News24 | Three men convicted of premeditated murder of North West farm worker
Jaco Kemp, Louis Coetzee and Gert van der Westhuizen have been found guilty of beating Dumisani Phakathi to death on a North West farm in September 2023.
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Best news for unemployment crisis in five years
South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in more than five years in the fourth quarter, as the community and social services and construction sectors added workers.
Jesse Jackson: Veteran civil rights leader who helped reshape America
The US civil rights activist’s influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.
New Zealand passes pro-business reforms that have been called a setback for worker rights
New Zealand on Tuesday passed controversial pro-business workplace law changes that unions have criticised as “extreme anti-worker legislation” that hands large employers more power.
UK jobless rate hits highest in over a decade outside pandemic
Britain’s jobless rate edged up late last year to its highest in over a decade outside the pandemic period and wage growth slowed further, data showed on Tuesday, adding to investor bets on a UK interest rate cut next month.
Eleven security personnel, one child killed in militant attack in Pakistan
Eleven security forces personnel and one child were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern region of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday.
News24 | Unemployment rate falls to lowest in five years
The official unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 31.4% in the last quarter of 2025, from the previous three months.
Eight countries condemn Israel’s West Bank land registration
Eight countries including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemned Israel’s decision to designate some state lands in the occupied West Bank, according to a joint statement published on Tuesday by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
News24 | Parliament’s ad hoc committee gets another extension to finish job
The ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi’s allegations now has until the end of March to complete its work.
News24 | US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84
US civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, has died at the age of 84.
Eskom running out of time
A new report argues that the country has a narrow window to pivot from drafting laws to disciplined execution if it hopes to transition from a failing monopoly to a competitive, private-sector-led green energy market.
Met using e-bikes and drones to catch phone thieves
The force has also warned young children are being targeted over social media to steal phones.
News24 | Parents want answers after child is killed by falling goalpost at Tembisa school
Angered parents were at the Reagile Primary School in Tembisa on Tuesday where a 10-year-old pupil died after goalposts allegedly fell on him.
POWER SHIFTS OP-ED: South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth
After more than a century of vertically integrated monopoly control, the country has begun the transition to a competitive, multimarket electricity system. The load shedding crisis forced action. Now the hard work of execution must follow.
LEARNING: Young author uses poetry to help pupils master maths and accounting
An accountant has found creative ways to reshape how pupils experience these subjects by making numbers fun and accessible.
Exec exodus from prominent South African mining company
Copper 360 has announced its company secretary’s resignation, marking the miner’s third exec exit this month.
WHAT’S COOKING: Caprese salad with a touch of the Karoo
Insalata Caprese, or Caprese salad, is all about colour, but that’s not to say it is not also about texture and flavour. It’s all of those things.
Stadium Management SA boosts ticketing system for Pirates-Sundowns clash
Having 120 first scanning validation points and opening 136 turnstiles are some of the measures Stadium Management SA has put in place to ensure its new ticketing system is hiccup-free in Wednesday’s fixture between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Where innovation meets reseller enablement
The ICT reseller channel continues to evolve as client expectations rise and technology landscapes become more interconnected.
News24 | Public Protector says senior staff will investigate Gcaleka’s ‘romantic partner’
Public Protector and advocate Kholeka Gcaleka says the distance between her and any investigation in which she may have a personal interest “is as clear as day”.