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A disturbing child protection issue raised by the Sunday Times is forcing parents to confront a frightening question: what exactly are our children doing online?

Tatyana Smith Challenges Swimming SA for interest payments

Second-hand smoke linked to 1.7 million deaths globally

Rise of used tyre purchases

Mandela’s heritage items

KZN Braces for Election Violence

Indlulamithi barometer

Indlulamithi barometer

South Africans being tracked online

Culinary Olympics: Apparel sponsorship from Crème Chef Apparel

Culinary Olympics: Gold-medal hopefuls -Elizabeth Ncube and Ethan Joseph

Parenting Style Raising girls vs boys

Culinary Olympics:  Fundraising for Team Masakhane

Nali’Bali get International Prize at the 2026 Library Congress Literacy Awards

Culinary Olympics:Venue sponsor by the NH Hotel in Sandton

Culinary Olympics: Gold-medal hopefuls - Phenyo Pooe

AGSA on the audit process

Poetry Africa Announced Dr Mhlope as 2026 Lifetime Achievement award

SA’s declining birth rate: Is parenthood losing its place on the traditional life checklist?

Education and Employment in South Africa

Chef saves owner of neighbouring restaurant

World suicide Prevention Day

Alopecia Awareness month

Explainer on what the audit outcomes by the Auditor General South Africa mean

US legislators put the brakes on AI superintelligence

RAF suspended workers cost taxpayers R29 Million since 2024

ANC approaches Electoral Court over candidate lists

Towards the end of last week, our regular listener Cedric sent me a deeply disturbing message on the WhatsApp line. He said a 14-year-old Durban High School learner had fallen from Tollgate Bridge onto the N3 in what the community believes may have been a suicide attempt linked to bullying. Thankfully, he survived, and remarkably, none of the passing vehicles struck him.

Does size really matter when it comes to… world maps? You bet it does! For centuries, the way we’ve looked at maps has made Africa appear far smaller than it actually is. But that could be about to change.

The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe resumes today, with six witnesses expected to take the stand at the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court. Tembe died in April 2021 after falling from the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town, while she was in a relationship with rapper AKA.

Imagine having the career, the family and the life you’ve worked so hard to build — and then, at the height of it all, being told you have an aggressive, life-threatening illness. That was the reality for Jonathan Muthige, CEO Growth and Markets Executive of Group Human Capital at Alexander Forbes, when he was diagnosed with Stage 3 aggressive prostate cancer in 2023.

Gauteng’s nurses have had enough. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa is giving the provincial Health Department until next month to tackle crippling staff shortages, cut down on acting management positions and address deteriorating health infrastructure.

#paythegrants

#FullAccess: The Ntuli Foundation to be launched this Heritage Month by Prof. Pitika Ntuli

Spam calls lead to increased mobile fraud cases

Phala Phala analysis

Her Leadership Story with SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli: Prof. Kgomotso Mathabe

Repatriation of 58 children victims of Human trafficking and crime

Getting to know the Work of the Auditor General of South Africa

China and South Africa have built increasingly close ties over the years, with Chinese companies investing heavily in the country and South Africa remaining China’s biggest trading partner on the continent.

Thousands of dead fish have reportedly washed ashore in recent days, with many believed to be sardines. The grim discovery has been reported at beaches including Pollock, Hobie, Kings and Humewood, raising serious questions about what could be behind it.

If you're sick and tired of those random calls interrupting your day — from companies trying to sell you something you never asked for — you're certainly not alone.

Mpumalanga Provincial Government launches a 12-month Real Estate Learner-ship Programme today, Wednesday, 2 September. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu will officially launch the programme, aimed at empowering young people from previously disadvantaged communities and transforming the real estate industry.

Wearable technology is getting smarter — but are organisations keeping up?

Mpumalanga Provincial Government launches a 12-month Real Estate Learner-ship Programme today, Wednesday, 2 September. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu will officially launch the programme, aimed at empowering young people from previously disadvantaged communities and transforming the real estate industry.

Mpumalanga Provincial Government launches a 12-month Real Estate Learner-ship Programme today, Wednesday, 2 September. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu will officially launch the programme, aimed at empowering young people from previously disadvantaged communities and transforming the real estate industry.

Business Tech tells us that The City of Cape Town is budgeting 8-billion rand to invest in solar energy, so it doesn’t have to depend on Eskom anymore. The City plans to buy solar power from independent power producers in the next 2-decades. Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis joins me with the details.

Welcome to another edition of our finance segment with Bryan Hirsch, Financial Advisor at Bryan Hirsch Colley and Associates. As we reach the end of the month, Bryan is back with the questions you’ve been asking most — and, more importantly, the answers and practical tips you need to make smarter financial decisions and stay on track with your financial journey.

Mpumalanga Provincial Government launches a 12-month Real Estate Learner-ship Programme today, Wednesday, 2 September. Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu will officially launch the programme, aimed at empowering young people from previously disadvantaged communities and transforming the real estate industry.

New treatment approach offers hope to adults with ADHD

Regulations for teacher-learner digital communication

Accountability Corner: Sboshwa Primary school feedback

Getting to know the Work of the Auditor General of South Africa

Her Leadership Story with SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli

A devastating flood disaster has struck the Nepal-Tibet border, leaving hundreds dead or missing — and now, six South Africans have reportedly been unaccounted for.

A detailed Daily Maverick exposé paints a troubling picture of widespread disarray in the province’s ambulance fleet. Reports suggest some vehicles are out of service awaiting repairs, while others are parked at public facilities but cannot be deployed because essential equipment is missing.

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Is the Suez Canal making a comeback? After months of avoiding the Red Sea because of security and political tensions, shipping companies appear to be cautiously returning to one of the world’s most important trade routes.

If you’re a parent in the Eastern Cape, has your child’s education been affected by the underfunding of public schools? It’s a question that goes to the heart of a major legal battle, after the Eastern Cape High Court stepped in and ruled that the failure to properly fund public schools in the province is unconstitutional and unlawful.

Understanding “marital rape” from a legal standpoint

Finance Corner: “Debt is a tool, not a life sentence. Managed well, it can build wealth. Managed badly, it can steal your future.”

Cape Town clinics see a surge in cervical cancer screenings

Infrastructure development is pivotal for economic growth

Unpacking the hidden truth behind the South African cannabis industry

Cat Matlala’s legal team threatens to withdraw from Madlanga Commission

Gender Pay parity

The work of the Auditor General of South Africa: Week 3

Phemelo Motene Profile Interview

Corporate Bullying helpline

Westbury Residents Living in Fear as Gang Violence Escalates

South Africans earning over R50,000 face debt repayments exceeding their income

SRD grant appeal: Cash transfers do not discourage people from working, research shows

ANC’s Mayoral Candidates: Why Is the Party Holding Back?

Unisa’s urgent matter to gag Higher Education news publication struck off the roll

Top Honour for Proteas’ Star Sinalo Jafta

Women’s golf in SA

Campaign watch resource for the local elections

Operation Vulindlela enters phase 3

Matlosana Municipality guilty of human violation

#SAfm90 memory lane

NPA opting not to prosecute some high-profile cases

Feedback: Hospital Transport for Kokstad elders

Coloured youth are left out of Higher Education

Public participation is pivotal as electricity tariffs increase frequently

Auditor General of South Africa turns 115

Meta charged for targeting children on its platforms

Agoa possibly be extended by two years

World Humanitarian Day

Is cheaper electricity on the horizon

Tsitsikama learners without scholar transport

How AI can help to fight corruption

Tšepiso Makwetla Profile interview

The work of the Auditor General of South Africa

Recap of Day 1 of Cat Matlala appearance at the Madlanga Commission

How SA’s economic squeeze is fueling a burnout crisis

Tšepiso Makwetla Profile interview

Women’s Month Profile: Energy and franchising

ANC manifesto review

UN Habitat Launch

Spam calls on the rise with AI calls