The problem facing SOEs has always been that real reform requires real political will. And often it takes a proper crisis to get that political will. Hence Eskom and Transnet.
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley has applied for liquidation after being unable to meet its financial obligations following the mud rush that trapped five workers a week ago.
North West declares 2026 year of ‘decisive action to fix local government’
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has declared 2026 the “year of decisive action to fix local government and transform the economy”, pledging firm interventions to restore municipal functionality, accelerate infrastructure delivery and drive inclusive growth.
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for 20 years on a separate national security charge.
Having been dismissed for three consecutive ducks, Abhishek Sharma returns to form with a half-century off 26 balls in India’s T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Zimbabwe.
As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing...
Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons
Pupils as young as 11 are being encouraged to join in school fights in posts on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting police to urge children not to get involved.
The Metropolitan police have asked social media platforms to ban accounts promoting “school wars”, while headteachers have...
[Daily Maverick] With national reading goals slipping out of reach, a new report reveals the stark reality of South Africa’s literacy crisis and how proactive provinces and private donors are teaming up to save a generation of pupils.
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA — As sexual and reproductive health rises on the global policy agenda, two leading public health institutions have launched a fully online master’s degree program aimed at strengthening policy design, program planning and evaluation across Africa and beyond.
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
Dover, Delaware – Over the past few years, crypto and fintech have moved from the fringe into the financial mainstream. Along the way, the rules changed. Growth alone stopped being impressive. Attention stopped being enough. Today, survival and scale depend on something far harder to manufacture: credibility. Founders feel this shift before the metrics reflect […]
Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has successfully restored core operations following a fire in the Northern Service Yard on Tuesday, said the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA). “Thanks to a swift response from emergency teams, the fire was contained without injuries or fatalities,” said ACSA. Operational Status: Check-in & Customs: All domestic and international […]
HBO Max will be cracking down on password sharing around the world. From a report: The streamer first started cracking down on password sharing in the United States late last August. Subscribers are now able to add an additional out-of-household account for $7.99 a month. Before that August change, Warner Bros. Discovery had been testing for months to determine who may or may not be a...
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.