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Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Elephants in the room

Article Maxwell Gomera & Neville Ash - 30 Aug 2019

Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods

Decriminalising same-sex sex is good for all of us

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 11 Jun 2019

The entire history of penal codes that outlaw same-sex desire and sex is a history of oppression that can never be justified

Trawling the streets of Asia for food

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 31 May 2019

A docu-series highlights the importance of nutritious and delicious meals provided by pavement vendors

Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs

Article Agency - 6 May 2019

The warning will throw a shadow over the next round of talks, with a delegation from Beijing due in Washington this week

Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion

Article Sipho Kings - 5 Oct 2018

That’s not the research findings the proponents of small-scale, organic agriculture want to hear

Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

Article Agency - 6 Sep 2018

The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

Africa Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2018

No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

Myanmar’s Rohingya: Cornered by poverty, stalked by violence

Article Hla Hla Htay - 19 Jul 2017

Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred corner of Rakhine State say fear is one of the few constants in their lives

Economic week ahead: The end of an era

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Oct 2014

This week is expected to see the end of the Federal Reserve’s daring asset purchase programme.

Economic week ahead: Looking for growth

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Sep 2014

Investor interest is likely to centre on PMI reports in China and Europe. Both sets of reports may be disappointing. Here is your guide.

Gold swings near three-week high as Asian demand seen increasing

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jan 2014

The gold price hovered near a three-week high as investors weighed up Asian demand against overall slowing investment.

Gandhi’s lessons for al-Qaeda

Analysis Staff Reporter - 12 Sep 2013

Historian Faisal Devji unearths some unusual and unlikely links in South Asia’s fraught history.

The super-rich swell their ranks and keep getting richer

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jun 2013

A million more people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year, almost a third of them in Asia.

South Africa at core of illicit ape trade

Article Fiona Macleod - 26 Jul 2012

Pet owners in Asia are snapping up 'pocket' primates provided by traders in South Africa. Fiona Macleod reports

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Madibeng has a ‘blatant disregard for the law’

andries sibanyoni - 28 Nov 2020

The local municipality irregularly spent at least R443.8-million according to the auditor general’s latest report

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nicolene de wee - 26 Nov 2020

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Public protector’s ‘mistakes’ were made to nail the president, court hears

Sarah Smit - 26 Nov 2020

Busisiwe Mkhwebane discarded facts that were inconvenient to her when she investigated the CR17 campaign, Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued

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National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

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Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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Nurturing expert teachers

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

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Get Rewarded for banking with Standard Bank Mobile

special reports - 26 Nov 2020

Free data for your bank card spend every month will go that extra mile to help keep South Africans connected to their dreams

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Introducing Greening the Future 2020

Staff Reporter - 26 Nov 2020

We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

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Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation