Brian Sokutu

Fifty years after the June 16, 1976 Uprising, the Class of 2026 in Soweto is focused on mastering artificial intelligence. This shift comes as former SA statistician-general Dr Pali Lehohla's research, the 'Lehohla Ledger,' reveals economic betrayals and the critical need for future-forward skills.

After more than three decades of democracy, the legal sector has remained one of the least transformed in South Africa, with Legal Practice

The involvement of Tinley Leisure Women Investments (TLWI) in the R2.1 billion Club Med deal has drawn the ire of Chief Jiba Magwaza of the Magwaza Royal Trusts in KwaZulu-Natal.

A powerful 1976 article by veteran journalist Dr. Mothobi Mutloatse, titled ‘Leaders Lash "Stupid" Education System’ and published in the Weekend World, is being included in a school textbook. The piece, written just before the historic Soweto Uprising, highlighted student protests against Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in black schools, and its relevance endures five decades later.

Absa has launched the Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Fund (Ayef) to support young South African entrepreneurs. This initiative, announced during the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising, provides grant funding and business support to help turn ideas into sustainable businesses, fostering job creation and economic growth.

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a landmark address marking the 105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC). A South African expert lauded the CPC's governance system as a successful alternative to Western multi-party democracy, citing China's economic achievements and future goals including Taiwan's reunification.

Amid growing concern over burnout and poor mental health in the legal profession, a new initiative aimed at helping lawyers connect outside the workplace has launched its first in-person event in Pretoria. The Pretoria Hike & Connect, part of the Happy Lawyers Project, brought legal professionals together at Groenkloof Nature Reserve for hiking and discussions on wellbeing.

Despite complex global challenges – US tariffs at their highest levels in over a century, continuing conflict in the Middle East disrupting energy flows and shipping

Businessman Sikhumbuzo Brian Mkhabela is set to lodge a fresh court application challenging African Bank's governance processes. This after the Durban High Court dismissed his case last month, on the grounds that it was not urgent.

From a small family business struggling to get bank loans for expansion, to a multibillion-dollar conglomerate.