EXPLAINER | What’s at stake in the season finale
Pirates will win the league title with a victory against Orbit College at Mbombela Stadium
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South Africa Is Spending Billions On Skills. So Why Can’t Companies Hire?
As South Africa prepares to mark Youth Month in June against the backdrop of persistently high youth unemployment, questions are growing around whether corporate skills development spending is delivering meaningful economic returns — for employers or for young people entering the workforce. The numbers make the problem stark. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey […]
SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission kicks off
SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission kicks off
President Cyril Ramaphosa has branded the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) as an opportunity to “move relations to a higher level”.
The President delivered opening remarks at the sixth South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission held in Gaborone on Thursday.
The commission forms part of the State Visit to that country...
University of Pretoria’s Vukosi Marivate Awarded National Order for Contributions to AI
University of Pretoria academic Vukosi Marivate has been awarded one of South Africa’s highest national honours for his contributions to artificial intelligence, as the country recognized its most influential thinkers, artists and innovators at the 2026 National Orders this week. National Orders are the highest awards the country, through the president, bestows on citizens and […]
Clouds drift over Gauteng as cool weekend weather settles in
No rainfall is expected in both cities of the province this weekend.
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Won TV’s OnlyFans Wars
Unlike Euphoria, the Apple TV show wants to humanize the experience of sex workers rather than catastrophize the extremes of the profession.
‘One surprise done, another coming’: Married at First Sight SA’s Nkululeko Mahlangu and wife tease another announcement
The pair got married this past weekend…
The full cost for Bafana Bafana fans travelling to Mexico revealed
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana face Mexico in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener at the Estadio Azteca. Mzansi fans need around R40,000 to watch it live.
Serial rapist jailed for three life terms after attacks on victims as young as 11
The victims were aged 24, 17 and 11 when the offences were committed.
Nigeria busts meth cartel in largest seizure, arrests kingpin
Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said it had dismantled a methamphetamine syndicate in the largest seizure of its kind in the country, seizing drugs and chemicals worth about $363 million and arresting 10 suspects, including three Mexicans.
NHS Trust sacks staff for accessing attacks victims’ health records
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says investigations are ongoing.
Storm damage hits Garden Route tourism sector
Severe storms in the Garden Route and Little Karoo damage beaches, roads and tourist attractions…
Bafana Bafana’s strongest starting XI against Mexico at the World Cup
Bafana Bafana return to the FIFA World Cup after 16 years with a tough opener against Mexico at the iconic Estadio Azteca.
Burnham: ‘People in Britain can’t afford a good life’
Andy Burnham was speaking in a series of interviews with the candidates for the Makerfield by-election.
Liberia: Liberia Rated Among World’s Worst in Education
[New Dawn] Monrovia — The international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has rated Liberia among the worst-performing education systems globally.
Major South African airline faces massive fine for overbooking
The National Consumer Commission has referred a prominent SA airline to the Tribunal, seeking a massive fine for systemic overbooking.
Government’s Restitution Programme makes progress
Government’s Restitution Programme makes progress
The South African Government has settled 83 721 land claims at 31 December 2025, through its Restitution Programme, benefiting more than 2.3 million people and 468 761 households.Of these beneficiaries, 181 411 were female-headed households and 1 291 were households headed by persons living with disabilities.Presenting the...
South Africa: Elim School Building Was Declared Unsafe Almost Five Years Ago – Learners Are Still in It
[GroundUp] “What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?” asks grade 11 learner
There’s an oddity hiding in South Africa’s EV market
The country’s tiny electric car market has one striking feature that sets it apart from almost everywhere else.