# Small-scale farmers are being warned of hotter conditions and unpredictable rainfall during the 2026/27 summer season. The National Department of Agriculture’s latest El Niño advisory forecasts below-normal rainfall and high temperatures, raising risks for crops and livestock. Agriculture experts say many small-scale farmers understand the risks but lack water, infrastructure and finance to prepare. […]
# African Rainbow Minerals says its investment in Surge Copper is supporting continued development of the Berg copper and molybdenum project. A completed prefeasibility study confirms a large-scale operation with a maiden mineral reserve supporting a 28-year mine life. A feasibility study is planned for 2028, with a final investment decision targeted for 2031. ARM […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers has expressed solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border. More than one-thousand-200 people have died, while about four-thousand remain missing as search and rescue operations continue. NUM general-secretary Mpho Phakedi has called on the international community and the South African government to […]
Rugby: The Springboks took a 2-1 lead in the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series when they beat the All Blacks 29-24 at a packed FNB stadium last night. With the half-time score at 12-all, the All Blacks pulled ahead 17-12 in the 57th minute. But a try by Jesse Kriel swung the match back in favour […]
# Build One South Africa will field more than 800 candidates in the upcoming local government elections. Speaking during the unveiling of BOSA’s local government election blueprint in Johannesburg, party leader Mmusi Maimane emphasised that effective governance requires leaders focused on building infrastructure, strengthening institutions and driving economic growth, rather than avoiding accountability. Its municipal […]
# The family of murdered Inkatha Freedom Party candidate councillor Lucky Sokhela is living in fear following his shooting in KwaSwayimani, KwaZulu-Natal. Sokhela, a Ward Eight candidate in Mshwathi Municipality, was allegedly followed into his home and shot dead on Tuesday. He is the second IFP councillor killed within a week after Khethelo Mdluli, candidate […]
# Die VN se Algemene Vergadering het gestem om die tradisionele wêreldkaart te vervang met een wat die grootte van Afrika meer akkuraat weerspieël. Die resolusie, gesteun deur lede van die Afrika-Unie, is aanvaar met die steun van 164 nasies, insluitend Frankryk en Brittanje. Die VSA was die enigste nasie wat daarteen gestem het – […]
# Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, sê haar departement werk daaraan om die administratiewe las op skoolhoofde en onderwysers te verminder terwyl hulle in geletterdheid en syfervaardigheid belê. Gwarube het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Skoolhoofde se nasionale konferensie in Polokwane, Limpopo, beklemtoon dat hervormings leeruitkomste moet prioritiseer. Die minister sê sterk skoolleierskap […]
# The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. The “Correct the Map” resolution, backed by members of the African Union, passed with the support of 164 nations, including France and the UK. The US was the only nation to vote […]
