At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, more than 30 first-year students face dire conditions, sleeping in kitchens and study rooms, highlighting a deepening accommodation crisis that hampers their academic success.
Qatar is one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas and a suspension of output removes roughly 20% of global trade by volume from immediate supply
South African farmers are no strangers to hardship, but the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has brought a different kind of pressure – not just the disease itself, but the confusion, misinformation and miscommunication that have spread alongside it.
Budget will accelerate country’s momentum, says President
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 2026 Budget, tabled by the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana last week, will accelerate the momentum of inclusive growth, create jobs and tackle poverty.“Every budgetary allocation is a developmental choice: ensuring there are teachers in classrooms, nurses and doctors in clinics,...
Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.
The remarks are the first to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.
Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, widening the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran into Lebanon. And, Texas primaries could test if Latino support for the GOP remains strong after 2024’s gains.
The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah responded to the killing of Iran’s spiritual leader with its first attack on Israel in more than a year.
Millions of South Africans have moved across provincial borders over the years, but most are doing so looking for one thing — and hoping to find it in the economic heartland.
The US-Iran conflict will have a massive ripple effect on South Africa’s economy, with consumers bearing the brunt of higher fuel prices, inflation, and possible interest rate trouble.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry finds water off the tee on both the 16th and 17th holes to blow his three-shot lead and finish runner-up at the Cognizant Classic.
John Souttar says fans are entitled to question Rangers’ mentality after ceding a two-goal lead to Celtic – but asks to be judged at the end of the season.
[Vanguard] – Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has cautioned 11,500 newly matriculated students of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) to avoid cultism, examination malpractice, and other social vices, warning that violations would attract expulsion.
The queen of children’s edutainment is back after four very long months, with her most extraordinary, envelope-pushing and moving special yet. Cue absolute relief for parents the world over
For those whose cultural experiences are largely absorbed through the prism of their mewling infants’ demands for the same thing 437 times in a row, it’s been a long four months. In late October last...
[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has urged students and leaders of King’s College Budo to jealously guard the school’s rich legacy and remain committed to excellence.
[Liberian Observer] The University of Liberia (UL) has conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree in International Relations on Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, recognizing what it described as “enormous gains” for the country in the diplomatic arena since her appointment.
Japan will effectively ban the in-flight use of power banks starting in mid-April after a “recent series of alarming incidents,” reports the Asahi Shimbun. From the report: Currently, mobile batteries in Japan are classified as “spare batteries” and are prohibited in checked luggage. For carry-on bags, those exceeding 160 watt-hours are banned, while passengers are limited to two units for...
Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.