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South Africa’s government is focused on all the wrong things
South Africa’s government has neglected essential service delivery and investment-enabling reforms in favour of other policies, resulting in a stagnant economy.
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The top-performing public school in South Africa’s richest province
Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria was honoured by the Gauteng Department of Education as the province’s top-performing school based on its 2025 matric results.
WORKFORCE LAG: Why SA’s tech talent pipeline is failing to deliver outcomes
HyperionDev founding CEO Riaz Moola believes he has the solution to one of the biggest skills crises in the country, but of course he would – his company stands to make billions if he is right.

South Africa walking a fine line
South Africa is walking a thin line, as the country’s relations with the United States deteriorate while new avenues for trade outside the US become increasingly appealing.

Sibande leaves for Egypt, but which countries dominate the EPL?
TS Galaxy sold Qobolwakhe Sibande to Petrojet SC for an undisclosed fee but which country has more players in the Egyptian league?

KwaZulu-Natal government not on the brink of collapse – IFP
The IFP sought to project calm, dismissing collapse claims and insisting the KwaZulu-Natal government remains functional despite coalition tensions.

Are South African expats choosing to have medical and aesthetic procedures done back home?
Are South African expats choosing to have medical and aesthetic procedures done back home? We explore the pros, cons and cost comparisons – including Botox in South Africa vs the UK.

AFCON 2025: Who are the leading goalscorers?
This year’s AFCON tournament is drawing to a close, and while teams are eager to lift the trophy, attackers want the Golden Boot.

South African taxpayers paid R24.5 million for police cameras that never came
Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane said R24 million, plus interest, was paid to a service provider that failed to deliver a single camera to police.

The one province shooting the lights out
The Western Cape continued to outperform all other provinces in 2025, setting the stage for another seller’s market in 2026.

South Africans Abroad: Bafana Bafana attacker Campbell sees red
Campbell barely lasted 10 minutes on the pitch as he was shown his marching orders soon after coming on as a substitute.

South Africa’s richest province wants schools to further increase their capacity
The Gauteng Department of Education says it is going to place students in schools that are already at capacity, only days after admitting that adding more learners to these schools would collapse the system.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Loaded for Bear: Retail investors to bear the brunt if the gold and equities rallies burst like a bubble
Fund flow data reveals that it is mostly retail investors of late who have been piling into gold and US equities — a trend that goes against the grain of institutional investors, which have been selling off US stocks and maintaining flat positions in the precious metal. And this is a symptom of a bubble.