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BUSINESS REFLECTION: Elon Musk, SpaceX and a lesson in world domination
Following news that Elon Musk might be taking SpaceX public at a possible valuation of $1.5-trillion, commentators hauled out their calculators to determine if it was worth it. Yes, when you consider that SpaceX entirely owns almost all space infrastructure. And traditionally, any monopoly on infrastructure (rails, roads, ports) is where the trillions lie.
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PHANTOM SHARES: The Finance Ghost: Reits vs retailers — investors follow SA’s consumer value chain
JSE investors can follow the same consumer story via landlords (Reits) or retailers. Updates from Spear and Dipula show sharply different property strategies delivering similar returns. Woolworths’ local resilience is overshadowed by Australia, while Mr Price leans on standout acquisitions to justify NKD.

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Twelve killed by Russian strike near bus in Ukraine, official says
Seven others were reported injured in the strike on Sunday, according to preliminary information.

South Africa
KZN Police issue statement on Senona’s office removal claims
KZN Police respond to Hawks Head’s claims of office removal and device seizure

South Africa
Free State launches app to monitor scholar transport safety
FS Transport Department has developed an app to regulate and boost scholar transport safety

South Africa
NUMSA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns, cites death threats
Majola says this is the third time a death threat has been made to her life.

South Africa
Three children hacked to death in Lulwane, northern KwaZulu-Natal
WARNING: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS

World
Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national
Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the owners of Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, where a fire in the early hours of Jan. 1 killed dozens.
World
News24 | Israel shuts down Doctors Without Borders operations in Gaza over Palestinian staff list dispute
Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff.
World
News24 | Epstein scandal deals new blow to Norway crown princess
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway faces backlash over her past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, revealed in newly unsealed documents, including emails and a four-day stay at his Florida home in 2013.

World
French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary working for ICE
The firm’s move comes amid global scrutiny of the methods used by the US immigration enforcement agency.

Africa
Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after being bitten by a snake
Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed.

Africa
The king’s speech – and why it has foreigners in South Africa worried
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

Africa
This army chief threatened to castrate opposition leader and claimed descent from Jesus
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Mali lawmaker jailed in Ivory Coast for insulting president
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Business
The successful businessman now living in Cape Town who spent 10 years in Zimbabwean prison for killing a poacher
Rusty Labuschagne was a millionaire before being wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years in Zimbabwe’s harshest prisons.

Business
The private school in South Africa offering top education for R780 a month
Apex Education, a private school offering blended learning, charges R780 per month for school fees.

Business
Rare earths and data centres: India pushes local industry as global tensions rise
India’s budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Business
How much you need to earn to be middle-class in South Africa
Defining the middle class in South Africa is widely debated, but data from various authorities gives us a good idea of how much it takes to be included.

Politics
Malema urges citizens to strengthen democracy by registering, voting
Malema says people cannot demand services from government if they do not participate in elections
Politics
News24 | Grid collapse warning: 58% of households in the dark amid Mpofana Municipality power crisis
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.

Politics
Abaqulusi, Nongoma set for IEC voter registration drive
On the 18th of March the wards became vacant after the resignation of councilors

Politics
Premier Mokgosi denies allegations, claims political smear campaign
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi said there is a political smear campaign against him.

Sport
‘Sweet Kerolin’ – Man City forward scores superb chip
Manchester City forward Kerolin scores from a lightning-fast counter attack, the second of an eventual hat trick for the Brazilian against Chelsea.

Sport
Clare outclass Antrim while Down fall to Wexford
Clare made it two wins from two in hurling’s Division 1B, powering to an impressive 2-30 to 1-19 win over Antrim in Cushendall, but Down’s fightback against Wexford fell just short.

Sport
Tragic news: Stellenbosch FC youngster dies
Prosport International have announced the sad passing of their client Jeandre Gaffoor, the Stellenbosch FC DStv Diski Challenge midfielder-cum-defender.

Sport
Late Mbappe penalty rescues Real Madrid against Vallecano
A stoppage-time penalty from Kylian Mbappe sees Real Madrid over the line against nine-man Rayo Vallecano, narrowing the gap behinf league leaders Barcelona to one point.
Education
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Fans Flock to Korean Language Classes
Across the country, Americans who love K-pop and K-dramas are flocking to Korean language classes.
Education
Texas vs. Plato: Censorship in the Academy
Readers respond to a guest essay about the state’s effort to bar “officially disapproved ideas” from its university classrooms.

Education
The long-term cost of high student debt in the UK is not just for graduates | Heather Stewart
Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which its opponents are likely to reap at the ballot box
Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’
“It is not right that people who don’t go to university are having to bear all the cost for others to do so,” Rachel Reeves remarked this week, amid the increasingly angry...

Education
Private school parents targeted by fraudsters stealing fee payments
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accounts
Foreign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research.
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, after receiving a fake...
Lifestyle
‘Disgusting’: EFF member on Elon Musk’s mention in Epstein files
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo has condemned Elon Musk after the latter was named in the bombshell release of the Epstein files.

Lifestyle
Black Coffee claps back at ‘abuse’ allegations: ‘Do you have proof?’
DJ Black Coffee has clapped back at claims he financially and physically abused his ex-wife, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa…

Lifestyle
‘Trying Jollof rice’: Rachel John cooks for Siya Kolisi and brother?
Siya Kolisi shared a clip of trying Jollof rice for the first time, did his Nigerian-Dutch influencer ‘girlfriend’ cook the traditional meal?

Lifestyle
Home Affairs worker who faked peoples’ deaths jailed for FIVE years
A former Home Affairs worker has been jailed for five years for multiple counts of insurance fraud, costing hundreds of thousands of rands …

Entertainment
Heat, storms and fire alerts: Here’s the weather SA should expect on Monday
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 2 February 2026.

Entertainment
Lilepo strikes as Chiefs edge out Zesco again
Chiefs now have seven points from four games in Group D.

Entertainment
Committee slams minerals department’s ‘unforgivable’ absence at Richards Bay
Committee chairperson Mikateko Mahlaule described the department’s absence as unacceptable

Entertainment
McKenzie accused of misleading people after approving name changes in Eastern Cape and KZN
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture confirmed that 21 areas will officially be renamed
Science/Tech
Microbes In Space Mutated and Developed a Remarkable Ability
“A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station,” reports ScienceAlert, “and the changes these ‘bugs’ experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle drug-resistant infections…”Scientists aboard the space station incubated different combinations of bacteria and phages for 25 days, while the research team led by biochemist Vatsan...

Science/Tech
Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)
Yes, it is possible to scale horological heights without breaking the bank. It’s time to seek out the latest bargains.

Science/Tech
Catch a falling star: cosmic dust may reveal how life began, and a Sydney lab is making it from scratch
Recreating cosmic dust may help answer questions about how meteorites hitting Earth came to contain the organic matter that they do
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How does one acquire star dust? One option, as the Perry Como song suggests, is to catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, so to speak: thousands of tonnes of cosmic dust bombard the Earth each...

Science/Tech
Presidency project planner worried about Eskom break-up
The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks says South Africa’s energy reforms are falling behind.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
2 new megabridges being built in South Africa
The Eastern Cape will soon be home to the longest and tallest bridges in South Africa.

Motoring
The biggest myths about panel beaters in South Africa
Many South Africans may use quick fixes to cover up scratches and dents, but that may be a bad idea.
Health
Morris Waxler, F.D.A. Official Who Switched Stance on Lasik, Dies at 88
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
Physician Assistants Want a New Name and More Power. Not Everyone Is Happy.
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.