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Nkabane found guilty of ethical breach over Seta board appointments
Former higher education minister Nobuhle Nkabane was found guilty of breaching parliament’s code of ethics for allowing her advisor to improperly handle the appointment of Seta board chairpersons and for misleading parliament about the process.

South Africa faces a visa disaster
With no clear extension plans for the Department of Home Affairs’ visa concession, thousands of foreign nationals risk losing their legal status in the next two weeks and being forced to leave South Africa.

Danes vote as Mette Frederiksen seeks third term as PM
Frederiksen enjoyed a surge in popularity for standing up to the US over Greenland but her support is down on 2022.

Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September
It follows an announcement in December that transgender members would be banned from joining.

Aimee Lou Wood and Erin Doherty land double Bafta TV Award nominations
Adolescence has the most nominations overall with 11, followed by A Thousand Blows with seven.

R2.9bn on 22 companies: Madlanga commission sheds light on Tshwane security tenders
The commission has heard there is a possibility of tender-rigging to ensure that only a handful of security companies remain on the payroll of the TMPD.

Hannah Montana fans celebrate 20 years of ‘once in a generation’ show
Miley Cyrus stars in a one-off special celebrating the TV show that made her a global star.
Call to strengthen partnerships to protect the planet
Call to strengthen partnerships to protect the planet
With South Africa and the rest of the world at risk of not meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), government has emphasised that strengthening collaboration between public and private institutions is necessary for addressing environmental sustainability.
“Strong institutions, both public and private, are critical for...

Another court bid to block hotly contested ANC Eastern Cape conference
Applicants say some wards have been affected by newly established ward boundary lines

Big fight to keep a state-owned monopoly alive in South Africa
ICASA is launching a process to renew the South African Post Office’s exclusive service licence for another 25 years.

NetApp and Elastio Announce Partnership to Deliver Defense-in-Depth Ransomware Resilience
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Elastio are helping enterprises enhance their cyber resilience with a layered defense that extends from production storage into recovery data.

NetApp and Commvault Advance Cyber Resilience with Strategic Alliance
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver a powerful, integrated solution for enterprise data protection and cyber resilience.

Decline in migratory fish populations prompts fight for protection
The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.
Land returned, dignity restored!
Land returned, dignity restored!
By Thulani Mdakane Many decades later, the colonial and apartheid impact of land dispossession lingers on and continues to define the current skewed patterns of land ownership and access. Legislative measures, such as the Natives Land Act of 1913 and the Group Areas Act of 1950, facilitated the removal of many Black individuals from their ancestral...

Conrad finds value in second-string campaign ahead of series decider
Shukri Conrad has been pleased to see some new Proteas players standing up against New Zealand.

Pricey fuel pushes South Africans towards hybrids, study finds
Interest in hybrids is driven mainly by cost factors rather than environmental concern

KZN hitman sentenced to life for three murders; five more on his record
Victim impact statements painted a devastating picture of what Gumede’s actions had left behind.

Lions stay grounded with honest chats, says Van Rooyen
Despite their superb showing in the URC so far, it is not yet job done for the Lions and they have to keep their feet firmly on the ground.