University of Venda warns students about fake 2027 application link
The university said the link falsely claims to be the institution’s official 2027 application portal
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Police dismiss false reports of missing toddler found dead
Omphile disappeared from her home during the early hours of Saturday morning
Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana, dies at 86
Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, the government said, declaring three days of national mourning.
PSL’s most significant numbers: Goals, assists and cleansheets
SA People takes a look at the three top contributors from three categories – goals, assists and cleansheets – so far this season.
Watch: Sir David Attenborough at 100, why we celebrate with him
Sir David Attenborough turns 100, and the celebration reminds the world why his voice, films and conservation work still matter today.
Siya Kolisi took ‘massive paycut’ to rejoin Stormers – John Dobson
Siya Kolisi will leave Sharks for Stormers at the end of the season, but the move has nothing to do money.
MP Fadiel Adams remanded in custody as state opposes bail over ‘fugitive’ remarks
The state accused the National Cape Congress leader of abusing his parliamentary status and interfering with witnesses linked to the Sindiso Magaqa assassination case
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: Totems: be alert to the creature that chooses you, it may shape your world
Long before national parks and environmental law, totem systems protected species and landscapes. Today, they may offer a low-cost, deeply human way to rebuild our relationship with nature.
ANALYSIS: Madikwe reserve and the normalisation of killing elephants
A willingness to kill elephants as a management tool in North West’s Madikwe Nature Reserve suggests a shift in South Africa’s conservation approach. What was once a last resort may be becoming standard practice.
PRESSURE BUILDS: South African trio chases home playoffs as URC race heats up
The Bulls and Stormers are well placed for home quarterfinals as the Lions face a tough Ireland tour.
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland’s population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
UK’s Labour Party punished in local elections, populist Reform gains
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered heavy early losses in local elections on Friday, showing the depth of voter anger with the British prime minister and increasing doubts about his future just two years after a landslide victory in a national vote.
South Korea parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law
South Korea’s parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after a filibuster by the opposition conservative People Power Party (PPP).
David Attenborough turns 100, ‘overwhelmed’ by birthday wishes
David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed” by birthday greetings as he turned 100 on Friday in a worldwide outpouring of affection for the British wildlife broadcaster after decades of trailblazing work.
LIVE: ConCourt set to rule on Phala Phala scandal
Follow live updates from the Daily Maverick team as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the Phala Phala scandal.
South Africans are in a suburban arms race
Visit North West University press office South Africans are no longer just living in suburbs. They are living in defended zones. High walls, cameras and private security may protect some South Africans, but they are not solving crime – they are displacing it onto more vulnerable communities. Crime in South Africa is no longer treated […]
SA loses 6,000 educators annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus
South Africa has lost more than 32,000 teachers in just the past five years. A pioneering fellowship is stepping in to address this with the robust mentorship, community and psychological support our educators desperately need.
South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a ‘longstanding pattern’ of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between...