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Africa's Growing Population: A Hidden Asset for Economic Growth?
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News24’s Blunders: Clicks Over Accuracy
News24’s Blunders: Clicks Over Accuracy News24 often messes up, especially on complicated stories about health, law, or politics. Their mistakes usually come from sensational or misleading headlines, leaving out important context, or not bothering to properly fact-check. Examples: In 2025, they published a piece about Akkerland Boerdery saying the farm was sold privately, ignoring the fact it had been expropriated. The Press Council slapped them with a ruling and made them correct it. More...
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South Africa Hosts Multi-Regional Earthquake Drill
South Africa Hosts Multi-Regional Earthquake Drill South Africa is hosting the Africa–Europe–Middle East Earthquake Response Exercise 2025 in Gqeberha, the first multi-regional earthquake-readiness drill of its kind in Africa. The exercise simulates a large urban earthquake with secondary hazards such as flooding, building collapse, hazardous materials, and service disruptions, involving South African disaster-management teams, emergency services, defence forces, medical units, and...
Public Safety
Hawks Arrest Group Accused of Recruiting South Africans for Russia’s War
Five people (including a well-known radio presenter) have been arrested for allegedly trying to recruit South Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Authorities say some locals may have been misled with promises of jobs or training, only to end up in a war zone. The group is now headed to court, and the case is raising big questions about how many South Africans may already be involved. 02/12/2025
Public Safety
Official Numbers Underestimated? South Africa Could Have 95 Million People
Recent articles propose that South Africa’s population may be significantly larger than the official estimate of around 63–65 million
Analysis
Opinion: Before Government Takes More Land, It Must Free the Land It Already Holds
South Africa’s land-reform debate is loud, emotional and politically charged
Markets & Economy
Admission of Learners to Public Schools: Proof of Immunisation
The B2B-2022, B2D-2022 and B2D-2022 versions of the BELA Bill, and the final BELA Act does not place a legal requirement on parents to provide schools with proof of immunisation.
Politics & Elections
Special Investigations Report
Guinea-Bissau in Crisis: Military Arrests President Amid Election Chaos
On This Day in History: The Surgery That Pioneered Modern Transplants
Tension Inside the ANC as Leadership Probe Begins
Global Stock Markets Slip Amid Fears of Raised Intrest Rates
Head of Baby Jesus Figure Stolen
U.S. Envoys Meet Putin for Ukraine Peace Talks
MTN Launches Biometric Digital ID System Amid Privacy Concerns
Russian Navy sailors took part in a memorial ceremony in South Africa to honor the memory of Russian seamen buried there.
South Africa is facing its worst foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in history.
