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The numbers tell a politically uncomfortable truth. A survey of all Grade 4 children in Makhanda’s no-fee public schools this year found that 51% of isiXhosa learners taught in English can read for meaning. However, for those taught in isiXhosa — despite it being their mother tongue and despite decades of policy emphasising the value […]
Tariffs were meant to punish Chinese exporters and encourage American manufacturing; instead, they have raised prices for US consumers
In November 2025, the R50 million Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS) delivered the first comprehensive measurement of early-grade reading in all official languages. The findings confirmed what researchers suspected: only 31% of Grade 1 learners can identify 40 letter-sounds per minute — the minimum threshold for reading readiness. By Grade 3, 15% cannot read a […]
A special audit has exposed failing infrastructure, high losses and mismanaged municipal water services
It’s only been five years since the first public padel courts were introduced to South Africans but it has since become the fastest growing sport in the country with over 100 000 active players involved. The player base is evenly split between men and women, with nearly 60% aged 35–65. Now an organisation named Padel […]
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This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning
Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency
Malatji said those who raise such comments are obsessed with capturing the youth league and were not succeeding
While the national director of public prosecutions’s conduct at the Nkabinde inquiry has tarnished her legacy, she remains the first person in the post to complete a full term of office
Afro-Map, which failed in its own bid to buy the transformer producer, filed the complaint, saying provisions of the Competition Act were flouted in the deal
Scientists tested South Africa’s water. What they found was alarming: E. coli, sewage pollution and unsafe drinking water reaching directly into homes
Speakers described a system in which legal norms are applied selectively, allowing powerful states and their allies to evade accountability
Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law enforcement struggles to keep pace
The family of the well-known radio and television presenter says he was their heart and anchor
Malatji’s slate was also not contested at the youth league’s 27th national congress
A scuffle broke out when MK party members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned
Panel members at the Nkabinde inquiry said the national director of public prosecutions was undermining the inquiry she herself had insisted upon
Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds
The league said most of the people who had voted for the party last year were young people
Guns are used in 35% of the murders of women
Despite the ruggedness and effortless driving, it neither falls into the supercar or the off-road category, which is why I would rather just go for the regular EX30
Its location adds to the mystery; this is not the kind of place you stumble across on a Sunday drive
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections
NPA boss defended her decisions while conceding documentation oversights, which she said should not constrain the inquiry
Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead
Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri raised eyebrows when she suggested that the ANC would not have its financial woes if it was corrupt
The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of cross-border conflict
A pioneering project explores how stargazing can ease anxiety, boost mood and strengthen family bonds, using the night sky as a natural therapy