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Three South African universities listed among world’s top 500
Three South African universities – the University of Cape Town, the University of the Witwatersrand, and Stellenbosch University – have been ranked among the world's top 500 higher education institutions in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The University of Cape Town was the highest-ranked South African institution, placed in the 201-300 range, followed by the University of the Witwatersrand (301-400) and Stellenbosch University (401-500). The ARWU, published by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, uses six objective indicators to assess university performance.
Beyond ‘part of the family’: Legal obligations every domestic worker employer...
Every day, thousands of South African women leave their own families to care for other people’s homes, children and loved ones. Domestic workers clean...
Murder on the Tracks: The drama behind PRASA’s Central Line recovery
The murder of community leader Loyiso Nkohla and attacks on contractors working on the Central Line pushed Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)...
The cost of detaining undocumented migrants
In the wake of recent anti-immigrant protests in South Africa, law enforcement agencies have significantly increased immigration-related arrests.
However, this raises an important question: apart...
When accountability has no number
“Who ya gonna call?” was an easy question in Ghostbusters.
In the movie, if there was something strange in the neighbourhood, you knew exactly who...
Coalition governments are not a passing phase in South Africa
South Africa’s Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to free, fair and regular elections.
It requires an electoral system that results, in general, in proportional...
Zelenskyy, Trump, EU must accept reality: It’s over for Ukraine
The end for Ukraine is nigh, no matter how many wildberries warehouses they target. Yet again, we hear lies from the Zelenskyy regime, that...
Procurement wars cloud Macufe weeks before festival
Event organisers, producers and other creatives in the Free State have accused the provincial government of hijacking the Macufe festival and shutting them out...
