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Beat the mid-year medical blues
There are ways to help manage your costs after your medical savings account is depleted.
3 min |
July 11, 2025
Daily Maverick
Maladministration, not foreigners, to blame for state of South African healthcare
Although foreign nationals' treatment sparks debate, the key question is: what is a hospital bed's true cost in SA, and what structural weaknesses does this expose?
4 min |
July 11, 2025
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Crushing steel tariffs spark fierce industry legal battle
Gerhard Papenfus, chief executive of the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa), has perfected the sweet science of switching styles between lobbying Washington officials about farm murders and black economic empowerment policies, and throwing legal power punches at government trade bureaucrats over what he calls an assault on the steel industry.
1 min |
July 11, 2025
Daily Maverick
Fecund after 60: women, art and the feminine principle
In a new exhibition, three artists - Josie Grindrod, Clare van Zyl and Jann Cheifitz - explore how women are represented in myth and culture, focusing on creativity, balance and rejuvenation
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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X's Yaccarino unexpectedly throws in the towel
In a surprise move, X chief executive Linda Yaccarino announced on Wednesday, 9 July, that she would step down from the role.
1 min |
July 11, 2025
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Entrepreneur improves life at school one clear drop at a time
In South Africa, millions of people face daily life without clean water, especially in schools. For Murendeni Mafumo it's personal, and he is helping to restore safe and sustainable access. By Takudzwa Pongweni
5 min |
July 11, 2025
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Yoo-hoo, is anybody home?
Last week, a post on Neil deGrasse Tyson's Facebook fan page distracted a small group of us who had paused to read the startling revelation that 75% of people had \"no inner voice\". If this is really Tyson, the popular US author and astrophysicist, mind you.
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Stagnating savings makes bitcoin sound really cool
South Africans love a good interest rate cut, but it's less good if you're a saver watching your bank balance grow. The alternative? Smart money would turn to the usual suspects: property, stocks, maybe even that retirement annuity ... and bitcoin sounds cool, right?
1 min |
July 11, 2025
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The building blocks of life: how atoms form in extreme heat
Most of the universe is made up of hydrogen and helium atoms, which came into being after the big bang cooled down a little. Heavier atoms are formed during high-energy collisions in stars. By Stephen L Levy
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Flood fallout: insurers now targeting public sector failure
After KwaZulu-Natal's catastrophic floods in 2022, a landmark R6.5-billion lawsuit sees insurers blaming state bodies for failing to protect infrastructure against worsening climate risks
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Bold promises of progress clash with rural mining realities
\"'Tranquillity' and 'progress' are both loaded, relative terms, shaped by the perceptions of the various parties who stand to win or lose from a particular situation.
4 min |
July 11, 2025
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Proteas have built incredible strength in depth under Shukri Conrad
South Africa's recent two-match tour to Zimbabwe has allowed fringe players to raise their bats for regular selection.
4 min |
July 11, 2025
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Driven by self-centred needs, ANC and DA won't find each other
POLITICS UNSPUN
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Germany takes aim at Chinese warship for laser-targeting aircraft
Germany has accused a Chinese warship of laser-targeting a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation in the Red Sea at the beginning of July.
1 min |
July 11, 2025
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Peeled bananas, eggplants and power games at Mbenenge inquiry
Awkward moments and tough questions collided as Judge President Selby Mbenenge explained his texts and cultural take on flirtation. By Marianne Thamm
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Widower still in the dark as Hawks get submarine deaths report
The SA Navy has handed the Hawks a copy of the board of inquiry report on the 2023 submarine accident that claimed the lives of three submariners.
2 min |
July 11, 2025
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CEO Gerrie Fourie exits Capitec ready to grab new opportunities
After 25 years at South Africa's biggest retail bank, the chief executive is stepping down. But don't expect a quiet exit, or a conventional retirement. By Kara le Roux
4 min |
July 11, 2025
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Will eating cheese before going to bed really trigger nightmares?
Can what you eat before sleep really shape your dreams? New research investigates whether dairy products might influence your night's rest and dream recall.
4 min |
July 11, 2025
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Mkhwanazi's smoking guns: two
A ballistic report allegedly linking an AK-47 and a pistol to a Transnet corruption cover-up murder, and the shootings of high-profile public figures, add weight to the KZN police commissioner's claims of a criminal octopus with tentacles reaching deep into key institutions - including law enforcement itself. By Caryn Dolley
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Treasury's Bessent to skip SA G20 meeting, instead travelling to Japan
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in South Africa next week, according to a Treasury spokesperson.
1 min |
July 11, 2025
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Willie le Roux: the unseen hero who drove Rassie's Bok revolution
The fullback has been central to the Springboks' revival over the past eight years, but instead of getting credit, he has often been criticised unfairly. By Jon Cardinelli
5 min |
July 11, 2025
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Moms take legal action against Home Affairs
Court case exposes how Home Affairs red tape is obstructing birth registrations, leaving kids without IDs or access to fundamental rights.
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Why Al won't replace Africa's call centre jobs
Contact centres are booming on the continent despite the rise of artificial intelligence. As it turns out, people want the human touch.
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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G20 in SA: giving Africa a voice in climate and financial reform
The world's heavy hitters have gathered on our shores to talk about how green technology can be fairly and cleverly used in the Global South, and how unsustainable debt should best be handled.
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Transnet's Big Four are collared
The anti-corruption directorate brings 32 charges against Molefe, Singh, Gama and Jiyane.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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Good writing is good thinking: how words can deepen activism
Writing and reading were once the preserve of the privileged, and the elite kept certain books and even certain words out of circulation, knowing their inherent power. Now, with the advent of the internet, writing is more democratised. But our attention spans are shorter than ever, making it hard work to keep an audience riveted. So how does one use language for social justice that is both clear and engrossing?
10 min |
July 04, 2025
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MACHINES WILL TAKE JOBS BEFORE AI COMES FOR THEM
Yes, vast changes in employment will happen, but not from artificial intelligence (AI). The changes will be caused by the introduction of machines that can do routine tasks better and cheaper than people, i.e. automation.
1 min |
July 04, 2025
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Speak your mind
KILLING THE AYATOLLAH WILL AFFECT WHOLE REGION
2 min |
July 04, 2025
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Ukraine asks Africa to help push Russia to agree to a ceasefire
Ukrainian officials are hoping that African voices will help end the 40-month-old war.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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Kids test their schools' water supplies - and 40% of the samples are unsafe to drink
Children and teachers in seven provinces have found that bacterial contamination is widespread, which the Department of Basic Education says is concerning
2 min |