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South Africa

IDT CEO, Tebogo Malaka, resigns

Today at 09:54 AM, via SAnews

IDT CEO, Tebogo Malaka, resigns

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has confirmed the resignation of Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO, Tebogo Malaka, with effect from 31 January 2026.

Malaka was suspended in August last year, following the release of an independent report into the botched R836 million Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant...

South Africa

Deputy Minister encourages learners to take charge of their future

Today at 09:42 AM, via SAnews

Deputy Minister encourages learners to take charge of their future

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged learners to take responsibility for their education and actively shape their future.

Speaking during a Back-to-School programme at Sivananda Technical High School, the Deputy Minister welcomed learners to the 2026 academic year and...

Business

Eskom holding South Africa hostage

Today at 10:30 AM, via BusinessTech

Eskom’s continuation of a court case over trading licences has the potential to limit South Africa’s move to a more competitive market.

Business

Ramaphosa sends a warning to the ANC

Today at 09:18 AM, via BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa warned his African National Congress Party to either renew the ANC and the alliance or perish.

Business

New state of disaster on the cards for South Africa

Today at 09:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced that he will table a declaration of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak as a state of disaster at the next Cabinet meeting.

Education

South Africa: We Obsess Over Matric Results, but SA’s Education Crisis Begins Long Before Grade 12

Today at 10:32 AM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Maverick] The first five years of life lay the foundations for learning, behaviour and health. Yet the latest Thrive by Five Index reveals a deep and worrying truth: in 2024, only 42% of South African children were developmentally on track in early learning. More than half of our children are starting school already behind. In an already stretched education system under severe pressure,...

Education

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.

While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute...

Science/Tech

The Best Cryptos To Buy Now: Tokens That Could Turn $1,000 Into $10,000 in 2026

Today at 09:54 AM, via Tech Financials

Best Cryptocurrencies to buy now headlines will often involve established markets with high momentum levels that have future catalysts on the horizon. Present market trends reflect a renewed expression of interest at various levels of the cryptoeconomic system, where selected cryptocurrencies show technical analysis indicators before larger accumulation phases. Within this environment,...

Science/Tech

Analysts Track 5 Whale Wallets And Found The Same Tokens In All of Them. Are These The Best Cryptos To Buy Now?

Today at 09:43 AM, via Tech Financials

One of the quietest ways to read the crypto market isn’t through Twitter threads or YouTube hype, it’s through whale wallets. When big money moves, patterns start to form. And right now, analysts tracking five large on-chain wallets noticed something interesting: Despite thousands of available tokens, these wallets continue to accumulate the same five assets. […]

Science/Tech

Luminance Expands In Africa Amid Demand Surge

Today at 09:25 AM, via Tech Financials

Luminance, the global leader in Legal-Grade™ AI for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Jonty Koekemoer as VP, to lead the company’s new regional hub in South Africa and supercharge expansion across the continent amid growing demand. Luminance has selected South Africa as a regional hub due to the country’s mature and sophisticated legal […]