A neighbour was laid off work at a non-governmental organisation while the nephew’s studies were cut short. The two are victims of a donor philanthropic organisation that unprecedentedly stopped sending
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Located just north of Johannesburg’s downtown, Rosebank is a lively suburb that mixes business, leisure and residential charm. It’s a compact, energetic spot with a cosmopolitan feel, sitting between the
Mazda sales figures have declined terribly since the Covid-19 pandemic. The legacy brand was further pegged back by the arrival of Chinese manufacturers in South Africa and is still on
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If it were to be established that the law is indeed as dumb as an ass, as suggested by English writer Charles Dickens in his 1838 novel Oliver Twist, what
Photo albums are a portal to another time — in which we might not even have been alive — and they allow us to find out more about people and
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There is no escaping artificial intelligence. No matter how clever we think we are, our lives are going to be affected. We can only hope that it is in a
A new study has found that half of South Africa’s teachers are considering leaving the profession within the next decade, largely because of overwhelming workloads, excessive administrative tasks, threats of
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And just like that, we’re back! The past 10 months with no load-shedding has been great, but every day without rolling blackouts has felt like one step closer to the
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After a two-year closure prompted by safety concerns and conservation efforts, the Sterkfontein Caves—one of South Africa’s most celebrated paleoanthropological sites—have officially reopened to the public, the University of the
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The death of Pope Francis in an Italian hospital on 21 April 2025 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful. The first
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