The Class of 2025’s matric year has come to an end, with scores of matriculants finally able to collect their National Senior Certificates. Two differently resourced Johannesburg schools and learners tell the tale of how the province’s best-performing schools helped secure the historic 88% pass rate.
South Africa’s manufacturing sector has been in steady decline for years, with output below pre-pandemic levels and worsening due to weak demand, infrastructure failures, and policy shortcomings.
The DA has submitted a complaint to the Public Protector after Minister Gayton McKenzie blocked South Africa’s Gaza-related submission for the Venice Biennale.
US President Donald Trump’s administration is ending temporary protected status for thousands of Somalis in the United States, Fox News reported on Tuesday, requiring them to leave by 17 March.
A military escalation between the United States and Iran would have grave consequences for the region, Qatar said on Tuesday after Washington threatened strikes in response to a government crackdown on protests in the Islamic Republic.
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration over unconstitutional ICE conduct. And, SCOTUS hears two cases on whether states can bar transgender athletes from women’s sports.
The DA has taken Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie to Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka after he withdrew a pro-Gaza art submission to the 61st Venice Biennale.
BBC Sport has the pick of a crazy Wildcard Weekend in the NFL and looks forward to the Divisional Round matches with just eight sides left on the road to Super Bowl 60.
Winter Olympic gold medallist Neil Simpson secured his first World Cup podium finish since 2024 by finishing third in the men’s downhill Para-alpine (vision impaired) event in Austria.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued clear instructions to candidates, parents and schools on how to access the 2025 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) performance reports.
[Daily Trust] An ICT training institute, New Horizons Nigeria, has announced a major CSR initiative that is geared towards improving Nigeria’s GDP, reduce unemployment and improve national security significantly.
In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don’t raise utility bills in surrounding areas and address other public concerns.
Meta has begun laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division as the company redirects resources away from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and smartphone features. The cuts amount to roughly 10% of Reality Labs’ 15,000-person workforce, according to an internal post from CTO Andrew Bosworth reviewed by Bloomberg. Reality Labs has lost more than...
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns “a bombshell”.