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FREE TO READ | Refresh, renew and reimagine your space

Today at 09:55 AM, via SowetanLIVE

There’s something about summer that inspires a fresh start, whether it’s reviving tired outdoor furniture, repainting your kitchen cabinets or giving your garden a planet-friendly glow-up.

South Africa

Candidates scrutinised as interviews for new NPA head commence

Today at 09:50 AM, via SAnews

Candidates scrutinised as interviews for new NPA head commence

Interviews for South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will get underway in Tshwane today.The position will become vacant next month when current NDPP Advocate Shamila Batohi retires.Wednesday’s public interviews will be conducted by a panel led...

South Africa

SA’s proposals adopted at CITES COP20

Today at 09:18 AM, via SAnews

SA’s proposals adopted at CITES COP20

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has applauded the South African negotiating team for successfully securing the adoption of three proposals at the Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – CITES...

Business

Major South African trading platform fined R2 billion

Today at 08:06 AM, via BusinessTech

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has imposed more than R2 billion in fines on online trading platform Banxso, one of the largest penalties in South African regulatory history.

Education

Nigeria: Millions of Out-of-School Children a National Emergency – VP Shettima

Today at 10:04 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] ABUJA — Vice President Kashim Shettima has raised alarm over the rising number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, describing it as a national emergency that requires urgent, coordinated action from the federal, state, and local governments, as well as critical stakeholders.

Education

West Africa: Students Protest Scholarship Delays Amid Clashes With Police

Today at 09:05 AM, via AllAfrica

[MFWA] Students at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) and Gaston-Berger University (UGB) in Senegal have held several protests since late November 2025 over the delayed payment of university scholarships, which students say have been outstanding for nearly 13 months.

Science/Tech

Good news about big TV prices in South Africa

Today at 09:01 AM, via MyBroadband

Major TV retailers in South Africa continue to see rising demand for larger displays among their customers, thanks in part to a sustained reduction in the prices of bigger models.