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We need more women in STEM careers

nox makunga - 9 Aug 2020

Local solutions are needed to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths

Environment

EU methane emissions policies will affect Africa’s energy transition

joel sam - 9 Aug 2020

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

Business

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

thando maeko - 9 Aug 2020

The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk

Education

Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal

Bongekile Macupe - 9 Aug 2020

The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18

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Special Reports

Smokers hold thumbs for cigarette ban to be lifted

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

SATTA is worried about the impact of the ban on its own members activities and how the ban is helping black marketeers to make millions of rands illegally

What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like

Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming

oluwaseun oguntuase - 9 Aug 2020

School closures come at a cost

Opinion Nicola Vermooten - 9 Aug 2020

False dawn gives Ace all the cards

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 9 Aug 2020

Editorial: The public has a right to know

Coronavirus Editorial - 8 Aug 2020

The media is dead, long live the king

The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini

vuyisile hlatshwayo - 8 Aug 2020

Cameroon’s tomato industry rots

Africa daniel ekonde - 7 Aug 2020

The country usually exports 10 000 tonnes of the crop each year. But Covid-19 rules have stopped the trade and are ruining farmers

As opposition mounts, Zimbabwe’s president lashes out

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 7 Aug 2020

Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused ‘dark forces’ of destabilising the country

Cambridge Food Jozini: Pandemic or not, the price-gouging continues

The Competition Commission has fined Cambridge Food Jozini for hiking the price of its maize meal during April

Paddy Harper - 9 Aug 2020

Businesses should use alternative energy sources, industry bodies advise

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 8 Aug 2020

Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity prices up to 15% from next year April 2021.

White men still rule and earn more

Business Mg Data Desk & Sarah Smit - 7 Aug 2020

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found

Politics

Herman Mashaba wants you to forget

When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg's actual record

anthony johnson - 9 Aug 2020

Calls for climate change to top DA policy conference agenda

Politics Lester Kiewit - 7 Aug 2020

Some people in the Democratic Alliance apparently have a narrow view of what sustainability means, but voters are concerned about the climate crisis

ANC still at odds over how to tackle leaders facing serious graft allegations

Coronavirus Paddy Harper & Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 6 Aug 2020

The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members

Environment

Shongweni stink: EnviroServ bosses back in court

Managers charged over landfill emissions want charges set aside

Paddy Harper - 5 Aug 2020

Dumpsite fire that smoked out Pietermaritzburg is finally out

Environment Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2020

Residents raise a stink over landfill

Environment Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2020

Covid-19 puts green energy in a coma

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 31 Jul 2020

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Empowering the voice of women in leadership to enable full participation in their roles...

Sibanye-Stillwater has 13% female representation in its workforce and is actively working to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

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Covid-19: Outlook on the economy, politics and labour

Old Mutual had experts unpack the effects of the pandemic and provide practical tips on how to deal with the financial impact of job losses and salary cuts

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

Arts & Culture

Friday

Malibongwe: Tending our mothers’ garden

Part of the efforts to republish this anthology of ANC women’s poetry, Uhuru Phalafala writes of its significance.

uhuru phalafala - 8 Aug 2020

Online fairs change art market

Coronavirus Mary Corrigall - 7 Aug 2020

‘Courageous reinvention’: an extract from Mark Gevisser’s ‘The Pink Line’

Friday Mark Gevisser - 7 Aug 2020

The List: Five low-budget films selected by Tim Greene

Friday tim greene - 6 Aug 2020

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Accounting technician beats the odds to obtain a professional qualification

'Being an AT(SA) offers lifelong learning and professional development opportunities because you never get to stop learning'

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

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Associate general accountant reveals why she chose to work in the public sector –...

Rakshika Danilala is part of the team tasked with auditing the R500-billion fiscal package allocated by government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Accounting for sustainability: A South African case study

The accountancy profession has been recognised and seen its models replicated as successful models for projects that contribute towards the SDGs

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

Education

New education policy on gender violence released

Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour

Bongekile Macupe - 9 Aug 2020

Fees free fall, independent schools close

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 8 Aug 2020

Parents have lost their jobs or had salaries cut; without state help the schools just can’t survive

Covid-19 pandemic highlights challenges of online teaching and learning

Coronavirus Francois Cleophas - 6 Aug 2020

The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.

Sport

Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90

The Indomitable Lions’ class of 1990 put Africa on the international football map with their showing in Italy, where they stunned the world champions. But they have since gone backwards. Why?

daniel ekonde - 4 Aug 2020

Lampard vs Arteta: Managers of a forgotten generation

Sport Luke Feltham - 29 Jul 2020

Two of football’s youngest coaches are competing for one of its highest honours. This tells us something about how the Premier League appoints manager

Africa, tune in: The NBA is back on your screens

Sport Refiloe Seiboko - 28 Jul 2020

The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?

World

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands

The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city

Agence France presse - 5 Aug 2020

Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company

Top Six Paul Handley - 4 Aug 2020

China's foreign ministry pushed back, calling Washington hypocritical for demanding TikTok be sold

How McKinsey is making $100m and counting) advising the US government’s coronavirus response

World ian macdougall & propublica - 20 Jul 2020

For the world’s best-known corporate-management consultants, helping tackle the pandemic has been a bonanza. It’s not clear what the US government has gotten in return

WiMSA shines a light on the future of women in mining

Men in mining must begin to take it upon themselves to support the development of women in the industry

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure reveals second gender-based violence advocacy artwork

The men and boys of South Africa are important role players in this mission to ensure that women are respected, protected and treated equally

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Surviving the tobacco ban

Nicotine is given as the ‘likely’ reason for lower Covid-19 infection rates but authorities still stress the health risk of smoking

special reports - 7 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Opt-in to Popia

All business owners should take note: there is a lot of work ahead to ensure compliance with the POPI Act that has just come into effect

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Capital Legacy talks life

The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing how few people actually sort their affairs to the benefit of their loved ones they leave behind when they pass on

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

Special Reports

Debt management amid Covid-19 and beyond

This webinar on Debt Management, sponsored by Debt Rescue, had its experts share a practical approach to debt management amid this crisis and beyond

special reports - 3 Aug 2020

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