A spin-off game starring a ‘weirdo’ Pokémon has reviewers raving
Pokopia, a game mixing Animal Crossing and Minecraft, has been a surprise hit with critics.
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FIFA World Cup: Will SAFA convince Hugo Broos to stay?
Hugo Broos has won 28, drawn 16 and lost nine of the 53 official games he has been in charge of Bafana Bafana since May 2021.
News24 | Seven audit failures, CEO misconduct findings put three SETAs under administration
Seven consecutive qualified audit opinions, an undisclosed relationship between a CEO and an “awarded bidder”, and an irregular CEO appointment finding were among the reasons why the higher education minister put three Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) under administration last year.
Richard Osman quits quiz show House of Games after ‘amazing nine years’
The novelist and presenter says: “With the writing, there comes a point where you have to hand it over.”
Smart Money – KAL Group CEO Sean Walsh on the role of retail in the agricultural sector
Outgoing KAL Group CEO Sean Walsh explains how being both an agricultural and consumer-focused retailer creates unique margin advantages for the company.
South Africa’s new R3.2 billion private Afrikaans university on track
Construction of the R3.2 billion Akademia campus in Pretoria East is well underway, with bulk earthworks completed and phase one on track for completion by January 2028.
Fierce fighting talk as Manqatha and Mphahlele prepare to throw punches
The Gauteng junior lightweight belt, which is held by Manqatha, is at stake
News24 | Iran and proxies ‘probably pose a persistent threat’ to US for killing of Khamenei
Iran and its proxies could target the US with attacks in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israeli and US strikes, according to a US intelligence assessment reviewed by Reuters.
News24 | Thabo Bester loses second urgent application for prison transfer
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has failed at his second attempt to be transferred from the maximum-security eBongweni Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal to a prison in Pretoria.
News24 | No MyCiTi card? No problem: Bank card payments should be coming from July
The City of Cape Town intends to pilot bank card payments on MyCiTi buses from July, opening up the service to anyone with a bank card in their wallet or a digital wallet card on their phone.
Minister Ramokgopa calls on capital to reassess perceived African risks
African consumers, assets show reliability but are undervalued due to perceived instability, says electricity and energy minister.
News24 | How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test
For decades, Dubai’s sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was happening elsewhere in the Middle East, this city was different.
Bafta host Alan Cumming apologises after ‘trauma-triggering’ show
A Tourette’s campaigner involuntarily shouted a racial slur while two black actors were on stage.
STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND: Nine dead in Joburg building collapse as City says construction was illegal
Rescue teams retrieved the last body from the building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning.
SARS is coming after wealthy taxpayers who want to leave South Africa
SARS is closing a loophole that prevents wealthy taxpayers who are ceasing their South African tax residency from reducing their overall tax liability.
US orders some diplomatic staff to leave Middle East as Iran conflict escalates
The U.S. on Tuesday ordered non-emergency government personnel and their family members to leave the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed several diplomatic missions across the region as tensions with Iran escalated.
Mosikili says she was ‘confused and surprised’ by task team disbanding
Deputy national commissioner for policing Lt Gen Tebello Mosikili expressed confusion and surprise upon receiving an email disbanding the political killings task team (PKTT), questioning its authenticity due to its unexpected tone.