5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (302+ words) Dr Lize Barclay is a senior lecturer in Futures Studies and Systems Thinking at Stellenbosch Business School Over the past couple of years, we have seen contradictory headlines blasting either “Reading is dying” or “Books are back”. In a world…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (502+ words) The R16 million Emfuleni ‘ghost fleet’ scandal widened after police revealed they had traced vehicles meant for the cash-strapped municipality to other municipalities and a private company. The latest development emerged as 40-year-old supplier Mpho Malema made his first appearance in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (793+ words) Cape Times South African families need better support after a child’s disability diagnosis Dr Lumka Magidigidi-Mathiso is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Stellenbosch University. When a child receives a diagnosis of developmental disability,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) Zambezi Fest brought South African food, music, culture and rugby to Northampton, giving expats and their families a chance to reconnect with the sights, sounds and flavours they know and love. For South Africans living in the United Kingdom, home…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) US court says private possession of fictional AI-generated child-sex images is protected. The United States appeals court has ruled that a Wisconsin man cannot be prosecuted for possessing AI-generated images depicting child sexual abuse when the images were created without…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (674+ words) A sewage crisis that has plagued Rynfield’s Boat Lake area for more than a decade is still without a funded permanent solution, with rising water levels now submerging the sewer infrastructure and leaving the system vulnerable to stormwater infiltration during…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (465+ words) The City of Cape Town is adding 750 body-worn cameras for Metro Police, Law Enforcement and Traffic officers. Image: City of Cape Town The City of Cape Town is adding another 750 body-worn cameras to its enforcement services, taking the number of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (578+ words) A police captain has been killed in a shootout while investigating the murder of former mayor and ANC ward councillor Aubrey Tsengwa, raising concerns over escalating violence in Knysna. The officer, attached to the provincial Tactical Response Team (TRT), was…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) U.S singer Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury Music Festival, England in 2014. Dolly Parton will be remembered around the world for the songs, the films and her unmistakable style. But for millions of children and families, her most important legacy may…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (529+ words) Octodec, the JSE-listed REIT that owns extensive retail and residential spaces in the Johannesburg CBD, says landlords face challenges to provide their tenants with basic services such as water and electricity which the municipality is failing to provide. Octodec, the…...