Almost half of the students and accommodation providers who applied for accommodation funding through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have submitted their signed lease agreements.
The EU is treading a fine line with plans to introduce ‘Made in EU’ rules for the bloc’s auto industry, seeking to revive local manufacturing without damaging relations with major trading partners.
Government accelerates reforms to revive South Africa’s rail system
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government has committed significant resources and reforms to restore South Africa’s rail transport system as part of efforts to strengthen economic infrastructure and stimulate growth.
Mashatile made the remarks on Thursday when responding to questions for oral reply in the...
Increase in National Minimum Wage set to bring relief to workers
South Africa’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) is set to rise from R28.79 to R30.23 for each ordinary hour worked, with effect from 1 March 2026, helping stretched workers bring home a little more bacon.Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth announced the R1.44 upward adjustment in the NMW in early February,...
The House is set to vote today on whether to constrain President Trump’s authority to continue to wage war on Iran. And, Minnesota sues the Trump administration over halted Medicaid funding.
The U.S. and Israel said they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claimed it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.
A former classmate contends that Ms. Griffin’s story of being sexually abused, described in “The Tell,” was based on assaults the classmate herself suffered.
[Daily Trust] The Kaduna State Government has pledged support for the reintegration of out-of-school adolescent mothers and survivors of child marriage into the formal education system.
[Nile Post] KAMWENGE — Kamwenge District is set to host its annual primary schools athletics championship this March, bringing together pupils from government-aided and private schools across the district.
Major tech companies including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta pledged at the White House to pay for new power generation and grid upgrades needed to support their rapidly expanding datacenters. The Guardian reports: The agreement is meant to help mitigate concerns that big tech’s datacenters are driving up US electricity costs for homes and small businesses at a time the administration of...
Axiz, the leading value-added distributor in sub-Saharan Africa, has launched its 2026 Graduate Programme in collaboration with SUSE, a global leader in enterprise open-source solutions. The strategic collaboration combines Axiz’s established distribution reach with SUSE’s enterprise-grade, open-source technologies and training expertise to develop production-ready ICT professionals for the...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said his company’s recent investments in OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to be its last in both, saying that once they go public as anticipated later this year, the opportunity to invest closes. It could be that simple....
Agency officials promise fast reviews of new treatments while vowing they will not be a “rubber stamp” for the industry. But patients with rare diseases view recent decisions as signs that the doors are closing on their options.
A dispute between the nonprofit Housing Works and the owner of a cannabis dispensary shows the risks for businesses in an industry that is locked out of traditional financing and resources.