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Unisa vice-chancellor Puleng LenkaBula has placed the university’s acting chief financial officer on precautionary suspension for, among other things, allegedly receiving bank deposits from students in an irregular manner.

In a satarical column addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Bhekisisa Mncube writes about his ideological battle with some of the country’s two-faced leaders.

The militia blamed an attack, while Iraq’s military said it did not detect drones or jets in the area.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced members of a tax fraud syndicate that defrauded the SA Revenue Service of more than R100 million to prison terms ranging from five and 65 years.

Gang related violence is again on the rise in Westbury, with more than 10 people shot last weekend.

An expert has dispelled fears of an imminent collapse of Johannesburg’s water infrastructure.

Authorities say the reforms are necessary, but opponents say they will lengthen the president’s rule.

Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.

Tributes are being paid to the gospel singer who won a Grammy in 2014 for her record Overcomer.

North Korea has tested a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia.

It means the US will lose its primary base where it monitors regional Islamist activity.

The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.

Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.

South Africa’s energy systems have been ranked 69th in a new report by the World Energy Council.

A new global study shows that South Africa spent the most time of their day looking at screens, with phones being a major issue.

Protected strikes can often turn violent in South Africa, but this does not necessarily allow employers to fire all the workers involved.

The world of chocolate is facing such immense cocoa shortages that trading has gone wild, and prices are surging.

Members of the National Freedom Party (NFP) in KwaZulu-Natal say they are optimistic

Political instability at the hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo continues to impact all.

NFP launches its elections manifesto in Ulundi under Ivan Barnes

The parties faced off with the IEC in court for failing to comply with the March 8th list deadline.

Frans Malherbe, who will captain the Stormers against Ospreys on Saturday, says the information the players received about the franchise’s future has been “very reassuring”.

Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns have competition according to the latest PSL transfer rumours.

Pro-Palestinian students interrupted a dinner held by a top free speech defender at Berkeley. A polarized and very public controversy has followed

During a dinner for students that the dean of the University of California, Berkeley law school held in his house’s backyard earlier this month, a woman wearing a hijab and checkered Palestinian scarf suddenly stood up with a microphone and...

Tunde Onakoya, who has beaten previous record of 56 hours, hopes to raise $1m for children’s education in Africa

A Nigerian chess champion has broken the record for the longest chess marathon after playing the game nonstop for 58 hours.

Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1m for children’s education across Africa from the world record attempt, which has been taking place in Times Square in New...

University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 May

The University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.

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Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’

Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has postponed his visit to India, during which the Tesla boss was meant to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Rachel Kolisi revealed that she did a load of laundry 45 minutes before she had to leave to the airport to return to Paris, France.

Prince Harry ‘burnt bridges’ with the royal family after he listed his Frogmore Cottage eviction date as the date of his US residency.

The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.

President Ya Straata’s new single Pressure is aptly titled because it highlights the attitude of overcoming constraints to perform at your best as artists and athletes.

None of the stolen money has been recovered. The banks and police were unable to assist.

Apple’s mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town—and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has “opened Pandora’s box.”

Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.

This SUV drives a lot smoother and its fuel consumption is encouraging.

Pair of SUVs will be joined at a later stage by the all-electric Aion Y, although for the moment, an official date of reveal remains unknown.

Twin-turbo configuration gives bakkie 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque.

Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.

Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.

Industry stakeholders requested guidelines be put in place for up to Stage 16 of load shedding in order to reduce the risk of human error in an emergency situation, says Vally Padayachee.

While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.