Elements in the state-owned entity were apparently determined to pass work on to the controversial company
Bleeding SA turns to Ramaphosa
Hopes are pinned on the economic stimulus package but uncertainty bedevils the economy
President needs to provide a turnaround strategy now
The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president last December, and of the country this year, came as a relief to many, marking the end of a decade of kleptocracy under Jacob Zuma.
‘Double social grants for six months’
The social development department has made an extraordinary recession-busting proposal
Did Big Tobacco buy Twitter?
Is there more to the data backing the latest tobacco-funded ad and social media campaign?
Duarte link surfaces in Zondo inquiry
Investigators are reportedly looking into a R10m Safcol contract that failed to follow due process
No end to PetroSA’s woes
Members of PetroSA’s interim board are at loggerheads with their chairperson, Nhlanhla Gumede
Bug evolution thrown into Chaos
Super-strains of bacteria need a new nemesis, and scientists reckon they’ve found one
The aunty we all never had
Aretha Franklin was special, but in Detroit she was a family member who never abandoned them
Glebelands gang’s case adjourned
Hopes of an immediate trial have been dashed as the accused’s lawyer wins time to secure counsel
Gordhan to defend Transnet cleanup
A former board member has responded to his dismissal by taking the matter to the high court
Desire for love mingles with fear
Dating is daunting, more so for trans women who worry about the reaction when they disclose
North West EFF flexes its muscles
Its re-elected secretary is all fired up and intent on taking the province from the still-divided ANC
Patriarchy is no effing joke
Fighting corruption, corporate giants and the ruling party are not the only battles that face the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Gauteng chairperson, Mandisa Mashego.
Don’t refuse, recycle
Household waste is a major problem but if properly handled, it can be a valuable resource
Elders cry over land court setback
A Land Claims Court decision reversed on appeal has devastated weary labour tenant applicants
Lesbian couple finally get a visa but it’s a ‘housewife’ permit
They regard it as a ‘milestone’ even if one of them is not allowed to work, but they’ll keep fighting
UDM tells the DA to take a hike
Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition uses other parties to gain control and then shuns them
Sanco officials won’t go quietly
The civic organisation is battling to rid itself of Jacob Zuma’s allies in the post-Nasrec era
DA slams mayor’s millions
eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has come under fire over her almost R100-million programme for mayoral events.
HEALTH:
Dying of the light: Hospices can’t keep their doors open
Hospice isn’t just a place to die but funding cuts — and that perception — could be killing our chances of a kinder death as refuges close
How the world taught you to fear your period
A new book examines the long history of a ‘messy problem’
AFRICA:
How much is China’s $60-billion really worth?
Xi Jinping opened his wallet again, but it’s hard to track where the money for Africa really goes
The Grand Inga delusion
The huge hydroelectric project is part of South African foreign policy, even though it makes little economic or environmental sense
Fight to free Britain’s last African colony
Britain and Mauritius are in the International Court of Justice arguing over the Chagos Islands. But the evicted islanders just want to go home
Fractures weaken Lesotho’s PM
Lesotho’s chronic instability strikes again as the ruling party begins to turn on its leader
Brutal evictions a blot on eSwatini
Hundreds of people are homeless and destitute, largely because they don’t have security of tenure
BUSINESS:
Clipped Hawks falter over Steinhoff
The policing unit lacks hard evidence despite dedicating resources to the investigation
Supercool Jooste stays untouched
When Steinhoff former chief executive Markus Jooste left Parliament on Wednesday after an unremarkable testimony, he appeared unruffled.
Bloodied economy’s future is grim
Other than a possible recovery in the agricultural sector, there is nothing to get excited about
Unfair banking practices rapped in World Bank report
A World Bank retail banking study of transactional and fixed deposits has found shortcomings in the way South African banks treat their customers.
Motorists won’t share Sasol’s pain
Solidarity says its go-slow will cost the company millions without jeopardising essential fuel supplies
Austerity is an assault on the poor
Hyper-cartels now determine the global market, feeding the few and starving the many
Investment barriers are problem No 1
Foreign direct investment (FDI), which generally refers to an investment by a firm or an individual in a business in another country, is vital for economic growth.
COMMENT & ANALYSIS:
The migrant and the enemy within
We need to forge an embracing social awareness to counter South Africa’s inherent chauvinism
EDITORIAL: From the embers of fire, stoke hope
It is the likes of emergency services —the firemen and the paramedics —who bear the brunt for shortfalls in the public purse
EDITORIAL: Let Chagossians speak
The fate of the Chagos Islanders should only be determined by the Chagos Islanders themselves
Letters to the editor: September 7 to 13
Our readers write in about the Community Schemes Ombud Service, food fraud, and about abandoning the M&G
This was better with the sound off
The apparently empathy-deficient Markus Jooste just doesn’t get it
SA’s political parties are a useless bunch
The blind pursuit of power has left citizens to make their own way
Brazil smoulders in time of uncertainty
But the man who could pull it back from the brink, Lula da Silva, can’t run in the presidential elections
Privileged people don’t need politics
It is the poor people of Zimbabwe who cannot escape into well-lined fortresses or go abroad
Gender-sensitive budgets can help end inequality
The government is committed to eliminating gender inequality through various policy and legislative interventions.
Misleading myth of truth commissions
Other African countries should not be so quick to blindly copy South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission model
Scapegoat for a desperate community
Rowan du Preez was an albino and petty criminal who lived in Mfuleni on the Cape Flats. In 2012, he was kidnapped and necklaced, dying later in hospital.
Violence begets violence
A rape survivor endures a long, bitter struggle to overcome the hate of what he aches to be
FIFTH COLUMN: Me, myself and my DVD Nazi
“I joined a new DVD store. They’re called VideoRite, they claim to be “your link to the stars†and they only rent out DVDs.â€
Literacy and skills are the power for good
Lifelong learning should now be the goal of all, and it comes down to two essential ingredients
Sexual violation: Education institutions need a law of their own
The prevalence of sexual violations on South Africa’s campuses raises questions about how universities deal with sexual violation cases.
He had to drop out, but now he’s a brand
Sibu Mpanza started talking to his camera and his down-to-earth style brought success
FRIDAY:
Where and from whom do we come?
An old lady was released last weekend. Her name was spoken in the house she built more than 100 years ago.
On our Lists this week: Ali Wong, Al Massrien, and Doja Cat
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
The Weekend Guide
For good vibes and an arts fix, don’t miss this
History re-dressed by Africa
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare puts his wax-print stamp on our colonial past to imagine a brighter future
Pulane Kingston, a patron of Africa’s art
Despite its emphasis on progressiveness, the art world can be a closed bubble.
The art of naming things that already have names
A vast collaborative project staged over three cities confronts the colonisation of plants
In praise of cultural exchange
Pro Helvetia is giving artists a chance to participate in shaping the organisation’s role
The sour pleasure of the art industry
Black artists and curators are on the rise but the art world is still owned and governed by white people
Gunn-Salie sculpts the presence of the past
Seventeen figures crouch, headless and handless. There’s singing. Sounds of gunshots usher in expressions of mourning and memory.
The healing he(art) of women
Using their creativity, two artists help society understand the complex experience of womanhood
SPORT:
It’s do or die for Bafana coach Baxter
The nation’s patience is wearing thin and, with Afcon prospects beckoning, expectations are high
Young talent heads back home — unlike their elders
Mamelodi Sundowns supporters greeted the news of Phakamani Mahlambi’s move to the club with joy
Uefa Nations League seeks relevance
The Europeans have worked hard to create a new format that won’t bore fans to death
Pogba will always be welcome at Barça, says Suarez
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez believes Paul Pogba should be fighting for more trophies than he is at Manchester United and that he would always be welcome at Barcelona.
Banyana ace in the land down under
The footballer is one of two local players to be snapped up by a professional league in Australia
Nike selects NFL ‘pariah’ Kaepernick to ‘just do it’
What began as a quiet protest against police brutality and racial inequality catapulted Colin Kaepernick to the forefront of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
