
Major legal changes make it easier for skilled professionals to move to South Africa
New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.
THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 02:56

New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.

It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored

The Chris Hani Commemoration that marks 33 years of honouring the legacy of a key anti-apartheid leader takes place on 10 April in Mpumalanga.

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced separation, weak oversight and institutional damage inside Ukraine’s own system is extensive and public

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Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion

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Chelsea Flower Show 2026 will showcase Leon Kluge’s ‘Life after Fire’ garden, inspired by Cape wildfires and fynbos renewal.

An affordable rental flats project, Ubuntu Terrace 1, has officially broken ground in Cape Town, marking a milestone in township housing development.
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A proposed Zimbabwean constitutional amendment will extend the term of the current president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to 2030.

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South African drinking habits are changing, with consumers’ booze baskets shrinking.

South Africa’s cabinet said the reason fuel stations across the country are running dry is because of consumers panic buying and fuel hoarding.

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