South Africa’s corporate tax base is extremely concentrated, with around 1,000 companies paying over two-thirds of all corporate income tax, making government revenue highly vulnerable to economic shocks.
Gabrielle Goliath’s legal challenge over the cancellation of Elegy at the Venice Biennale revives an old story: the uneasy, enduring struggle between artists and the powers that seek to contain them.
SA paused last month to take stock of its future as the National Senior Certificate results were released. Across the country, families celebrated hard-won passes, distinctions were circulated on social media, and schools proudly showcased their top achie
Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her predecessor.
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.
[Nyasa Times] Indonesia has thrown its doors wide open to Malawian students, launching the 2026 Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarships and urging young people in Malawi to seize what is being described as a rare gateway to world-class education.
Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed.
Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer,...
[Nile Post] Maria Junior Buryanshungwe Primary School in Kitagwenda District has emerged as one of Uganda’s top five best-performing primary schools in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), according to results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
De Ruyter’s new role is in consulting for renewable energy projects and financing — a job which could see him helping private firms cut away at Eskom’s customer base.
The crypto market is deep in bear territory, with sentiment pointing to further pullbacks. Crypto assets as a whole lack a clear catalyst to help stabilize plunging prices. In these conditions, investors need to avoid chasing hype. Instead, the best cryptos to buy are those with strong fundamentals, real usage, and tangible token value. Capital […]
UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according to a new report.
UPFs and cigarettes are engineered to encourage addiction and consumption, researchers from three US universities said, pointing to...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion — a markup from the $800 billion it commanded in a December secondary stock sale — and priced xAI at $250 billion based on a recent $20 billion funding...