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AmaZulu / AmaZulu lick wounds after loss to Downs, aim to regroup against Stellies
Zwane calls for immediate response as Usuthu title ambitions take a knock
RICHARD ZULU | Township entrepreneurs just need fair access to finance, markets…
Across townships, rural areas, and industrial nodes are resilient entrepreneurs who have built businesses under severe constraints. They have navigated weak infrastructure, scarce capital, and volatile demand. They have endured – and grown.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins appeal against lesser conviction
The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.
News24 | Obesity medicines, like Ozempic, are needed in SA’s public sector. Can our government provide them?
In South Africa, access to weight loss medicines like Ozempic and Mounjaro remains limited to those who can shell out a few thousand rand a month.
Congress to weigh extending space station life, Nasa moon base
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A US Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of the International Space Station by two years to give companies more time to develop a replacement, one of a few changes to a Nasa bill focused on rivalling China’s growing footprint in space.
Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 46; 21 people still missing
SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to figures released by the state fire department on Wednesday.
US-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Iran and the US hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup.
Cuba says it killed 4, wounded 6 others aboard speedboat, including wanted Cubans who came from US
HAVANA, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban waters on Wednesday and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
Australian PM apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor and advocate ‘difficult’
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame said the word was a “misogynist’s code for a woman who won’t comply”.
US ‘suitcase murderer’ deported from Bali after 11 years in jail
The 33-year-old will still face federal charges in the US and is due to appear in court on Thursday.
The Papers: ‘Met exposed Hoyle’ and ‘Iran tempts Trump’
The Met’s apology for revealing a source related to Lord Mandelson’s arrest is prominent on Thursday’s papers.
This coastal idyll banned ‘harmful’ holiday lets. Eight years on, has it worked?
A ban on new holiday homes sees more permanent residents but some say the policy harms tourism.
CRISIS AND INSTABILITY: Municipal polls loom large as Winde delivers Western Cape State of the Province Address
In the Western Cape, all roads led to George in the Garden Route following tumultuous weeks in the region: a water crisis and a series of political defections which have rocked the George area in particular. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde delivered his State of the Province Address on Wednesday, which touched on political instability — including in nearby hung councils.
AIRPORT SWOOP: Hawks stop alleged Vietnamese wildlife trafficker from fleeing SA justice
A controversial Vietnamese national was arrested trying to flee South Africa while on wildlife trafficking charges. Huy Bao Tran is linked to the ‘staged’ theft of 98 rhino horns and a vast global syndicate.
ANALYSIS: Mpumalanga moves to shut down captive lion breeding
Just as many expected a retreat from wildlife reform, Mpumalanga has taken the opposite step – moving to shut down captive lion breeding and jolting an industry that believed the political winds were turning in its favour.
Accrual Anxiety: R1 billion in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape Department of Health is grappling with massive unpaid pharmaceutical bills of about R1-billion. While officials deny that their ability to provide medication to patients has collapsed, the suspension of 21 accounts with some of the country’s biggest pharmaceutical companies has led to vital medicine shortages, raising serious concerns about patient safety.
POWER CHAT: Watch – Mashaba on running Johannesburg, tackling the water crisis, and politics of exclusion
In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From the deepening water shortages and collapsing infrastructure to his hardline stance on undocumented immigrants, Mashaba lays out an agenda rooted in enforcement and administrative overhaul.
Vital support: $6bn funding package boosts global HIV response, what does it mean for SA?
The US has committed a $5.88-billion spending package to the global response to HIV, one year after severe Pepfar funding cuts rocked local and international health programmes. But what does this mean for South Africa?