A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure decades after mining ended
NSFAS has been placed under administration amid governance and audit failures, with professor Hlengani Mathebula appointed to stabilise student funding operations
Malawi’s rollout of a digital tax platform has triggered widespread business protests, with traders arguing that economic pressures and foreign exchange shortages were ignored during consultations
Inflation in mainland Tanzania is expected to remain within the 3% to 5% target range, supported by stable food supply and exchange rate stability
The department of mineral and petroleum resources has confirmed that petrol will increase by R3.27 a litre, while diesel will increase by R6.19a litre, depending on the sulphur grade
Sources close to Kubayi said the approach was not genuine but ‘malicious’ and meant to disrupt her
Health officials are monitoring possible exposures in Gauteng after passengers linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak passed through South Africa, with one patient in critical condition in Sandton
Iran has drawn the line at Hormuz through sovereignty, anti-colonial memory and strategic endurance. Washington, Israel and Europe continue to answer with war, siege and sanctions
As unpredictable as elections may be, the best outcome for voters in the 4 November local government elections would be an electoral system which incentivises and rewards candidates for consistent engagement with communities rather than media engagement for their political party
Delayed coal closures are keeping ageing power stations online — raising questions about who is shaping the energy transition and at what cost