The 90-day period for public comment on the Film & Publication Board’s draft online regulation policy ended yesterday, and it is already clear that opposition to the draft policy from industry, civil

Recent figures on mathematics in schools show that poor South African pupils might face a bleak future because the country’s education system is still not treating them equally, according to Equal Education. Figures in a parliamentary response by basic

Transnet chief financial officer Anoj Singh has been seconded to Eskom in the same role for six months, according to the state utility on Thursday. Singh’s secondment is effective from

The department of basic education revealed this week that one in four South African schools don’t offer maths in grades 10, 11 and 12. The figure was contained in a written reply to Democratic Alliance MP Annette Lovemore

Samsung Electronics is warning that some television manufacturers are passing off 4K-resolution ultra-high-definition (UHD) TVs as the real thing when…

After an almost decade-long journey by the New Horizons spacecraft through our solar system, we can finally add Pluto and its main moon Charon to the roster of large icy bodies whose landscapes we have seen. And it was worth the wait. The first detailed images

They’re South Africa’s biggest private education companies, and now one of them is vying to buy the other. JSE-listed Advtech confirmed on Wednesday morning in a statement to shareholders that Curro Holdings, also listed on the JSE, has offered to buy it

When New Horizons phoned home on Wednesday morning after its close encounter with Pluto, there was jubilation and excitement. Now, as Pluto retreats into the distance, the slow

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has admitted in parliament that the South Africa Post Office owes almost R245m to more than 2 000 suppliers and is in arrears of over

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