It is shocking that a post-1994 dispensation, emerging from a colonial-apartheid liberation struggle whose core objective was the return of land, has presided over the increase of informal settlements from 300 to 4000
When institutions lack the capacity, coordination or accountability required to implement such programmes, the distance between constitutional promise and everyday reality inevitably widens
Witness F said Matlala told him to be loyal if he wanted to be promoted. However, Mashatile has denied meeting with Matlala
A groundbreaking analysis of more than 2 300 seawater samples shows that industrial chemicals dominate ocean pollution signals, even far from land
The HIV prevention shot, lenacapavir, will be rolled out at South African clinics within the next couple of months and from 2027, the health department will also buy generics. But how best to spend the HIV prevention budget so that the country can drive infections down as fast as possible? We take a look at what the modelling data shows
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with overseas offices across thecontinent, works with African countries to pursue human security and quality growth.In this video clip, titled Co-creative Innovative Solutions with Africa, Dr TANAKAAkihiko, JICA President, outlines JICA’s approaches to addressing the multipledevelopment challenges facing Africa. Moreover, he proudly shares the solutions emergingfrom collective efforts through both […]
The division of water into different categories, such as public water and private water, normal flow and surplus water, which existed under the 1956 Water Act, was done away with. All water thereafter had the same status in law. This means that the privatisation of water is prohibited and all South African citizens have equal water rights
Gold has been one of the loudest stories of 2026, and South African traders have felt it directly through USDZAR. With bullion up roughly 20% so far this year and some desks putting the move closer to the low 20s, the rand has found support from its strongest export narrative at the exact moment global […]
Gen Z’s expectations of work have been shaped by a very different social and technological environment. Many entered adulthood during a period marked by global uncertainty, economic instability and rapid digital transformation
South Africa’s housing crisis is not simply about the number of units delivered. It is about where housing is located, who it serves and how it connects people to opportunity. For decades, well-located land has remained underutilised or locked up, while low-income households have been pushed to the urban periphery, far from jobs, schools and essential services