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• Gauteng police investigate the discovery of six charred foetuses in Soweto

  The Gauteng police and the provincial Department of Health have appealed for more information that could lead to the people or institutions responsible for the six foetuses that were discovered in an open veld in Soweto.

• Scheffler storms into contention at rain-hit Portrush

  World No 1 Scottie Scheffler blamed the wild weather for his wayward driving, but the American still shot a three-under-par 68 in Thursday’s opening round of the British Open to sit one stroke off the early lead.

• Outrage over bail granted to convicted rapist

  The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been called to challenge the bail granted to a rapist who was convicted and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.

• Rival groups pepper sprayed as tensions rise

  Despite a strong police presence monitoring the situation, tensions rose high as two opposing protests between Operation Dudula and Abahlali Basemjondolo converged on the corner of Jorissen and Melle streets in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

• ‘Step down’, Walter and Albertina Sisulu Foundation tells Ramaphosa

  The Walter and Albertina Sisulu Foundation has issued a bold call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, accusing him of failing to confront the deepening corruption crisis in the country.

• State entities face board failure crisis

  South Africa’s public institutions are haemorrhaging credibility as ministers wield the dissolution axe with alarming frequency.

• Premier reshuffles Mpumalanga Council to restore public trust

  Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has announced a significant reshuffle of the provincial executive council, removing two Members of the Executive Council (MECs) from their positions and appointing new leadership across key departments. The move, according to Ndlovu, is aimed at improving governance and restoring public trust in the provincial administration.

• ‘Chincha Guluva’ awarded Honorary Doctorate degree

  Wits University has conferred an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree on football legend and Kaizer Chiefs founder, Kaizer Motaung, in recognition of his lifelong contributions to sport, education, and the upliftment of disadvantaged youth across South Africa.

• Ster-Kinekor, Rampedi Media Network collaborate for new experience

  Blockbusters out, bold moves in, Ster-Kinekor and The Rampedi Media Network are flipping the script, turning the cinema into a stage for live podcasts and digital magic.

• Meta faces court over alleged failure to remove pornography

  Meta, which owns WhatsApp and Instagram, is due to be hauled before court today to face a possible contempt of court order after it was instructed on Monday to permanently remove certain channels and profiles that are distributing graphic child pornography material and allegedly has not done so yet.

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• A new era of inclusive development

  As the Global South embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is essential to review whether and how its countries have benefitted from previous technological revolutions....

• Property mogul ‘helped Cyril to move $20m’

  A CAPE TOWN-based property developer has emerged as an alleged central figure in helping President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special adviser, Bejani Chauke, store more than $20 million in cash three weeks after the Phala Phala farm scandal was exposed....

• Lesotho to select 7 new judges on merit

  LESOTHO’S Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the high court through a merit-based process....

• Zuma v Ramaphosa judgment reserved

  Judgment was reserved by the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, in the application for an urgent interdict by President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding his private prosecution by former president Jacob Zuma....

• ‘Arch’s demise ends an era of truly outstanding ethical leadership’

  THE universal, spontaneous, fond remembrance of Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu – by citizens and leaders alike in South Africa and abroad – is testimony to his committed, principled and courageous struggle for social justice and the quest to restore our common humanity....

• Focus on (South) African history

  Presently, the school subject History is offered in the Intermediate ; Senior (InterSen) phase and Further Education and Training (FET) phase. In the InterSen phaseit is a compulsory subject, but amalgamated with Geography under Social Sciences, whereas in the latter phase, it is an optional...

• The very spot where the US and China dominate: trends in innovative patents

  The EUROPEAN Patent Office issued their annual Patent Index of 2022 on March 28, revealing some interesting information regarding the performance of various countries in terms of patent application in Europe....

• Taking it to the limit

  Production for local and export consumption to more than 100 markets of the new Ford Ranger in Silverton, Pretoria is in full swing, with the Single Cab and Super Cab bakkies joining the recently launched double cabs....

• Judge calls for stricter alcohol labelling to combat gender-gased violence

  Judge Avinash Govindjee called for improved alcohol labelling to address the link between alcohol consumption and gender-based violence, as highlighted in recent court cases in the Eastern Cape....

• Deeper quality investment co-operation for China- Africa community with shared future in new era

  In a few days, another Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac) will be held in Senegal. Under the theme of “Deepening China-Africa Partnership and Promoting Sustainable Development to Build a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era”, the...