Insights Disrupting Chemicals in All Menstrual Products Tested February 25, 2026 Daddy A groundbreaking new study conducted by researchers at the University of the Free State (UFS) has revealed that every sanitary pad and panty liner tested in South Africa contained hormone-disrupting…
Scandals SIU Uncovers Massive Corruption Network Inside Home Affairs February 25, 2026 Daddy An explosive interim report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed widespread corruption within South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA), exposing what investigators describe as a system that…
Scandals Metro Centre abandoned, costing Joburg billions while officials lease private offices February 25, 2026 Daddy The quiet coastal suburb of Hout Bay has been rocked by tragedy after the decomposed body of a teenage girl, believed to be 17-year-old Amiena Swano, was discovered inside an…
Educations How to harness the power of social justice-oriented philanthropy for SA education February 25, 2026 Daddy Education is often described as a lever for systemic change that can provide a pathway from poverty to opportunity and prosperity. Yet despite pockets of excellence, grand-scale systemic change remains…
Scandals SIU exposes Home Affairs corruption scandal revealing immigration was a money-making scheme February 24, 2026 Daddy The Special Investigating Unit’s interim report on the Department of Home Affairs has laid bare a shocking truth: South Africa’s immigration system was allegedly turned into a marketplace, where visas…
Business IBM posts steepest daily drop since 2000 after Anthropic says AI can modernise COBOL February 24, 2026 Daddy – Shares of International Business Machines recorded their steepest daily drop in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used…
Scandals Suspected IT cable fire at Cape Town International halts international flights February 24, 2026 Daddy A suspected cable fire has disrupted Cape Town International Airport, as the Airports Company South Africa confirms a temporary halt of international flights. Lindsey SchuttersBy Lindsey Schutters24 Feb 2026airport fire…
Health How community refill stores are rethinking retail in a system that punishes the poor February 24, 2026 Daddy “I wouldn’t think about going to any other shop,” says a local businesswoman in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, who sells scones to passersby. “It is much cheaper and affordable to buy everything…
Health How medicine pricing works in SA and how it might change in future February 24, 2026 Daddy In South Africa, as in many places, pharmaceutical companies are not free to change medicine prices as they wish. Dr Andy Gray unpacks how medicines prices are regulated in the…
Business How Trevor Noah learnt about economics by being a taxi driver February 24, 2026 Daddy Mzansi’s favourite son (sorry, Siya) believes that investing in the arts can be the GDP quantum leap the country needs. And he learned that from owning and driving a minibus…