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Home Affairs’ serial concessions on visa backlogs read as confessions of systemic collapse

Today at 15:11 PM, via Daily Maverick

Directive 7 of 2026 exposes the chronic delays and systemic incapacity within Home Affairs, leaving lawful applicants trapped in administrative limbo until mid-2027. What appears as temporary relief is in fact a public admission that the state has failed to deliver on its constitutional duty to provide timely, fair, and predictable administration.

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South Africa getting a new bank next year

Today at 15:09 PM, via Daily Investor

Pepkor hired Merwe Scholtz to head its new banking initiative as Africa’s largest seller of clothing and mobile phones prepares to operate an independent lender from next year.

South Africa

Government welcomes gains in employment growth

Today at 15:27 PM, via SAnews

Government welcomes gains in employment growth

Government has welcomed the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the fourth quarter of 2025, which reflect a modest increase in total employment and continued growth in gross earnings across the economy. Acting Government Spokesperson Michael Currin said the latest QES results reinforce the view that South Africa’s...

Science/Tech

AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps

Today at 15:00 PM, via Wired

Weather forecasting has gotten a big boost from machine learning. How that translates into what users see can vary.

Motoring

Official petrol price increases for April announced

Today at 13:36 PM, via TopAuto

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has finally announced the official petrol and diesel price increases motorists will face at the pump this Wednesday.