News24 | Inflation inches higher as bigger shock looms
The inflation rate inched up to 3.1% in March, from 3% in February, and food price inflation marginally dropped, to 3.6%.
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South Africa didn’t build a high-performance system , it outsourced it to schools
Schools will always be a critical part of South Africa’s sporting machinery. But they should not be the system
News24 | Fannie Nkosi denied bail after dockets, ammo and R52k found at his home
Disgraced and suspended SAPS Organised Crime Unit member, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, was denied bail in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
SANRAL: Building bridges of organisational turnaround and economic connectivity
Although SANRAL is not directly responsible for the Senqu Bridge, the project remains instructive. It demonstrates that large-scale infrastructure is less about individual assets than about the institutional systems that enable them
Inquiry-based chemistry training for west coast natural sciences teacher
Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued its professional development programme for Natural Sciences educators in the West Coast Education District of the Western Cape. This initiative is supported through a partnership between AK NPC, the Garden Cities Archway Foundation (GCAF), and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). The second-term CAPS curriculum for Natural […]
News24 | Israel jails soldiers who desecrated Jesus statue in Lebanon, damaged sculpture replaced
The Israeli military said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.
The seven SA foods every expat hunts down (And why we drive miles for them)
Living in Putney has its perks – including several South African shops within reach for those SA foods that spark taste-of-home moments.
Right of Reply: Andile Mngxitama
We buried a young black man with heavy hearts. The two collected prizes drenched in the blood of a black man. That is what stands out in our minds when we see them. Justice for our brother is still outstanding. As we say in isiXhosa, ityala aliboli!
Burkina Faso is right to regulate NGOs
The West does not have a moral claim over African security. African states retain the right to choose partners according to their own historical interests. A multipolar world means nothing if African states must still ask Western permission before selecting allies, building armies, nationalising resources, regulating NGOs or rejecting political models that serve foreign capital more than...
Australia asks Roblox, Minecraft to detail child safety measures
SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox RBLX.N and Microsoft’s MSFT.O Minecraft to spell out how they were protecting children from grooming by sexual predators and youth from radicalisation.
US will indefinitely extend ceasefire, unclear if Iran agrees
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran to allow for further peace talks, although it was not clear on Wednesday if Iran or Israel, the U.S. ally in the two-month war, would agree.
SPECIAL REPORT: How top Social Development officials used late Minister’s name to falsify CVs
A Daily Maverick investigation has established that the former chief of staff and the current special adviser to Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe fraudulently claimed work experience involving late Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize.
SAPS IN CRISIS ANALYSIS: 72 hours of cop controversies: From Masemola’s court appearance to suspended colleague’s claims
South Africa’s police experienced a wild 72 hours, and that’s really saying something. National Commissioner Fannie Masemola has appeared in the dock a day after another senior colleague did the same. Meanwhile, a suspended provincial police boss held a ‘rogue’ press conference and levelled cover-up claims.
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Justice department moves to shield court officials from cameras after Malema’s post-sentencing outburst
Whether his comments and insults were meant as threats or not, judicial authorities are not taking them lightly, and EFF leader Julius Malema’s remarks following his sentencing could have a lasting impact on court proceedings.
ACCOUNTABILITY FAILURE: Déjà vu in the Bay — NMB again faces funding cutoff amid governance chaos
Nelson Mandela Bay is again under threat of losing National Treasury grant funding after missing key deadlines and failing to submit required financial governance documents.