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South Africa risks falling behind its BRICS partners unless it moves faster and smarter to open new markets. While China, India and Brazil have pushed hard with bilateral deals, state-backed projects and regional outreach, our country too often waits for perfect consensus or lengthy processes. That caution protects against mistakes, but in a world of fast-moving trade shifts and political realignments it also costs jobs, investment and bargaining power. The recent one-year ex

Mental health is how we think, feel, and act as we handle life. It affects how we cope with stress and relate to others. Good mental health helps us make choices and enjoy life. Mental illness describes conditions that change thinking, mood, or behavior. These changes can make daily tasks hard to manage. Mental health exists on a spectrum, not as a simple yes or no. People can move along that spectrum over time. Knowing this helps us be kinder to ourselves and others. A healt

tuNEWS celebrates its one‑year milestone today — a Year Defined by Bold Reporting, Steady Audience Growth and a Distinctive Editorial Signature that has Put South African and African Stories on a Global Stage... From a deliberate beginning At launch the editorial team made a conscious decision: for the inaugural year, a single editorial voice would craft every story. That choice was strategic — not restrictive — intended to establish a consistent tone, rigorous editorial meth

The Story of Boo Recording Studios, Bop Broadcasting Corporation and Mmabana Cultural Centre - the Burial of a Creative and Cultural Legacy For decades the people of the former homeland of Bophuthatswana — today largely the North West province — lived with a cluster of creative institutions that were the envy of the continent. Built, funded and run with a clear community vision, these assets were not token memorials; they were functional engines of skills, jobs, production an

The region’s floods, the rand’s recent strength beyond R16 to the US dollar and questions over market-opening are not isolated stories but linked signals for policy urgency. Farmers, traders, investors and policymakers face overlapping risks that require coordinated responses across relief, macro policy and trade strategy. If action is delayed or disjointed, the costs will show up in lost livelihoods, constrained investment and forgone market opportunities. This editorial upd

Across boardrooms in Shanghai, London, and New York, decisions are made that shape the flow of capital, technology, and opportunity. In classrooms across much of Africa, children are taught to follow instructions, memorize facts, and accept narrow roles. That mismatch is not incidental. It is the result of education systems—shaped by history, policy failures, and external interests—that too often produce compliant workers and passive consumers rather than innovators, critical

AUTHENTIC QUALITY AND PROPER RADIO… There are radio stations that play songs, and then there are radio stations that teach a people how to love music. Radio Bop and Radio Mmabatho did the latter. In an era when apartheid’s censorship smothered the airwaves, these two radio stations cut through silence and scarcity to bring worlds of sound into the homes, offices, cars, public transport, restaurants, and entertainment places across Southern Africa. For millions, the first time

To: Premier and Executive Council, North West Provincial Government Cc: Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture (North West); Auditor‑General; Mmabana Arts, Culture & Sport Foundation Board; Media; Civil society; Community stakeholders : The President of the Republic of South Africa Honourable Members, Mmabana — the “mother of the arts” — was built to discover, groom and launch youth talent across the former Bophuthatswana homeland. For decades it delivered: producing world‑clas