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News24 | Mcebisi Ndletyana | MK Party spears ANC with another win

Today at 13:38 PM, via News24

Ironically, the ANC has finally gained ownership over its MK logo, thanks to the latest court case, despite its loss on Monday. But, the IEC has the final authority on which logos parties can register, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana.

South Africa

The Risks of Terrorist Financing Faced by NPOs in South Africa

Today at 13:44 PM, via iAfrica

The sector risk assessment aligns with the Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental body that sets global standards and measures for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. It will result in focused, proportionate, and risk-based measures to mitigate the identified risks to the NPO sector. Launched on 18 and 19 April, the report is a… Read More »The Risks of Terrorist...

South Africa

Zimbabwe’s Swift Response to the Recent Decline in the New Gold-backed Currency

Today at 13:42 PM, via iAfrica

Authorities have apprehended illicit moneychangers and closed the bank accounts of businesses accused of exclusively dealing in U.S. dollars. On Monday, Zimbabwe business owners pleaded with parliamentary committees to ask the government to stop arresting moneychangers and re-open the bank accounts of companies accused of only accepting foreign currency. “This is an inception process...

South Africa

South Africa’s Former President Jacob Zuma is Proving he Still has a Winning Streak

Today at 13:41 PM, via iAfrica

For the third time in the last month the 82-year-old has thwarted attempts to stop him, or his new party, from contesting the general election at the end of May. His latest victory came on Monday in the Durban High Court, where the governing African National Congress (ANC) tried to force his party, uMkhonto weSizwe… Read More »South Africa’s Former President Jacob Zuma is Proving he Still...

South Africa

Popular Species of Soda Lakes in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia are Dwindling

Today at 13:40 PM, via iAfrica

The findings, published in the scientific journal Current Biology, revealed that rising water levels are destroying cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, which the flamingos feed on. That species of cyanobacteria only grows in the highly salty and alkaline conditions of soda lakes. But more water in the lakes, which have no outflowing rivers, has… Read More »Popular Species of...

Business

Good news for salary hikes in South Africa

Today at 13:28 PM, via BusinessTech

Employed South Africans could finally find some relief in 2024, data from Nedbank shows. But don’t loosen your belt just yet.

Education

Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown

Children in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower earnings, according to research that blames failures to tackle the academic and social legacies of school closures during Covid.

The study funded by the Nuffield Foundation...

Science/Tech

Cell C’s big network improvement

Today at 13:12 PM, via MyBroadband

Cell C has dramatically improved the quality of its data network. The company says it’s the fruits of a strategy it has been executing for four years.

Science/Tech

MTN SA integrates PayShap into MoMo app

Today at 13:00 PM, via ITWeb

The telco collaborates with Investec and Electrum to offer the rapid payments system on its Mobile Money platform.

Health

Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk

Yesterday at 23:42 PM, via New York Times

The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.