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Here is South Africa’s new minimum wage

Today at 15:00 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa will increase the national minimum wage for this year by more than the rate of inflation and exceeding the expectations of businesses and analysts.

South Africa

Durban positions itself as a transport and logistics hub

Today at 14:57 PM, via SAnews

Durban positions itself as a transport and logistics hub

eThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has reaffirmed the city’s commitment to working closely with the national Department of Transport and its entities to upgrade transport infrastructure and strengthen it’s position as a vibrant transport and logistics hub.

The commitment follows a two-day oversight visit by...

Business

Major own goal for South Africa

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Operational failures at the Port of Cape Town have become a major own goal for South Africa’s export economy.

Business

Collapsed South African bank’s home base up for sale

Today at 13:30 PM, via BusinessTech

The headquarters of the collapsed South African bank, VBS Mutual Bank, will be officially going under the hammer this month, with the auctioneers hoping to recover as much as it can for creditors.

Sport

Team GB Flagbearer Lilah Fear

Today at 15:16 PM, via BBC News

Figure Skater Lilah Fear to be Team GB flagbearer at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Sport

Fear and Hall named 2026 Team GB flagbearers

Today at 15:03 PM, via BBC News

Bobsledder Brad Hall and figure skater Lilah Fear will be Team GB flagbearers at the opening ceremony of Milan-Cortina 2026 this Friday.

Education

South Sudan: Students Moved to Temporary Housing As Cput Faces Ongoing Accommodation Crisis

Today at 14:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Maverick] In what has become a grimly familiar start to the academic year, Cape Peninsula University of Technology continues to struggle to place students in accommodation. Many have slept outside the District Six campus, while others are being moved into temporary housing. Their spokesperson says while they are ‘compassionate to those who apply and don’t get accepted’, their priority is...

Entertainment

Incoming: New Lepas L4 almost here

Today at 15:30 PM, via The Citizen

A new chapter is said to be beginning for the Chery owned brand as the first Lepas L4 cars have departed China bound for South Africa.

Science/Tech

Adobe Actually Won’t Discontinue Animate

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. From a report: In an FAQ, the company now says that Animate will now be in maintenance mode and that it has “no plans toâdiscontinue or remove access” to the app. Animate will still receive “ongoing security and bug fixes” and will still be available for “both new and existing users,” but it won’t get new features. Many...