A change of minister has brought a sudden return to trophy export quotas for endangered black rhinos, elephants and leopards, prompting sharp criticism from former minister Dion George and renewed scrutiny of how hunting decisions are made – and for whose benefit.
Parktown West residents who took to the streets on Wednesday morning to protest a lack of water supply say they have spent thousands on private water tankers to fill up their Jojo tanks after not having had water for more than 20 days
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce the establishment of the firm, which will oversee about 88 000 buildings and 5 million hectares of land, in his State of the Nation address on Thursday.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday he hoped talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in Washington later in the day would help fight Iran’s “empire of evil”.
Six people were found dead inside a high school in the town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, two more people were found dead at a residence believed to be connected to the incident, and another person died on the way to hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
The latest Braai Index for January 2026 shows both a month-on-month and year-on-year increase in the cost of hosting a braai, with economists warning that meat prices are set to keep climbing.
South Africa’s capital Pretoria, commercial hub Johannesburg and tourism mecca Cape Town all experienced water shortages this week, highlighting ongoing challenges with the nation’s frayed infrastructure.
The party’s regional secretary said should it be forced into a coalition following the local government elections, with a majority, it would demand the mayoral chain
Ruth Mamolaba Ntlokotse says Jim filed a false affidavit in court and suppressed internal dissent, raising questions about governance and accountability
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The government has moved to overhaul Kenya’s education system after Cabinet approved and forwarded to Parliament a raft of reform Bills targeting governance, curriculum delivery, assessment, financing and teacher development.
[The Conversation Africa] Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don’t have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region aged 15-49 can make their own informed decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive healthcare in the region. In Europe, 87% of women have this freedom.
Special spaces are a key part of government’s planned overhaul of special educational needs support
Secondary schools in England must provide specially designed areas for neurodiverse children and pupils with special educational needs, ministers have said.
Universal “inclusion bases” are spaces away from classrooms where children with additional needs can get support for some lessons. They...
Teachers and admin teams spend 100 hours a week enforcing rules, Birmingham University research finds
Smartphone policies in English secondary schools are a “huge drain” on resources, with staff spending on average more than 100 hours a week enforcing restrictions, according to research.
Teachers, teaching assistants, caretakers and receptionists are involved with helping to police pupils’...
As Solana struggles to regain momentum, analysts are rethinking short-term upside across the altcoin market. This Solana price prediction explores why fading SOL strength is pushing experts toward Remittix instead. With RTX accelerating adoption, listings and real-world payments utility, some believe Remittix could deliver a 50x move before the end of March while Solana searches […]
Paramount Skydance made enhancements to its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, addressing some of the company’s concerns in an effort to thwart a rival deal with Netflix Inc.
Bitcoin price prediction headlines dominated crypto news this week. Global analysts reacted to sharp macro signals, rising liquidity and new payment technology entering the market. Traders watched volatility return while payment-focused blockchain systems quietly moved toward real-world adoption. One PayFi platform in particular kept surfacing in market conversations due to rapid product...
Meili Logistics has been accused of inflating customs duties on AliExpress, Temu, and Shein orders and pocketing the difference between what shoppers pay and what is actually due to Sars.
The vaccine maker said the U.S. regulator rejected its request to seek approval for a new product using mRNA technology, which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sharply criticized.
Explaining why officials dropped limits, Dr. Mehmet Oz said alcohol “brings people together.” But social drinking also can lead to health problems, studies show.