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UAE targets Shell’s 600 SA petrol stations in $1bn deal

Today at 10:04 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is in advanced talks to acquire Shell’s South African downstream assets. The deal could reshape the country’s fuel retail sector and deepen Gulf investment ties

South Africa

President and Lesotho leaders to open landmark Senqu Bridge

Today at 09:54 AM, via SAnews

President and Lesotho leaders to open landmark Senqu Bridge

President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Lesotho this week to join King Letsie III and Prime Minister Samuel Matekane for the official opening of the Senqu Bridge in Mokhotlong.

The Presidency said the event on Wednesday marks a major milestone under Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project and reflects the strong...

South Africa

LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Today at 09:42 AM, via SABC News

Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for the 2014 murder of the footballer.

South Africa

Ministers to unveil advanced tunnel-boring equipment for Lesotho water project

Today at 09:37 AM, via SAnews

Ministers to unveil advanced tunnel-boring equipment for Lesotho water project

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, and Lesotho’s Minister of Natural Resources, Mohlomi Moleko, are set to unveil state-of-the-art equipment today at the Polihali Construction Site in Mokhotlong, Lesotho.

The event marks the launch of the second Tunnel Boring...

Business

Recession warning for South Africa

Today at 10:38 AM, via BusinessTech

The IMF has warned that the global economy faces recession if the conflict in the Middle East continues—with energy-importing countries like South Africa at even greater risk. 

Education

Universities in England could face fines for freedom of speech failures

Today at 09:15 AM, via The Guardian

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silenced

Universities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.

The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme...

Lifestyle

ANCWL CarGate scandal deepens

Today at 09:35 AM, via The South African

The ANCWL CarGate scandal implicating Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe only grows more bizarre by the day. Here’s why …

Science/Tech

Why SA’s Digital Future Depends On Talent, Not Just Degrees

Today at 09:58 AM, via Tech Financials

South Africa’s labour market tells two conflicting stories at once. In one, millions are locked out of work. In the other, businesses are starved of digital skills. The gap between them is where the country is losing its future. From our vantage point working with businesses across South Africa, this mismatch is not abstract. It […]

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Saturday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.