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South Africa

Minister Lamola urges SADC region to shift from policy to action

Today at 14:49 PM, via SAnews

Minister Lamola urges SADC region to shift from policy to action

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has called for a decisive shift from policy commitments to implementation as South Africa chairs the Southern African Development Community (SADC) amid growing global uncertainty.  

Delivering closing remarks at an interdepartmental workshop on the...

Business

One step forward, one step back for South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s equity market started 2026 on strong footing, but the war in Iran erased many of the early gains in the South African equity market.

Business

Alarm bells over jet fuel supplies

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Alarm bells are ringing over the uncertainty of jet fuel availability beyond May 2026. Industry leaders are warning of serious consequences for airlines, passengers, and regional economies if fuel supplies fall.

Education

‘I’m spending my house deposit savings to pay off my postgrad student loan’

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Lucy O’Brien was shocked when she discovered how high interest rates were leading to ballooning debt

Like many of my drowning-in-debt “plan 2” student loan comrades, I didn’t think twice about diving straight into a master’s degree, bright-eyed and fresh out of my undergraduate course in 2021.

To say I was naive to the additional financial burden would be an understatement. Even less did I...

Science/Tech

Fitness tracker for Fido? Experts split on benefits of pet wearable tech

Today at 15:36 PM, via The Guardian

As sales soar, some say trackers can help animal anxiety or weightloss while others advise leaving diagnoses to the vet

Pet health and activity trackers are bounding on to the market but experts are split on whether they are the cat’s pyjamas or barking up the wrong tree.

As owners monitor their own step count, heart rate, skin temperature and calories burned via wearable tech, a host of...

Motoring

Warning for South African diesel drivers

Today at 13:56 PM, via TopAuto

Recent investigations by Bidvest Protea Coin have identified more than 100 suspected illicit fuel depots in South Africa.

Health

The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever

Today at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.