South Africa’s gun-free lobby has welcomed draft regulations that seek to disarm the private security industry, saying it is a massive sector — four times larger than the police service — which is operating “largely without oversight or control”. But security businesses and legal experts warned this week the “over- the-top” move would lead to […]
Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.
Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis told the Western Cape high court which parts of his allegedly coerced confession were true and which were false
Higher education institutions cannot be responsible for linguistic deficiencies. The real change needs to start at school level
As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.
Airports can be integrated into urban planning, taking them beyond transport hubs to centres of prosperity, innovation and industrial expansion
In a world of media that rewards outrage over nuance, we have populace that finds comfort in slogans and simple explanations for complicated problems – but there is hope
The rapper’s final album, released after his death, is a celebration of the transformative power of music
Tension between the DA and ANC persists but ActionSA may keep them together
South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received is a bewildering capitulation and weak opposition