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eThekwini ratepayers want ‘zero’ tariff hikes for battling households
National
/ 2 May 2024

eThekwini ratepayers want ‘zero’ tariff hikes for battling households

Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda is expected to deliver the city’s consolidated budget, as well as announce property rates, electricity and water price increases for 2024-25, on Friday

By Lyse Comins
Anglo’s Wanblad won’t go easily
Business
/ 2 May 2024

Anglo’s Wanblad won’t go easily

With the prospect of a takeover in sight, Anglo American’s first South African chief executive in 15 years is tasked with unlocking value from the global mining company

By Sarah Smit
ANC sets date for Zuma’s disciplinary hearing and he intends to show up
Politics
/ 2 May 2024

ANC sets date for Zuma’s disciplinary hearing and he intends to show up

The ANC veteran has been ordered to attend the hearing at Luthuli House

By Lunga Mzangwe
Africa needs its own media plan to drive democracy
Opinion
/ 2 May 2024

Africa needs its own media plan to drive democracy

It’s time to dispel the myth of a single Western model for media

By Yaya Moussa
Basic income grant project helps youths find jobs and livelihoods
National
/ 2 May 2024

Basic income grant project helps youths find jobs and livelihoods

Under the two-year pilot scheme, 100 unemployed technical college graduates have got a monthly grant of R2 000 since October 2022

By Lyse Comins
Social media the battlefield for SA’s political parties in this elections
Opinion
/ 2 May 2024

Social media the battlefield for SA’s political parties in this elections

Even social media during the 2019 elections did not have as big a presence as it has in the 2024 elections

By Pedro Mzileni
New DA economic policy promises ‘neoliberal utopia’
Politics
/ 2 May 2024

New DA economic policy promises ‘neoliberal utopia’

The political party’s policy has been criticised for stating that a capitalist open market would be able to break up oligopolies and stimulate growth

By Lyse Comins
Legal Practice Act discriminates against attorneys
Opinion
/ 2 May 2024

Legal Practice Act discriminates against attorneys

Section 25(3) of the Act perpetuates a harmful historical stereotype that reduces attorneys to mere office administrators

By Sello Ivan Phahle and Thabo Mhlanga
Powerful insect army reduces water hyacinth on Hartbeespoort Dam to 2.5%
The Green Guardian
/ 1 May 2024

Powerful insect army reduces water hyacinth on Hartbeespoort Dam to 2.5%

The tiny planthoppers are biological control agents and natural enemies of the world’s worst aquatic weed

By Sheree Bega
Barloworld office worker sacked for after-hours ‘joint’ at home wins two years’ backpay
Opinion
/ 1 May 2024

Barloworld office worker sacked for after-hours ‘joint’ at home wins two years’ backpay

Other employers should heed the appeal court’s ruling regarding a blanket zero tolerance policy

By Richard Brown
IEC argues that the electoral court erred gravely on Zuma
Politics
/ 1 May 2024

IEC argues that the electoral court erred gravely on Zuma

The court’s reasoning for overturning the decision that the former president was not eligible to run for parliament rested on a misreading of law and case law, the electoral body argued

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma candidacy case hints at electoral court weaknesses
Analysis
/ 1 May 2024

Zuma candidacy case hints at electoral court weaknesses

The treasury has not allocated additional resources to the court to deal with the likely increase in workload relating to the 2024 election

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Abahlali baseMjondolo’s elections choice comes from no choice
Opinion
/ 1 May 2024

Abahlali baseMjondolo’s elections choice comes from no choice

The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land

By S’bu Zikode
Workers and the rise of the algorithmic boss
Opinion
/ 1 May 2024

Workers and the rise of the algorithmic boss

The issue lies in management-by-algorithm — the technologically ‘objective’ use of people analytics, big data and AI to manage the workforce

By Nicola Smit
LISTEN | Songezo Zibi – Donors, not Steenhuisen’s DA, are the architects of the moonshot pact
Podcasts
/ 1 May 2024

LISTEN | Songezo Zibi – Donors, not Steenhuisen’s DA, are the architects of the moonshot pact

The leader of Rise Mzansi said the Democratic Alliance leader was not credible or capable of becoming South Africa’s president

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘Zuma a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ … Mbeki lays into his successor on campaign trail
Politics
/ 30 April 2024

‘Zuma a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ … Mbeki lays into his successor on campaign trail

The ANC veteran says his previous apology for the Eskom crisis was not appropriate, instead pointing a finger at the Zuma administration and the utility itself

By Lizeka Tandwa
EFF slams Ekurhuleni mayor’s 16 000 jobs initiative as a populist stunt meant for elections
Politics
/ 30 April 2024

EFF slams Ekurhuleni mayor’s 16 000 jobs initiative as a populist stunt meant for elections

The initiative was announced in mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s maiden state of the city address, in which he also vowed to crack down on crime

By Lunga Mzangwe
SA Guide Dog Association for the Blind wants to sue Uber for R10 million over alleged discrimination
National
/ 30 April 2024

SA Guide Dog Association for the Blind wants to sue Uber for R10 million over alleged discrimination

The association claims that Uber has not take action regarding some of its drivers refusing to allow guide dogs in their vehicles

By Umamah Bakharia
Minimum wage stance won’t get DA a raise
Opinion
/ 30 April 2024

Minimum wage stance won’t get DA a raise

The party’s belief that the base pay should be phased out could scupper its coalition prospects

By Sarah Smit
‘When you destroy the ocean you destroy us,’ says SA Goldman environmental prize winner Nonhle Mbuthuma
The Green Guardian
/ 30 April 2024

‘When you destroy the ocean you destroy us,’ says SA Goldman environmental prize winner Nonhle Mbuthuma

She and Sinegugu Zukulu successfully took on Shell in landmark court victory to stop seismic testing on the Wild Coast

By Sheree Bega
South Africans are losing financial literacy
Opinion
/ 30 April 2024

South Africans are losing financial literacy

As we observe Financial Literacy Month, let it be a time of reflection and a catalyst for actions that ensure a more financially literate, empowered and equitable South Africa

By Mamapudi Nkgadima
The word is made light by Virginia Woolf
Friday
/ 30 April 2024

The word is made light by Virginia Woolf

Today, 96 years after the great writer’s seminal speech on women in fiction, what has changed?

By Darryl Accone
SA businesses embrace AI, such as ChatGpt
Business
/ 29 April 2024

SA businesses embrace AI, such as ChatGpt

Most companies are using or plan to embrace the implementation of AI in their business to improve productivity and turnover, a new study reveals

By Lyse Comins
Climate change disasters have a psychological toll that is ignored
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

Climate change disasters have a psychological toll that is ignored

As climate change disasters start to pile up across Southern Africa, the role of social workers in disaster management becomes more critical

By Tsogololathu Itaye
Holomisa to stand as UDM Eastern Cape premier candidate
Politics
/ 29 April 2024

Holomisa to stand as UDM Eastern Cape premier candidate

UDM founder appears ready to hand over control of the party

By Paddy Harper
SA’s teachers deserve more than criticism … here’s how we can support them
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

SA’s teachers deserve more than criticism … here’s how we can support them

Rather than pointing fingers at educators for poor results, let’s shift the narrative and empower them to do more with less

By Lucia Ndabula
New rule empowers judges to contain ‘fee inflation’ by counsel
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

New rule empowers judges to contain ‘fee inflation’ by counsel

It gives judges a greater function in determining how much the winning counsel can charge

By Kaamilah Paulse
Abahlali baseMjondolo’s tactical EFF vote allows us to reimagine democracy
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

Abahlali baseMjondolo’s tactical EFF vote allows us to reimagine democracy

There are good reasons why a social movement would back an opportunistic political party

By Minhaj Jeenah
South Africa won’t be able to meet regional demand for white maize
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

South Africa won’t be able to meet regional demand for white maize

The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa

By Wandile Sihlobo
‘Festivals must play their role when disasters occur’
Friday
/ 29 April 2024

‘Festivals must play their role when disasters occur’

A Palestinian film director speaks on the sidelines of the Aswan International Women Film Festival

By Bassem Aboualabass
Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American
The Green Guardian
/ 29 April 2024

Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American

The Zambian class action was filed in South Africa as it would not have been possible in that country

By Sheree Bega
Hebrew University a pillar of Israeli colonialism
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

Hebrew University a pillar of Israeli colonialism

This is part three of three excerpts from Maya Wind’s book Towers of Ivory and Steel. Based on research, the book is a gamechanger in the conversation about Israeli academic institutions

By Maya Wind
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