Fri 06 January 2023: Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has warned prospective students, who want to register at institutions of higher learning, not to fall for bogus colleges. These institutions, also known as “fly by night” colleges, are not registered with the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas), the Department of Higher […]
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Thu 05 January 2023: The new book The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity is welcome for the way it contextualises corruption. It shows how politicians and bureaucrats could not implement corruption without their corporate and professional enablers – the accountants, auditors and advocates who make it all possible. The book is the […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced that the price of both grades of petrol will decrease by R2.06 per litre, while diesel is to drop by between R2.68 (500ppm) and R2.80 (50ppm). The new prices, effective from Wednesday, mean that a litre of 95 unleaded petrol will […]
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Wed 04 January 2023: A ban on opposition rallies put in place in 2016 by her strongman predecessor has been overturned by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan as a gesture toward political rivals calling for the restoration of democratic traditions. “According to our laws, it is the right of political parties to hold their public […]
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Tue 03 January 2023: The bodies of 28 people were discovered in northwest Burkina Faso over the weekend, according to the government, who added that an investigation was underway as speculation about who was responsible grew. “The government was informed of an incident at Nouna … during the night of December 30-31,” a government statement […]
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Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 2, 2022 Mon 02 January 2023: Burkina Faso has been removed from the US’s trade preference program due to serious concerns regarding a “unconstitutional change” in the country’s administration, according to the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office Two military […]
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Fri 30 December 2022: Police management in the North West has warned members of the public to exercise caution when responding to social media advertisements, as criminals are coming up with numerous tricks to scam citizens. “The warning stems from numerous scam incidents involving social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp advertisements, circulating […]
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Thu 29 December 2022: From an eight-year-old girl snatched on her way to school to a wealthy businessman who was abducted and murdered, South Africa is experiencing a surge in kidnappings for money. During the festive season, police have been warning parents to be vigilant around beaches and shopping malls – potential hotspots for child […]
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Mon 26 December 2022: The number of children suffering dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, according to figures released by the United Nations Friday. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that around 20.2 million children in the countries are now facing the threat of severe hunger, […]
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Mon 26 December 2022: The land question was at the heart of the South African national liberation struggle. The 1913 Natives Land Act restricted black people from owning and occupying parts of the country, leading to whites owning about 87% of the land. This reduced the African majority to “pariahs in the land of their birth”, […]
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