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SA's ruling elite 'rotten'
Rhodes University vice chancellor Sizwe Mabizela laid into the political elite yesterday, saying people "of questionable moral and ethical character" are in charge of the country... read more>>

SA profs too old, too white, says Blade
[Matthew Savides, Farren Collins, Dominic Skelton] South African professors are too old and too white, and the vandalism of colonial-era statues highlighted the need for a frank conversation on race and transformation... read more>>

Union wants SABC news head suspended over assault claim

Pressure is mounting on the SABC to suspend its head of news, Jimi Matthews, following allegations that he assaulted a staff member...

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SARS ethics boss revealed as CV cheat

Sunday Times team...

A top tax official faked his academic qualifications to hold onto senior positions that earned him a salary that amounted to millions over the years...

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No application to remove statues

The Department of Arts and Culture says it has not received a formal request to remove any of the statues in the country...

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Administration
Gauteng education opens doors for 2016 applications
PRETORIA: The Gauteng Education Department has opened its doors for parents who want to apply for their children to get admission into public schools for the 2016 academic year... read more>>
Time for brutal interrogation of South Africa's history...

Manusha Pillai

The recent turbulence in South Africa, borne of the #RhodesMustFall campaign, has brought into sharp focus the fact that development of a single version of the South African brand truth is still a work in progress... read more>>
Shortage of universities tops Public Enterprises Imbizo
PRETORIA: Shortage of institutions of higher learning took centre stage when Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown interacted with the youth of Springbok in the Northern Cape as part of government's Imbizo Focus Week on Friday... read more>>
Land cap is grim reaper stalking SA's farm sector

Thekiso Anthony Lefifi

Agriculture is the goose that laid South Africa's golden egg. But it seems few people care about its slow demise, other than the farmers... read more>>
SA, Zim talk trade
The South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Forum has emphasised the importance of intra-Africa trade to drive stronger economies that benefit the citizens of the continent... read more>>
Rhodes removal like 'fall of white power'
At 5.37pm yesterday, Cecil John Rhodes "fell"... read more>>
Government says it's doing all it can to address challenges in education
While challenges persist in the higher education sector, government is doing all it can to address these, Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana said on Wednesday... read more>>
Coega investors to create more than 7,000 jobs
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has announced that more than an estimated 7,000 jobs will be created from the latest investor signing... read more>>
Small businesses apprehensive about economic challenges
According to the fourth quarter 2014 Business Partners Limited SME Index (BPLSI), small and medium enterprise (SME) owners continue to be apprehensive about the regulatory and economic challenges facing the sector and country as a whole... read more>>
Electricity shortages in sub-Saharan Africa a key concern: Euromonitor

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Strong economic growth and a rising middle class are driving investments into sub-Saharan Africa, although infrastructure and electricity shortages are "key concerns". read more>>
Investments in Coega IDZ create 7,000 jobs
Based on projections by the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) on foreign and domestic direct investment flows to the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), more than 7,000 jobs will be created from the latest investor signings... read more>>
Expressing our democratic freedom

Miller Matola

South Africa enters its 21st year of democracy in the year that we also commemorate 60 years since the formation of the Freedom Charter in Kliptown on 26 June 1955... read more>>
Exciting opportunity for people who want to make a difference

Issued by Ayanda Mbanga

The Western Cape department of health is seeking a suitably qualified Project Manager to manage electronic content... read more>>
Law Enforcement
Police on high alert in KZN
Police remain on high alert in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal, where shops belonging to foreign nationals were looted and some burnt down... read more>>
US raises Agoa issues over SA poultry sales

Linda Ensor

South African and US poultry producers have so far failed to agree on a mutually acceptable volume of imported US chicken which could enter SA free of anti-dumping duties... read more>>
Biodiversity Management Plan for white rhino gazetted
On 31 March 2015, the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, published the Biodiversity Management Plan for the white rhinoceros in the Government Gazette for public comment... read more>>
International
IS hacks Australian airport website
HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA: An Australian airport website was offline on Monday after being taken over by pro-Islamic State hackers who published messages supporting the jihadist group... read more>>
France denies TV5Monde cyber jihadists leaked defence docs
PARIS, FRANCE: France's defence ministry has dismissed claims by self-proclaimed Islamic State cyber jihadists that they had posted classified army documents online when they hacked into a major television channel... read more>>
'Great Cannon' expands China web blocking: researchers
WASHINGTON DC, US: China has expanded its Internet censorship efforts beyond its borders with a new strategy that attacks websites across the globe, researchers said on Friday... read more>>
Mocking Mao miffs mouthpiece
BEIJING, CHINA: One of China's most famous television hosts has had his shows taken off air and was condemned by a paper affiliated to the party mouthpiece after allegedly insulting Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong, according to reports...(Video) read more>>
Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled
ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were functioning normally in Turkey on Tuesday after Ankara lifted a ban it imposed on them over images of a Turkish prosecutor killed in a hostage standoff... read more>>
China blasts Google security move as 'unacceptable'
BEIJING, CHINA: A Chinese cyberspace bureau on Thursday denounced Google for deciding not to recognise the agency's authority after a Beijing-linked security breach... read more>>
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Business
How to get digital transformation right

Jayne Archbold

There has been a lot of talk recently about digital transformation and how every business has to be a digital business... read more>>
Africa
Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala
The peaceful election in Nigeria, with a new government coming in, bodes well for the Nigerian economy, which is good news for those in the marketing and retail sectors... A healthy economy usually means people have more money to spend... (Videos) read more>>
More Africa
New events to diarise
4th Annual GovLaw Conference
Intelligence Transfer Centre - 26 May 2015 to 27 May 2015, Pretoria

Africa Livestock, Meat and Fisheries Summit & Expo
MC Group - 3 Dec 2015 to 4 Dec 2015, Durban

Upcoming events
An introduction to SA energy law
The Professional Development Project - 15 Apr 2015 to 17 Apr 2015, Cape Town

Advanced water treatment, design operations
WIOT - 20 Apr 2015 to 24 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

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