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GROUNDUP: Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle
A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process.
BYDFi marks sixth anniversary with month-long campaign
Crypto trading platform BYDFi has announced a month-long campaign beginning 1 April 2026, to mark its sixth anniversary.
How Forex trading automation is changing retail trading habits
Retail forex trading used to revolve around screen time, instinct, and the constant urge to react. A setup would form, price would move a little too fast, and discipline would often give way to impulse. That pattern shaped retail behavior for a long time. Many traders built their routines around watching charts for hours, second-guessing […]
TRIAL TACTICS: Danny Jordaan and his fraud co-accused play cat-and-mouse with legal system
The fraud case involving Danny Jordaan and his co-accused remains in the pre-trial phase after yet another postponement initiated by the defendant and his legal team.
South African investors use a clever strategy to live in exclusive Cape Town neighbourhoods
South African investors are increasingly using “rent-vesting” to live in high-cost coastal areas like Cape Town while investing in higher-yield inland markets.
Tiny birds, vast journeys: Inside SA’s first shorebird tracking project
BirdLife South Africa launches its first tracking project for migratory shorebirds, revealing complex journeys and new conservation priorities across the Africa–Eurasian flyway
FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: How to prepare your investment portfolio for retirement income
Ask questions about retirement well in advance of your actual retirement. Don’t wait until the date is a few months away.
Why emerging market peers have outpaced a collapsing SA
Unlike nations such as Poland, Singapore and South Korea, which engineered success through pragmatism, South Africa has authored its own decline via outdated ideological policies, astonishing incompetence and runaway corruption.
The Lab joins the Sentinel Ocean Alliance Camps Bay beach cleanup
More than 90 volunteers joined Sentinel Ocean Alliance and The Lab at Camps Bay for a community beach cleanup and ocean stewardship event. On 7 March, Sentinel Ocean Alliance hosted a community beach cleanup at Camps Bay, bringing together more than 90 volunteers committed to protecting the coastline. The event was supported by The Lab, […]
News24 | Mark Alexander on board as SA Rugby president for another four years
Mark Alexander will remain South African Rugby Union (SARU) president for another four years.
R1.65 billion paid out to customers of failed state-owned bank
Over R1.6 billion has been paid out to customers of Ithala, equating to around 32% of the company’s customer base.
News24 | Police raid shuts down alleged illegal call centre in Umhlanga linked to banking scam
An alleged illegal call centre operating from an upmarket property in Umhlanga, north of Durban, has been shut down following a high-level police raid linked to a multimillion-rand banking scam.
Italy suspends renewal of defence agreement with Israel, reports
ROME, April 14 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that her government had decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defence agreement with Israel, given ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Ramaphosa finally picks new South African ambassador to United States
DIRCO’s Zane Dangor confirms President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen a new ambassador to the US, to help mend strained relations with Washington.
SPOTLIGHT: Survival over compliance drives nurses into the shadows of an unworkable moonlighting system
The Department of Health allows some public sector doctors and nurses to moonlight in the private sector, but the relevant policy and its implementation caused much controversy over the years. Set against the wider management dysfunction in several provincial health departments, the issue is now coming to a head.
Universities must confront the shadow of institutional capture
South Africa’s universities face growing risks of “institutional capture”, with Universities South Africa warning of governance failures, political interference and rising misinformation