Loaded for Bear: SA wheat farming may be on the brink of collapse — what can be done?
Grain SA’s mission is to support grain farmers, so some skeptics may see this as alarmist. But Grain SA is not known for hyperbole. And commercial farming is an extremely risky and capital-intensive business that can be stressed by structural factors and flaws. Julius Malema famously did not know when asked what a loaf of […]
2026 Super Bowl: What to know about how to watch the game, half time show and more ahead of Sunday’s big event
The NFL playoffs determined who ended up at Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX. Fourteen teams — seven in the National Football Conference (NFC) and seven in the American Football Conference (AFC) — battled it out in their respective conference championships to earn a spot to play in the big game in California. The AFC […]
SABC makes Afrikaans U-turn
The SABC has admitted it made mistakes in reshuffling and reducing Afrikaans content over the last three years without conducting thorough research on the potential impact. Since 2023, the broadcaster has cut at least two decades-old Afrikaans shows — popular daily soap 7de Laan and actuality series Fokus — from SABC 2. Sam BusaURL
R400bn price tag to fix failing municipal water services in SA, says government
South Africa would need to shell out R400-billion to address the maintenance backlog of water and sanitation infrastructure in the country’s worst-performing municipalities. “We’ve estimated that the backlog for water services infrastructure, not only in terms of fixing what’s broken, but also routine or preventative maintenance, is about R400-billion,” Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) […]
South Africa heading for a tax shock
South Africa is heading for a potential tax shock as its already narrow tax base is concentrated among older individuals and a small group of high-earning taxpayers. This, while millions of younger citizens remain unemployed or earn too little to make a meaningful contribution to the fiscus. New data from the South African Revenue Service […]
Rare and original American founding documents to fly on Freedom Plane across nation
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, a plane will showcase rare documents from our nation’s founding, giving Americans the opportunity to “experience” history right before their eyes. The National Archives and Records Administration and National Archives Foundation (NAF) announced this week that the documents will be traveling in a Boeing 737, dubbed the […]
One ANC mistake cost South Africa an entire generation
South Africa’s government, under the ANC, has failed to transform the country’s education sector, resulting in a generation of learners with inadequate skills for a modern economy. This has resulted in many being unable to find sustained employment in South Africa, while many businesses cannot find the skills they need within the country. The failure to transform […]
‘Melania’ documentary shocks Hollywood press with ‘face-saving’ debut that ‘over-performed’ expectations
“Melania,” the documentary detailing the 20 days in the first lady’s life before President Donald Trump’s second term in office, shocked the Hollywood press with its surprise opening weekend. Reports indicated that “Melania” posted the best opening weekend for a documentary in over a decade, in stark contrast to its low critic score. “No one saw that […]
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil makes 140th weather prediction
Pennsylvania’s “official state meteorologist,” Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting six more weeks of winter. Thousands of people gathered for the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see the famous groundhog emerge from his tree stump. Meanwhile, AccuWeather’s chief long-range weather expert, meteorologist Paul Pastelok, said the coming […]
Goodbye East London and Graaff-Reinet – big name changes coming for South Africa
East London is reportedly set to be renamed KuGompo City, while the historic town of Graaff-Reinet is to become Robert Sobukwe Town. This comes after reports that Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie approved 21 geographical name changes across South Africa. Speaking to Daily Dispatch, South African Geographical Names Council chair Johnny Mohlala confirmed the […]