BACKSTORY: Tracking Africa’s smuggled gold
It took Reuters journalists a few days of research to work out that the numbers coming out of Africa’s vast gold trade did not add […]
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Nigerian pirates abduct six sailors from oil tanker: IMB
Pirates off Nigeria’s oil-rich south have stormed a small oil tanker, kidnapping six sailors, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Thursday, the latest in […]
Vodacom and MTN slammed for exploiting the poor through high data prices
A damning competition commission report into the high cost of data has slammed SA’s mobile giants for oppressing and exploiting the country’s poor. The report, […]
SAA says Blantyre flights affected by closure of main runway at Malawi airport
The carrier says it has put contingency plans in place for smaller aircraft operated by SA Express to operate routes instead. National carrier South African Airways […]
GORDHAN: ESKOM NOT ABOUT TO COLLAPSE
The Public Enterprises Ministry and the Treasury say the financial and operational damage done to Eskom is huge but insist that things are under control […]
Are pupils ready for varsity straight after matric? asks Naledi Pandor
Higher education and training minister Naledi Pandor has asked whether students are ready for university studies immediately after matric. This follows the release of a […]
Higher education’s Naledi Pandor caps string of qualifications with doctorate
Naledi Pandor queued with other students, waiting in line to defend her thesis proposal and deferred to her professor even though she had previously been […]
HOW THE NEW FLIGHT BETWEEN CT & US WILL BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY
The Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Wesgro) says the benefits of a new non-stop flight between Cape Town and the US extend […]
OUTA: R750M PLAN TO UPGRADE MINISTERIAL HOMES, GOVT BUILDINGS WASTEFUL
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it’s outraged by the government’s plan to fork out R750 million on upgrades for minister’s homes and other government buildings. […]
Zimbabwe Asks Britain to Help Compensate White Farmers, SM Says
Zimbabwe’s government asked Britain to help pay more than $3 billion required to compensate white commercial farmers whose land was expropriated, the Sunday Mail reported, citing President […]