Why South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme is in trouble

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State financial aid to students has been one of the most beneficial higher education policies in post-apartheid South Africa. But the current challenges require ...

Protect yourself from financially abusive relationships with these three strategies

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Women are more likely to experience financial abuse since it can happen in tandem with other forms of abuse.

Robo-advisors - the pros and cons of using AI in investing

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Portfolios built by robo-advisers may also be more resilient during market downturns, effectively managing risk and protecting investments.

Watch VideoJames Clavell’s ‘Shōgun’ is reimagined for a new generation of TV viewers

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In the new series, Blackthorne is not even the sole protagonist.

With Beyoncé’s foray into country music, the genre might finally break free from the stereotypes that have long dogged it ...

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Many non-listeners stereotype country music as being white, politically conservative, militantly patriotic and rural. And you can certainly find artists and songs ...

The rise of African prophets

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The unchecked power of the leaders of Pentecostal churches

Watch Video‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet shines in an otherwise pedestrian prequel

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It’s decent distraction for the kids over the Christmas break – but don’t expect the intergenerational magic of ‘Paddington 2’.

What the David Beckham documentary tells us – and what it doesn’t – about controlling parents in sport

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A poignant scene shows Beckham’s mother Sandra struggling with how hard his father Ted was on their son. Ted’s shouting often brought David to tears.

Siya Kolisi: the South African rugby star’s story offers valuable lessons in resilience

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Kolisi’s story defies the odds and highlights the power of resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversity, trauma or setbacks. It empowers other people to ...

Should you feed child guests dinner? What #Swedengate tells us about food culture and social expectations

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The act of eating is steeped in cultural practice. Food and eating possess cultural meanings that impose order on what is eaten, when, how and by whom.

Ultra-processed foods - this is what you as a consumer should know

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Dietary guidelines use a range of euphemisms to refer to the presence or absence of processing. These ranged from canned, to frozen, packaged, ready food and instant. ...

Love your morning cuppa? Then you'd better read this

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Coffee might move from a cheap everyday beverage to a prized treat to be sampled on special occasions, rather like a fine wine.

This is why a loaf of bread costs so much and global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

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The drivers of average international food prices are always complicated, writes Alastair Smith.

SA higher education needs to be more realistic in addressing the funding crisis

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The higher education system lacks the understanding of needs, resources, challenges and vision in order to solve the ongoing funding crisis.

How to help your child with maths

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The Covid-19 pandemic has left a change in the education system, one that demands parents’ involvement in their child’s schoolwork. Here are tips to help you teach ...

Malnutrition is impacting our children’s heath – and their future

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OPINION: Raising healthy children is not only a moral and legal obligation but remains a sustainable investment into a country’s future, write Chantell Witten and ...

Eish, what’s tripping the switch at Eskom?

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Eskom is broke and can’t invest in any further capacity. Independent power producers will have to do it, writes Rod Compton.

Trick or treat? The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

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Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this sweat treat has a dark side.

Food production is possible without undermining the health of the land

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Regreening Africa works directly with 500 000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.

SA’s automobile industry: Driven into joblessness

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Technology in the motoring sector has advantages, but will also make workers redundant.

Opinion What makes our construction industry dangerous?

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In South Africa, the construction industry accounts for around 8% of total formal employment and around 17% of total informal employment.

How the internet makes forgetting painful memories much harder

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Forgetting is beneficial for the human brain. but the internet has made it harder to let go of painful or problematic memories.

Streaming ahead of the movie pack

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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix - the reward for its industry disruption

Time of empty promises is over for ANC

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Launching the ANC’s 2019 general election manifesto, President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the successes of the last 25 years of democracy.

Union's decline impacts ANC support base

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Cosatu regularly insists that its support for the ANC is conditional on the governing party adopting union-friendly policies