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Bana Pele movement pushes for universal access to quality early learning...
From Umlazi to Mthatha, Kliptown to Kokstad, early learning practitioners, parents, local government officials, faith leaders, funders and community organisations are rallying behind a...
Zimbabwean president calls for unconditional lifting of sanctions
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday called for the unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe, saying the measures constrain…
World Investment Forum 2026 opens in Qatar amid global economic uncertainty
The World Investment Forum 2026 opened here on Sunday, bringing together more than 5,000 participants to discuss global investment challenges and ways to increase capital flows…
Don’t wait for disaster: Why municipalities must prepare for climate change...
We remember when more than 440 people died in KwaZulu-Natal and about 40 000 were displaced in April 2022. Officials estimated infrastructure damage at...
South Africa’s debt stabilises as Treasury ramps up infrastructure investment
In a turbulent year for the global economy, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) we presented on Wednesday showed the value of government’s efforts...
Has Europe sleepwalked into decline? The warning signs are everywhere
The West has sleepwalked into its downfall. This is according to Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singaporean diplomat. Political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s “end of history”...
The real test of South Africa’s municipal reform plan starts after...
For nearly three decades, South Africans have been promised municipalities that work. Thursday’s launch of the Revised White Paper on Local Government is the...
SCA rules against Gauteng social workers who tried to remove adopted...
The Supreme Court of Appeal has condemned the actions of Gauteng social workers who interfered with adoption processes by disregarding the choice of two...
Rhodes University illness outbreak spreads as new cases emerge at St...
The investigation into a gastrointestinal illness outbreak first reported at Rhodes University in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, has widened after 23 more cases emerged at...
Justice minister probes missing Bosasa evidence after documents destroyed in fire
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has received a report from investigators on the destruction of documents in a fire while pursuing a Bosasa corruption investigation...
