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The papers: ‘Return of the King’ and ‘teacher shortage crisis’
News that the King is to resume public duties and a lack of teachers in schools lead the papers.
SATURDAY, 27 APRIL 2024, 02:51
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News that the King is to resume public duties and a lack of teachers in schools lead the papers.
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The UK’s largest cider blames a drop in demand on its decision to uproot thousands of trees.
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The 64-year-old was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked and is receiving critical care in hospital.
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The future of Scotland’s first minister is far from secure after a week of turmoil.
South Africa
World Autism Awareness Month advocates for improved support and services
South Africa
A prominent leader of the DA caucus in Johannesburg has found herself at the centre of a controversial billing disagreement with City Power, which she believes is politically motivated.
South Africa
The other three assailants are still at large.
South Africa
They are complaining about the state of the hospital.
World
The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.
World
Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, despite locals’ reservations.
World
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s election and apartheid’s end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
World
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has recalled all civil servants working for former president Joseph Kabila, effectively stripping him of state security and supporting staff.
Africa
BBC Africa is suspended for two weeks for covering a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.
Africa
South Africa’s former president hits out at corruption within the governing party.
Africa
The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.
Business
John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.
Business
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Business
The Horizon scandal inquiry reveals details of the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.
Business
Johannesburg is home to the most dollar millionaires in South Africa, with many based around the richest square mile in Africa.
Politics
The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) president, Sisisi Tolashe has called for all
Politics
NFP says it has taken action against those who failed to manage its financial books.
Politics
Access to basic healthcare for the majority of South Africans remains a struggle
Politics
The Electoral Court has provided the reasons for the dismissal of the objection to former President,
Sport
Esperance taught Mamelodi Sundowns a valuable lesson about CAF Champions League football – playing pretty football counts for nothing if you aren’t effective.
Sport
Great Britain’s Luke Whitehouse wins gold at the Gymnastics European Championships in Rimini, Italy as he retains his floor title.
Sport
Manchester United could let Raphael Varane leave for free, Barcelona are considering Luis Diaz, plus more.
Sport
Less than three months after he was released for undisclosed reasons by Stellenbosch FC, centre forward Azola Jakalashe came off the bench to guide Cape Town Spurs to victory against Richards Bay in a bottom-of-the-log DStv Premiership clash.
Education
The senators said Nemat Shafik’s administration had violated university norms, including the hiring of private investigators who tried to enter dorm rooms without consent.
Education
Exclusive: New research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class
Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research.
A desperate teacher recruitment crisis, compounded by inadequate...
Education
[Nile Post] Play is a fundamental building block for healthy child development not just fun and games as is perceived by many.
Education
[Nile Post] The State Minister for Primary Education, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, has urged parents to give children more time to play, especially during the school holidays.
Lifestyle
Ignorance is bliss? Followers of Tito Mboweni were confused by the contents of his pot – and if he ate it in the end…
Lifestyle
Has Thabo Bester escaped again? The Department of Correctional Services responded to speculation following a fire at Kgosi Mampuru prison.
Lifestyle
Watch this viral pet video that will leave you in “awes” and “lols”. Buckle up; you are not ready for this cuteness overload!
Lifestyle
Springboks lock Franco Mostert is trending against the backdrop of his Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon purchase. How much is the German beast?
Entertainment
Entertainment
The Women King star Chioma Umeala is driven by closing the gap in terms of representation for black women in the world of animé.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: A new campaign tracked as “Dev Popper” is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan (RAT). The developers are asked to perform tasks supposedly related to the interview, like downloading and running code from GitHub, in an effort to make the entire...
Science/Tech
The free tax filing pilot from the IRS that rolled out in 12 states last month saved filers an estimated $5.6 million in tax preparation fees for federal returns, said IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel. CNBC reports: This season, more than 140,000 taxpayers successfully filed returns using IRS Direct File, a free tax filing pilot from the IRS, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and...
Science/Tech
Tobias Mann reports via The Register: Canadian systems builder 45 Drives is perhaps best known for the dense multi-drive storage systems employed by the likes of Backblaze and others, but over the last year the biz has expanded its line-up to virtualization kit, and now low-power clients and workstations aimed at enterprises and home enthusiasts alike. 45 Drives’ Home Client marks a departure...
Science/Tech
More like Robot Rock, am I right? (Sorry.) These are some of the best dust-busters around and they’re cheaper than usual.
Motoring
Motoring
Newly launched Chery-owned brand’s latest models will also be the most powerful ever sold in local soil.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.
Health
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s weak support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement.
Health
The King’s medical team are “sufficiently pleased” with his progress after he was diagnosed with cancer in February.
Health
The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico.
Nature
The South African Weather Service is partnering with French company Meteorage to improve the use of lightning data for the safety of people, animals and infrastructure.
Nature
The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.
Nature
More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.
Nature
Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.