With water and electricity losses topping R8.5-billion and a massive R220-billion infrastructure backlog, the Auditor-General’s office has warned that Joburg’s underfunded budgets are crippling service delivery.
President outlines economic recovery plan as global tensions threaten growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will intensify efforts to grow the economy, create jobs and attract investment, despite growing global uncertainties that threaten South Africa’s economic recovery.
Delivering the Presidency Budget Vote in the National Assembly on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa said...
eThekwini distances itself from alleged housing fraud
The eThekwini Municipality has moved to clarify its role following an alleged housing fraud case linked to a beneficiary of the Illovu Housing Project, stressing that the suspect is not a municipal employee.According to the municipality, media reports incorrectly identified the suspect as an employee of eThekwini Municipality....
The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration.
[Ghanaian Times] The Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church College of Education at Amedzofe in the Ho-West District of the Volta Region, has launched its 80th anniversary celebration with a fund raising to finance legacy projects at the College.
[Ghanaian Times] A Professor of Applied English Linguistics, Prof. Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful, has called for a comprehensive review and redesign of foundational learning programmes in Ghanaian universities to ensure they meet contemporary global demands and remain relevant.
[Liberian Observer] The National Teachers Association of Liberia Credit Union Cooperative Society (NTALCUCS) has announced a net surplus of more than L$20.4 million for the 2025 fiscal year and officially broken ground for the construction of its first permanent headquarters, signaling a new phase in the growth of one of Liberia’s fastest-growing cooperative financial institutions.
[Liberian Observer] The University of Liberia (UL) on Friday officially launched a Division of Athletics and Sports – the first ever, as the university institutionalizes athletics and sports and recognizes them as vital contributors to academic achievement, community engagement, and national development.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will intensify efforts to grow the economy, create jobs and attract investment, despite growing global uncertainties that threaten South Africa’s economic recovery. Delivering the Presidency Budget Vote in the National Assembly on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa said the Presidency remains focused on driving inclusive growth and job creation, reducing...
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The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.