Roof caves in on housing agency
Executives suspended, reinstated, suspended; the board’s chair removed; corruption; sex-for-jobs claims – and there’s that R11-million deficit
Achmat demands TAC apology
He has objected to statement calling for him to be prosecuted and says he’s been criminally defamed
Slice of life: God turned my Uno into a Kombi
I started baking cookies at home and sold them at work when we were in a process of retrenchments.
Feeder zone rules ‘must go ahead’
Schools must accept the nearest pupils first, regardless of their language or ability to pay
ConCourt backs royal widow’s bid to protect her son’s birthright
The dispute has sparked a series of violent protests that have affected the mine’s operations
Ramaphosa camp cleans up on initial lists
ANC branches across the country are in the process of deciding who will represent the party in the provincial legislatures, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and in Parliament next year.
ANC fudges over fired VBS mayors
Its reaction ranges from hardline dismissal to pussy-footing rehabilitation and redeployment
Text messages show brazen VBS bribes
Reserve Bank court papers on looting at the mutual bank implicate more Limpopo officials
ANC acts fast to limit sex scandal
The party is usually slow to tackle sex harassment cases, so the rapid action against Pule Mabe is surprising
Water-shedding will make load-shedding seem like a jol
Supplied water is too cheap. A litre bottle of water in a supermarket is R10, whereas 1 000 litres to your house costs just R50.
Battered Samwu again at odds
After allegations about maladministration, union leaders are now accused of not coming clean about corruption
Mine leaves farmers in the dust
A pastoral community near Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is being turned into a veritable dump
Sex workers who do it for their kids
Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers
Pro-Cyril voting advice panics DA
Instead of trying to reap voters from an imagined ANC split, it should look to young voters instead
Festive spending continues to boom amid tough economic climate
The underlying numbers show that, although people are spending more on goods such as food and drinks, they are spending progressively less on more expensive items
HEALTH:
Out of commission: State ambulances are few and far between
The national health department says it is against outsourcing emergency services but with a grave shortage of ambulances, it may have no choice
How did teen pregnancy in Mpumalanga shoot up by 80%?
The province reported skyrocketing rates of teen pregnancy but behind the figures lies a story about sex, knowledge and data
AFRICA:
Hunting for ghosts in Kinshasa
Even as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to vote on its future, it is impossible to escape the echoes of its past. And once you start looking for ghosts, you see them everywhere
Botswana’s big men battle it out
Current President Masisi is unpicking former president Khama’s legacy
BUSINESS:
SA joins digital music mainstream
The growth in the industry has yet to offset the losses in physical sales, but musicians are beginning to pick the new fruit
SA ducks colonial vibe: Turkey’s goose is cooked
The turkeys that make it to our shores are frozen, mostly from Brazil, but also from Canada, the United States and Chile. Woolworths sources its turkeys from Ireland.
New dawn clouds nuclear’s future
The demise of Jacob Zuma has radically changed the outlook of the struggling energy corporation
Money issues bedevil climate talks
But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached
Acsa spreads its wings over Africa
The airports company is drawing on its experience to meet the challenges of the continent
Chief executives’ pay is no small issue
Disclosures providing information about directors’ remuneration would be much more useful if they were provided in the context of overall employee remuneration.
COMMENT & ANALYSIS:
Take a hard look into the mirror
Social media has made us obsess about the behaviour of others and ignore our own
Editorial: Root out sexual abuse at work
Too many South African women have, at some point, been forced to feel fear in their workplace because of sexual predation and patriarchy.
Editorial: New school rules rule
These regulations will give preferential rights to pupils to attend the school closest to them, no matter whether they apply first or last
Ma Africa leads the way
Graça Machel is the example of someone reaching out to other women and giving them a lift-up
Battling Jozi’s mean streets
But the elections will bring relief, in the form of Hlaudi and other nutty contenders
Battle of ideas in the newsroom
Journalist Sibonelo Radebe’s death has robbed the industry of the kind of thinker it sorely needs
Sadly, vegans can’t save Earth
Reducing the carbon footprint of farming will take more than some individual action
FIFTH COLUMN: The ABC of a tough year
Yes, 2018 was tough, but when last did we not have a tough year?
Stalwarts shop for education ideas
Both Naledi Pandor and Graça Machel understand the challenges of the future and want to find ways of getting there
FRIDAY:
All the knowledge we do not know yet
If 2018 has taught me anything, it is the importance of one’s physical presence as witness to those they hold dear.
This weekend
Unlearning by Loyiso Gola, Self Nophenyo Satsang and Shongweni Farmers & Craft Market
On our lists this week
You So Dumb by Tank and the Bangas, Fire and Bamako by Bus by The Kuti Mangoes, and La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono
Mi casa es su casa with festival
In December on Poka Street in Soweto, it’s not about ‘good fences make good neighbours’
Proclamation 73: Forgotten people returned to history
An exhibition draws on people’s personal albums to reconstruct a past that is missing from current narratives
Madala and Mabi: It’s a thing that spans half a century
Thobejane describes their playing style as a catch-up conversation between friends
Sugar and spice and all tastes Kenyan
Despite many differences between Africa and South America, there was one glaring similarity
Mamelodi’s spirit lives on in music
A concert attempts to capture the rich cultural and political heritage of the township
Déjà blues in New Orleans
The Big Easy is much like small-town South Africa — charming, with poverty in the back streets
The soundtrack to Dezemba
Every year people talk about the ‘song of the summer’, but it is so much more than that
SPORT:
Plucky kids claim the cup
Baroka FC kept up the pressure and stuck to their game plan, clinching victory in penalty shootout
The stories of the season … so far
Halfway through the season is a good time to review the ups, downs, surprises and the predictable
