6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (790+ words) It would be “absurd” to suggest the National Assembly cannot initiate a process to review EFF leader Julius Malema’s suitability as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Helen Suzman Foundation is arguing in court papers. The foundation,…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (497+ words) In 2026, a wave of Afrophobia swept through South Africa’s higher education sector, reflecting trends in wider society. The scourge of xenophobic attacks has been a perennial feature of post-apartheid South Africa. Between 1994 and 2025, Wits University’s African Centre for Migration and…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (859+ words) Poor working conditions, excessive hours and poverty wages are among the allegations facing G4S, one of the world’s largest private security employers, across its operations in South Africa, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A scathing report by global…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (495+ words) Fintech group Lesaka Technologies continues to look for acquisitions that will help to extend its reach outside South Africa. This comes as the group refines its strategy around the types of businesses it plans to retain and grow in its…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago   (495+ words) Lesaka Technologies’ plan to improve performance in its merchant business relies on a similar playbook used for the consumer division. The company until recently consisted of two divisions: a merchant unit and a consumer segment. The consumer unit focuses on…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1026+ words) South Africa imported almost 240,000 tonnes of mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDM) in 2024. More than 90% came from Brazil. At first sight those figures might appear to strengthen the argument that South Africa is far too dependent on imported poultry and should be…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (135+ words) businessday.co.za Lesaka targets three-million customers by 2029 The fintech group looks to accelerate growth through acquisition of Bank Zero Story audio is generated using AI Fintech group Lesaka Technologies is targeting three-million consumer customers by 2029 as it looks to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (578+ words) Kamohelo Chauke asks why Section27 has represented Tlaleng Mofokeng, an accomplished doctor and, until July, UN special rapporteur on health, in her defence against a complaint made to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (“Section27’s troubling choice in representing…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (604+ words) Health & Science Correspondent Stats SA has defended the integrity of its population estimates, which the health department said earlier this week may have skewed its estimates of childhood vaccination coverage. Public health experts in multiple provinces have questioned the crisis…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (851+ words) The Pretoria Society of Advocates and Pretoria Attorneys Association have initiated a legal challenge to review and set aside justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s decision limiting areas under the jurisdiction of the high court in Pretoria. The department of justice & constitutional…...