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Why issue a tender to procure Panado, the president asks.

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This is a familiar pattern. International financial institutions socialise risk and privatise profit, while invoking development rhetoric to justify fossil fuel expansion in the Global South. Similar projects would be politically untenable in the Global North

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Police and fishery control officers placed the vessels, owned by Shenzhen Shuiwan Pelagic Fisheries, under guard at the Port of Cape Town.
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called for the erection of yet another statue in eThekwini, this time to honour the late founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

South Africa
Temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius have been recorded in the Cape Town CBD.

South Africa
The NFO says many consumers are unaware that they have the option to manage credit agreements.
South Africa
President Ramaphosa outlines plan to get NDP back on track
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is implementing the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) to address structural challenges in the economy and place South Africa back on a path toward achieving the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP).
The President was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly on...

World
Iranians who fled the country before the war with the U.S. and Israel are now watching it unfold, wondering what will happen when it ends.
World
A US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft, but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.

World
A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country’s multiple crises.

World
China’s Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration’s trade investigation as a “pretext” for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.

Africa
Rwanda reappoint globetrotting Englishman Stephen Constantine as head coach of their men’s national team on a two-year contract.

Africa
Biniam Solomon was known for his witty and critical cartoons before the free press was closed.

Africa
Ramadan and Lent haven’t overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

Africa
The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

Business
Digital advertising has never been more important for South African companies, due to the rapid growth in internet users in the country.

Business
South African motorists are in for a world of pain next month, with the latest data from the CEF pricing a massive increase for petrol in April, before fuel levy hikes are included.

Business
President Cyril Ramaphosa has tripled down on the National Health Insurance scheme, saying that court battles and a pause on promulgating the NHI Act won’t slow down the government’s agenda.
Business

Politics
UDM says parliament must recognise Lekota the same way it did the late Dr Frene Ginwala.

Politics
Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base

Politics
Over 500 SANDF members are deployed in Gauteng to help the police fight gang related crimes

Politics
Ramaphosa says work is under way to build a capable state that will change things for better

Sport
In his BBC Sport column, former Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains how your mindset is as important as your tactics when you are a manager battling relegation.

Sport
Graeme McDowell creates LIV Golf history, becoming the first player to hit a second hole-in-one on the tour.

Sport
Ryder Cup star Sepp Straka chips in for an eagle three on the par-five 16th to take a share of the first-round clubhouse lead at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Sport
Baxter has revealed how interference and unclear roles made his second spell at Kaizer Chiefs very different from his successful first stint.
Education
[New Dawn] Renowned Liberian human rights lawyer and Liberian People’s Party (LPP) political leader, Cllr. Taiwan Saye Gongloe has emphasized the urgent need for a knowledge-based economy in Liberia.
Education
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.
Education
[Africa Check] No, South African government not removing English from public schools

Education
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children
It was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the £80 toy with a face like a computer screen.
It...

Lifestyle
The drama between Yolanda Gumbi and Mpilo Mdletshe escalates as she accuses him of not fulfilling his duties as a father to their son.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
When having a glass of ice-cold Cape Town Sauvignon Blanc this weekend – spare a thought for those who harvested in this heatwave.

Lifestyle
Take a look inside South African-born DJ Black Coffee’s 50th birthday celebrations alongside 29-year-old model girlfriend Victoria Gonzalez.

Entertainment
The new derivative creates a compelling entry point into the A3 Sportback range while retaining the S line package.

Entertainment
Hoërskool Waterkloof host Affies in the headline match while the Wynberg Rugby Festival concludes.

Entertainment
Don Julio invites tequila lovers to elevate their experiences with a Margarita that celebrates craftmanship and quality.

Entertainment
ULTRA South Africa will be hosting its 11th edition in April this year.

Science/Tech
Software demos and Pentagon records detail how chatbots like Anthropic’s Claude could help the Pentagon analyze intelligence and suggest next steps.

Science/Tech
Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.

Science/Tech
MultiChoice’s new owner deploys AI to generate previously impossible scenes and cut costs, as the industry debates AI’s role.

Science/Tech
It’s stylish and reliable—and you can pry my Moccamaster from my cold, dead hands.
Motoring

Motoring
South Africa’s motoring industry has never been more competitive – here’s how you can stand out from the crowd.

Motoring
State-owned entities, including Transnet and SAA, have received more than R520 billion in government support.

Motoring
Both the single-turbo and bi-turbo 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine has been dropped from the Australian-market Amarok.
Health
Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

Health
A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels “very special”.

Health
Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.
Health
BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England.