75%, time that has freed her...

Science/Tech
The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted
It can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored before. The first smell that hits you is guano (or bat poo). Some of these caves host millions of bats – you can hear them chirping above, hanging in the darkness, and...
Science/Tech
A man crossing the street one San Francisco night spotted a self-driving car — and decided to confront its passenger, 37-year-old tech worker Doug Fulop. The New York Times reports the man yelled that “he wanted to kill Fulop and the other two passengers for giving money to a robot.”A taxi driver would have simply driven away. But Fulop’s vehicle had no driver — it was a self-driving Waymo…...

Motoring
Most South Africans purchase their cars on a finance plan, which can easily add over R100,000 to the vehicle’s original purchase price by the time their contract ends.

Motoring
The Fuels Industry Association of South Africa has warned motorists not to panic-buy petrol and cause the very shortages people are worried about.

Motoring
Gen Z and Millennial car buyers are more likely to buy than previous generations.

Motoring
South Africans can look forward to six new bakkies this year, ranging from a luxurious double cab to two diesel plug-in hybrids.

Health
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
Health
Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.
Health
His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.

Health
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B