South Africa Mail & Guardian

Tue, 19 May 2026 08:14:53 +0000
South Africa’s regulated betting market enters a new digital era
According to MoneyWeb, online betting is becoming bigger and bigger across Africa, with gross gaming revenue projected to reach R225 billion ($13.5 billion) by the end of 2026, more than double its 2023 level. Right at the tip of Africa, in Sout...

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:23:58 +0000
Africa’s new information war: The leaked files that expose a manufactured solidarity
A cache of leaked documents has exposed a sprawling foreign influence network operating across 34 African countries, revealing how Africa’s political space is being quietly reshaped through disinformation, elite capture and engineered narratives. T...

Mon, 18 May 2026 19:55:08 +0000
Mazda 3: tried and tested
The new Mazda 3 is a driver’s car that offers old-fashioned reassurance

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:46:00 +0000
Free State councillors apply for jobs in the municipalities they serve, fearing 2026 election loss
Free State Cogta MEC Sakie Mofokeng says councillors who applied for jobs in the municipalities they serve are resisting provincial interventions aimed at fixing dysfunctional local government, amid accusations that he is using Section 139 administra...

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:44 +0000
Artscape celebrates 55 years by opening its doors wider than ever
The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:22:31 +0000
Starlink: South Africa can make better choices
South Africa’s Starlink battle is intensifying as government pushes to relax BEE ownership rules. Critics warn Elon Musk’s satellite network poses serious sovereignty, privacy and national-security risks for Mzansi.

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:32 +0000
Brown Mogotsi’s bail application in staged assassination case set for 25 May
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will apply for bail on 25 May in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court after being arrested on charges of defeating the ends of justice over an alleged staged assassination attempt in Vosloorus

Mon, 18 May 2026 10:47:19 +0000
Why investors are looking at African Fintech again
African fintech is tied to the continent’s underlying financial realities, because solving those challenges is where many of the sector’s largest opportunities still sit.

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:23:35 +0000
Solar powers Malawi’s mobile money boom but leaves the poorest behind
New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:18:33 +0000
UAE fast-tracks oil pipeline to bypass Strait of Hormuz
The project is expected to complement the existing oil pipeline of 1.8 million barrels a day to meet global demand

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