The Treasury’s criticism of the Auditor-General exposes a deeper contradiction at the heart of South Africa’s accountability system: the very institution complaining about compliance burdens designed many of the rules now under attack. While there are legitimate flaws in the state’s performance management framework, the AG’s latest findings suggest the bigger danger is not excessive...
The term, impeachment, is being bandied about these days in various countries because of the behaviour of some very senior officials, but what, exactly, is an impeachment? What does it mean, and where did it come from? Let’s take a quick deep dive into this question (to enable readers to speak with knowledgeable authority to friends).
“Our anchor is, if we become part of a government that sweeps wrongdoing under the carpet, then we are no better than that which we are trying to replace. I can’t be a part of that.”
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has called for parliament to be dissolved, threatening to bring down the government.
Domestic worker jobs in the country have once again declined, with unions flagging ongoing issues with pay, protections and ill treatment by employers.
South Africa is busy finalising the legal framework needed for a new major trade scheme with the People’s Republic of China that kicked off this month.
ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji defends Cyril Ramaphosa, attacking Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma over calls for his resignation after the Phala Phala ruling
Two-time major winner Jon Rahm says his job is to play golf, not try to fix businesses as he shifts his focus from LIV Golf to this week’s US PGA Championship.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez stages a tense press conference in which he argues with journalists and calls for elections off the back of a trophyless season.
Manchester United’s former Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro says Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer he has played with – but that Gareth Bale is the “most complete”.
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...
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts
Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.
The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was...
[This Day] As economic hardship prevents many Nigerians from acquiring university education and vocation training, the Esther Matthew Tonlogha Foundation recently lifted some people out poverty through its skills acquisition programme, writes Yusuf Ebiti
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education held a follow-up engagement with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on matters raised during the committee’s 2025 oversight visit.
The EU plans to target “addictive design” features on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, including endless scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and recommendation loops that can steer children toward harmful content. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new regulation could arrive later this year, alongside an EU age-verification app meant to make child-safety rules...
My father, Robert Smith, who has died aged 92, was a pharmacologist and professor at St Mary’s medical school in London (now part of Imperial College) whose work helped shape thinking on people’s differing responses to drugs – genetically, biochemically and clinically.
Bob became well known in particular for his role in the discovery of “debrisoquine polymorphism”. An enthusiastic...
The agency’s top food official will step in as acting commissioner, after Dr. Makary’s tumultuous run as the nation’s top food, drug, tobacco and medical device regulator.