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Local government is where politics gets real — your water, roads, rates, rubbish and electricity. But how much do we actually understand about the people and systems running our municipalities? In a podcast brought to you by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, journalist Nickolaus Bauer cuts through the jargon, political noise and municipal mythology in South …
25 October 2026 – The South African Men’s and Women’s National teams have discovered the identity of their opponents in the upcoming COSAFA Youth Championships which will be played as part of the Region 5 Games. The two tournaments will run simultaneous from 4-13 December in Maputo. In the Men’s section, defending champions South Africa
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3 Nov 2025 The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has successfully completed and submitted its first audit report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) since its appointment as the agency’s external auditor in 2023. Literature: South African literature includes renowned authors like Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee, and Zakes Mda, who explore …
South Africa is commemorating National Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, remembering the media repression imposed by the apartheid regime. This week in 1977, the apartheid government intensified its crackdown on the media, banning newspapers that exposed the atrocities of apartheid. The crackdown also led to the detention of the late journalist and editor Percy Qoboza …
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Kenya’s confirmation of eight cases of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, including infections among three healthcare workers and a hospital attendant, […]
A career that began behind a microphone in Mahikeng more than four decades ago came full circle on Thursday, 22 October 2026, when North-West University (NWU) conferred an honorary doctorate in Communication Science on veteran broadcaster Tim Modise. The university honoured Modise at its Mahikeng Campus Great Hall for his contribution to journalism, public communication …
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Members of the South African delegation, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. Sputnik/Kristina Solovyova/Pool via REUTERS JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare …
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19 October 2026 On 21 October 2026, the South African Human Rights Commission and the Claude Leon Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship launch the Water Rights Tracker. The project maps the progress made in realising the right to water by profiling all 144 Water Services Authorities across the nine provinces of South Africa. The …
Dear Editor, I run SAGrant (sagrant.co.za), a free resource helping South Africans navigate SASSA grants. NSFAS applications for the 2027 academic year close on Friday 31 October 2026, and no extension is expected. If your household receives a SASSA grant, your child already passes the NSFAS financial eligibility test — but they still have to …
Dear Editor, South African football fans argue about everything — lineups, referees, who should start up front. But there’s one argument we never have, because nobody gives us the numbers: were the predictions we read all week actually any good? I help run XG Mind AI, a small independent football data lab. Our rule is …
Zimbabwe’s goal should be to promote wider adoption of the local currency, not to use technology to force it.
Completing value-added tax (Vat) returns takes time, and waiting for a refund can tie up money a business needs to pay suppliers or invest. The South African Revenue Service wants to ease both pressures while making it harder for businesses to under-report Vat. Vat-registered businesses already file returns electronically, reporting Vat on their sales and …
Economists have welcomed the government’s R10 billion temporary fuel levy relief as a timely inter-vention to cushion households and businesses against rising fuel costs. However, they say South Africa needs more far-reaching changes to its fuel pricing system and a stronger economic growth trajectory. Professor Raymond Parsons, of North-West University Business School, described Finance Minister …
JOHANNESBURG – Have we lived up to what Tambo fought for, or have we betrayed his ideas, values, principles and convictions? This was the question Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga posed as he challenged South Africa to reflect on whether it is living up to the legacy of Oliver Tambo. Madlanga stood firm …
The confirmation of Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria, amid an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is […]
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South Africa is a country with very limited natural forest cover. Consequently, the timber and fibre needs of the country cannot be provided for from indigenous forest. It is largely for this reason that South Africa initially developed a highly productive plantation forest industry, which today makes a substantial contribution to the local economy. These …
Early one morning, the unmistakable call of a Great Spotted Cuckoo rang out from the bush. The bird responsible, however, was no cuckoo at all, but a Chestnut-vented Warbler, delivering a remarkably accurate imitation. It is the kind of moment no classroom can manufacture, and it captured the spirit of BirdLife South Africa’s latest Professional …
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24 October 2026 – The South African U15 Boys National Team registered an impressive 8-0 victory over The Maldives in their opening match of the inaugural FIFA U15 Boys World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. Tshiamo Mashishi grabbed a brace as Head Coach Selekedi Mogale’s irrepressible charges found the back of the
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