Stocks of non-commodity South African companies look set to rally next year, given they trade at a deep discount and trailed the performance of both local bonds and the wider equity gauge in 2025.
An aerial inspection shared by national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has shown the risk to lives and livelihoods created by illegal mining for residents in Bapong, near Brits in the North West.
By Nomonde MnukwaAs the year draws to a close and we stand on the threshold of a new year in 2026, the prevailing sentiment regarding our economy is one of confident optimism. Despite the formidable challenges our economy has navigated, we are now definitively turning the corner, accelerating towards a more stable and prosperous economic...
NTCSA provides update on Mozal electricity supply agreement negotiations
The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed that it is committed to concluding a new electricity supply agreement with the Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique.
In an update on the Mozal smelter, the NTCSA said it is committed to a new agreement as well as to protect South African...
The Department of Health has launched a sweeping “due diligence investigation” into a series of hospital refurbishment projects that have already burnt through millions in what may amount to irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral in Sydney on Thursday for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.
In a rare evening address from the White House, US President Donald Trump boasted of his accomplishments and blamed his Democratic predecessor for soaring consumer prices as his party braces for a tough 2026 midterm election.
As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.
[Vanguard] When Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 school girls in Chibok, Borno State in 2014, one of the fallouts was the initiation of the Safe Schools Project and the subsequent launch of the Safe Schools Fund to implement policies and projects that are expected to prevent the recurrence of abduction of students and others in our schools.
[This Day] My attention has been drawn to an article by one Professor Abiodun Ojo of ABUAD on the subject: The New Certificate Craze: How Politicians Are Quietly Eroding Academic Standards In Nigerian Universities.
[Ghanaian Times] The University of Ghana (UG) School of Arts, through its Department for the Study of Religions, has organised a three-day course aimed at equipping Imams with modern leadership skills to address contemporary challenges facing Muslim communities.
Keir Starmer, announcing new strategy, says ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’
Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.
I have been testing the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 in my home for several days, and I am impressed with its ability to keep my floors clean without getting in my way.
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Ars Technica: Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to reach orbit within a few years. For a long time, the majority of these companies revealed designs that looked a lot like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The first of these copy cats, the medium-lift Zhuque-3 rocket built by LandSpace,...
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.