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Prestianni gets six-match ban for homophobic conduct

Today at 14:53 PM, via BBC News

Gianluca Prestianni is given a six-game ban by Uefa for homophobic conduct during Benfica’s Champions League knockout play-off matched with Real Madrid in February.

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...

South Africa

Coordinated action needed to tackle unemployment in South Africa

Today at 14:39 PM, via SAnews

Coordinated action needed to tackle unemployment in South Africa

By Moahlodi Maphori Government continues to work relentlessly to address South Africa’s triple challenge of unemployment, inequality, and poverty. These persistent challenges have detrimental effects on the country’s prospects for economic growth and remain a critical barrier to social cohesion and expanded...

South Africa

Government engages citizens on democracy

Today at 14:28 PM, via SAnews

Government engages citizens on democracy

As South Africa commemorates Freedom Month, government has emphasised the importance of reflecting on South Africa’s democratic journey while fostering intergenerational understanding of the country’s history.

Speaking at a dialogue ahead of the commemorations for Freedom Day, Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Deputy Director-General for...

South Africa

KZN makes progress in election preparations

Today at 14:09 PM, via SAnews

KZN makes progress in election preparations

The Electoral Commission of South Africa says preparations for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) in KwaZulu-Natal are well advanced, with significant progress made in staffing, training, and voter registration planning.Addressing the media in Durban, following the conclusion of a week-long stakeholder engagement programme held...

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.

Business

Woolworths says Chuckles is here to stay

Today at 14:29 PM, via BusinessTech

Woolworths says that its chocolate products, including the popular Chuckles brand, will continue to be available across the country, amid reports of the liquidation of a supplier chocolatier.

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.