A number of syndicates around the country have been stealing the identities of corpses to defraud the insurance industry out of millions of rands.
Conditions in KwaZulu-Natal are allegedly so bad that some qualified staff can no longer take it, writes Fatima Asmal-Motala.
Tension is mounting southwest of Durban in Umlazi’s ward 88, where activists say the police are randomly arresting people and firing live ammunition.
A branch of a British firm that imports farm produce from the territory has been opened in South Africa. Fatima Asmal-Motala reports.
President Jacob Zuma is not the only world leader who has turned to the law in an effort to stifle criticism about himself, writes Fatima Asmal-Motala
African tourists are flocking to South Africa, according to figures released at last week’s tourism indaba in Durban.
Polygamy must not be looked at from a cultural point of view, but rather from a political one, says anthropologist Rehana Vally.
Polygamy is not just about a man having multiple spouses. It has various offshoots such as polyandry, where a woman has the multiple spouses.
Some Muslims in South Africa have begun taking on tradition. And that is where things are getting heated with divisions bubbling to the surface.
A South African Islamic bank has been investing the millions of rands earned in interest in social development.