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10 practical ways South African SMEs can strengthen their businesses
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Africa’s richest man holds the key to avoiding petrol and diesel shortages
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, has increased exports of gasoline and urea to African countries hit by supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.
Top South African retailer lost R10.5 billion in four months
Mr Price’s attempt at damage control after the controversial acquisition of NKD did little to reassure some shareholders, with its share price decline greater than what it spent to buy the German retailer.
Dunn’s long road to the kitchen finally ends
Chef finds his true calling after many false starts
Corporate SA must ensure Bafana fans get to the World Cup
Bafana Bafana qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2002 is obviously something worth celebrating, and there probably can’t be a better way to rejoice than seeing some of our local fans waving the SA flag high at the event in June.
Inkaba Farming Project brings opportunities in Mpumalanga
Inkaba Farming Project, founded by 36-year-old Mfanzile Maseko, is a practical example of how agriculture can unlock economic potential in rural areas.
Magesi and Gallants in crucial relegation battle
Both teams find themselves in a danger zone, with Magesi rooted at the bottom of the table with 14 points from 21 matches.
Benny Maverick’s latest project Valencia an ode to his mom
Benny Maverick takes a deep dive into the highs and lows of his journey to the top with a new album, Valencia, named after his mother.
Pressure mounts on UK government to ban Kanye West after festival backlash
LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) – The British government was under growing pressure on Monday to bar U.S. rapper Kanye West from entering the country after he was named as the headline act for the Wireless Festival of rap and hip-hop music set for July.
Artemis II moon crew breaks Cold War-era spaceflight distance record
HOUSTON, April 6 (Reuters) – The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.
Easter holiday ends in tragedy for teen after drowning in public pool
Investigation launched as family alleges neglect
LUNAR FLYBY: Artemis II astronauts set historic space distance record — farthest humans from Earth
The four astronauts of Nasa’s Artemis II mission reached the furthest point that any human has been from Earth on Monday, cruising along a path in the Moon’s gravitational sphere of influence that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side,
Easter weekend of madness as more than 15,000 arrested
Almost 1,000 motorists arrested, while a boy dies in a crash while driving his ‘drunk’ dad
Netflix debuts new ‘Playground’ gaming app for kids
April 6 (Reuters) – Netflix NFLX.O doubled down on its gaming efforts on Monday, launching a new app called “Netflix Playground” that would feature games built around popular children’s characters such as Peppa Pig and Sesame Street.
Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, “and that night might be tomorrow night,” warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face wider bombing raids.
ACADEMIC STANDSTILL: Students face graduation delays and uncertain futures amid CPUT and dental council conflict
Dental technology students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, whose studies have been disrupted since June 2025, are facing mounting debt and the prospect of delayed graduation as a dispute between the South African Dental Technicians Council and the university deepens.
MUNICIPAL SERVICE CHARGES: City of Cape Town hid its budget details in 39 annexures
Trump 1.0 policy adviser Steve Bannon describes the tactic as flooding the zone. In the compressed week before an Easter holiday, the City of Cape Town released its draft budget with 12 annexures just for the water and sanitation part.
LEARNING CURVEBALL: Millions spent on gates at Northern Cape Urban TVET, while students live in shacks
At Northern Cape Urban TVET College, the millions spent on flashy infrastructure starkly contrasts with dilapidated student living conditions, revealing deep-rooted mismanagement and urgent needs for intervention.
THE BIG CLAWBACK: VBS Bank autopsy: Court judgment is clear — if you cannot explain the cash, you lose it
Six years later, clawback cases are entering a tougher new phase. Though courts are ordering repayments, it does not mean the gogos will get all their money back.