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The Latest: Business leaders warn Trump tariffs will raise prices for US consumers

President Donald Trump has announced plans for sweeping tariffs

The Independent UK

South Africa’s civil servants are missing skills, especially when it comes to technology – report

South Africa’s goal since 2012 has been to build a capable and developmental state to address the twin challenges of poverty and inequality. The country’s National Development Plan defines a capable state as “well-run and effectively coordinated state institutions with skilled public servants”. A transformative and developmental role is about…

The Conversation

South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?

Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a “second republic”. What is meant by this is left undefined, but emerges as the making of a new constitution, establishing new institutions.

The Conversation

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Duhan van der Merwe’s British and Lions hopes given boost after injury update

Scans on an ankle injury suggest that the Scottish wing is in line to return ahead of the tour

The Independent UK

South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa’s Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in…

The Conversation

Inside an urban terror network: book reveals how police finally cracked Pagad gang violence in Cape Town

A campaign against gangsterism in Cape Town, South Africa led by the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) turned violent in the mid-1990s when a group known as Pagad G-Force began what became known as an urban terrorism campaign. Lives on the Line, written by security analyst David Africa, is…

The Conversation

23% of South Africa’s children suffer from severe hunger: we tested some solutions – experts

A 2024 Unicef report found that 23% of South African children experience severe food poverty, eating less than two of the recommended five food groups per day. Unemployment, food insecurity, limited access to basic services and a lack of knowledge about nutrition all contribute to this. The lead researcher of…

The Conversation

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‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice

South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way

The Guardian - UK

Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is choking up dams and rivers

The Independent UK

Brandon Stone Facts: 10 Things To Know About The DP World Tour Pro

The South African golfer enjoyed a successful amateur career before turning pro – here are 10 things to know about the DP World Tour star

Golf Monthly

Top Gear Is Attempting to Set an Off-Road World Record

Top Gear might be off the air, but the magazine lives on, and so do the adventures. The crew at Top Gear South Africa are setting out on a trip through Namakwaland, a region on the western side of the country. The goal is to cover 1000 kilometers (621 miles)…

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Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

LiveScience

The song Elon Musk decried as anti-white hits the headlines in South Africa again

The Economic Freedom Fighters maintains that the song is a tribute to the struggle against apartheid

The Independent UK

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped

“The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring.

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The Guardian - UK

Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa

Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions

Al Jazeera

‘Kill the Boer’: The anti-apartheid song Musk ties to ‘white genocide’

Musk and Rubio claim it’s a call to kill white South African farmers. Is it?

Euronews

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejects Trump and Musk's claims of Afrikaner persecution

Donald Trump previously signed an executive order to cut funding to South Africa and offer refugee status to Afrikaners, claiming the government was enabling farm attacks and land dispossession.

The Times of India

Nitin Menon retained as only Indian in ICC elite panel of umpires

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced updates to its Elite Panel of Umpires, with Allahudien Paleker of South Africa and England's Alex Wharf joining the prestigious group. Nitin Menon remains the only Indian umpire on the panel, reaffirming his status among the world's best match officials.

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Cycling News

Annika Langvad wins record sixth title on return to Cape Epic with Sofia Gomez Villafañe

Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo claim men's MTB endurance test after stretching gap to Lucas Braidot and Simone Avondetto on final stage

Latin Times

Elon Musk Claims Starlink Can't Operate in South Africa Because He's 'Not Black'

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

International Business Times

Expelled S.Africa Envoy To US Back Home 'With No Regrets'

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump's government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.

The Conversation

African safaris and colonial nightmares: a visit to artist Roger Ballen’s latest show

Born in the US, Roger Ballen, the internationally renowned photographer, has lived in South Africa since the 1970s.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s dad touts billionaire’s friendships with his ‘Black servants’ as a kid

Errol Musk, Elon’s father, previously told a biographer he imported his emeralds from an unregistered mine because otherwise the “Blacks would take everything from you”

The Conversation

South Africa has a problem with people in the public service lying about their qualifications: what needs to change

The persistent challenge of falsified or misrepresented qualifications in South Africa exposes serious shortcomings in recruitment and appointment processes. Although the scale of the problem is difficult to quantify, it’s considered to be reaching “pandemic” levels. It is worse in the public sector.

The Independent UK

Researchers at Antarctic station where team member ‘threatened to kill colleague’ previously made a horror film

The current team, which includes engineers, a mechanic, a doctor and a meteorologist, face a long winter in Antarctica at South Africa’s remote Sanae IV base

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