Wandile Sihlobo flags a number of risks that could make the next season particularly challenging for the agricultural sector.
Sasol plant tied to 1000 pollution deaths a year, study shows
The share of South African women who had never married went up from 44.7% in 1996 to 57.1% in 2022.
R23 billion in Road Accident Fund claims from foreigners
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Public Works unveils major pivot focusing on municipal infrastructure and building regulations
- Minister Dean Macpherson is taking his ‘turn SA into a construction site’ energy to local government and municipal level, and leveraging the power of infrastructure development to lift our cities and metros.
Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch | The Scientist
- That switch changes how hundreds of genes behave, nudging the cells into a more resilient, better‑functioning state—a kind of partial “reprogramming.”
Google’s WeatherNext 3, an AI model, improves weather forecasting accuracy and resolution by leveraging deep learning and real-time satellite data
A.I. Is Outsmarting Its Creators
SA sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) increased by 88% in 2026, with a significant shift towards plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). PHEV sales surged by 432% compared to 2025, capturing 36% of the NEV market
DA sounds alarm on Matlosana’s R4.7 billion financial gap
Murders in South Africa: The most dangerous areas and why people are killed
Anybody with a gross salary of higher than R1.5 million is considered ultra-rich in South Africa, as they fall into the top 1% (267,761 individuals)
Afrikaner refugees who go to the United States get a $2,450 grant, cash assistance, housing, medical aid, and job assistance
R65K-R105K, Minimum salary for retailers (Woolworths, Pick n Pay, Checkers, SPAR)
99.97% of all United States refugees come from South Africa
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ANC devours itself from within as voters steadily turn their backs
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SA scientists decode cancer’s ‘cloak of invisibility’ in ‘major leap forward’
Several popular power banks, including ESR HaloLock, Anker, and Romoss models, were recalled overseas due to fire risks
100 politically connected entities extracted R1 trillion through BEE
What Is Islamic Banking? And Why It’s Not What Most People Think
The choices we make about AI now are critical | Bill Gates
Bill Gates published a rather long essay arguing we're in a turbulent moment and need to put some safeguards in place for AI. He has thoughts about preserving certain jobs for humans to do, and where the limits on AI should be.
The Psychology of Financial Freedom
An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It
The Stunning Rise of the Democratic Socialists of America
Criminal syndicates act as patients to steal medicine and sell it on the black market
Alison Wood Brooks: The Science Behind Great Conversations
Moderna and Merck mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Success in Trial
The National Treasury’s draft Public Procurement Regulations required businesses which get contracts below R20 million to be 100% black owned
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) lifted a ban on funding new research projects in South Africa
El Niño Is Back. And Worse Than Ever.