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READER LETTER | Protect Joburg Market traders

Today at 10:01 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Many of the about 151 official traders at Joburg Market live in constant fear of losing their trading spaces and livelihoods and seek the protection and intervention of the responsible authorities to ensure that no trader is unfairly or unlawfully removed

South Africa

South Africa welcomes China’s zero-tariff preference scheme

Today at 09:47 AM, via SAnews

South Africa welcomes China’s zero-tariff preference scheme

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has welcomed the announcement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China that introduces a temporary zero-tariff preference scheme for 20 non-least developed African countries, including South Africa.

The measure follows an announcement by Chinese...

World

How Americans see China now

Yesterday at 23:18 PM, via NPR

As President Trump heads to China this week, a new NPR-Chicago Council-Ipsos poll finds most Americans think U.S. tariffs have hurt both economies, and that the Iran war is bad for America.

Business

South Africans are getting crushed

Today at 09:09 AM, via BusinessTech

The latest PayInc Economic Index showed a marked decline in April 2026, signalling the mounting pressure on South African households and the economy.

Sport

Kaizer Chiefs news: new coach, 11 players out?

Today at 10:11 AM, via The South African

Kaizer Chiefs could be set for major changes despite finishing third in the Betway Premiership, with top coaches linked to the hot seat.

Education

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Yesterday at 19:24 PM, via The Guardian

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.

The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any...

Science/Tech

Moody’s Derecognition: What SA Financial Institutions Are Experiencing In Practice

Today at 10:30 AM, via Tech Financials

The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) has confirmed its intention to derecognise Moody’s Investors Service South Africa as an eligible external credit assessment institution (ECAI), with a 24‑month transition period running to April 2028. While the regulatory mechanics are now well understood, the more important question is how this development is playing out […]

Science/Tech

Sam Altman denies betraying Elon Musk

Today at 10:02 AM, via TechCentral

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim that he betrayed the ChatGPT maker’s founding mission.

Science/Tech

AI prompting is the new critical thinking

Today at 09:40 AM, via ITWeb

Rather than outsourcing thinking to AI, students must be taught to interrogate ideas, test assumptions and refine their own reasoning.