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54+ min ago   (912+ words) Beyond the glitz of the red carpet, advocacy groups warn that President Cyril Ramaphosa's ambitious promises on water, jobs, and education lack the actionable funding and structural reform needed to reach South Africa's most vulnerable. President Cyril Ramaphosa touched on…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (292+ words) Organised crime is "the most immediate threat" to South Africa's democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his state of the nation address, pledging to use the military against criminals. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to deploy soldiers to fight…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1712+ words) The push to mine Africa's natural resources for the minerals that will drive the next industrial revolution is often described as a "race." This suggests there will be winners and losers " framing that at times feels overly reductive. But this…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (582+ words) US President Donald Trump's immigrant deportation agreements with foreign governments cost American taxpayers millions of dollars " at times more than $1 million per person shipped out of the country " and produce little benefit, according to a study from Senate Democrats released…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1696+ words) A new video game allows players to reclaim artifacts from Western museums that colonialists plundered from Africa. Relooted, created by South African gaming studio Nyamakop, is different from many heist games: The stakes are not defined by money or physical…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (682+ words) Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in controversial third-country deportation scheme The Trump administration has spent more than $1m per person to deport some migrants to countries they have no connection to, only to see many…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (505+ words) We became a nation of amateur macroeconomists, obsessed with the fluctuating fortunes of the Rand and the latest Eskom transmission charts. In that climate, workplace strategy was often sidelined by the immediate, noisy demands of survival. But as we navigate…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (112+ words) zimbabwe australia t20 world cup ECB expresses gratitude to India, DCCI after successful Mixed Disability T20I series "Intent we showed was excellent": USA skipper Monank Patel after victory over Netherlands Harbhajan advises India to "play safe" against Usman Tariq ahead of IND-PAK…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (216+ words) SAPS and SANDF members arrestd 19 illegal miners at the abandoned Barberton mineshaft on 26 December 2024. Picture: @SAPoliceService/X Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the deployment of the army to assist with the fight against illegal mining. Lesufi says the deployment…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (358+ words) Antananarivo (Madagascar) (AFP) " The death toll from Cyclone Gezani rose to 40 on Friday, three days after its passage across Madagascar, as officials struggled to restore widespread cuts to power and water supplies. Issued on: 13/02/2026 - 18:37 In its latest update Friday, the…...