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Buthelezi’s succession sparks democracy debate
Article
/ 22 September 2019

Buthelezi’s succession sparks democracy debate

The IFP’s constitution provides that the nomination of national office bearers be approved by the branches. This was not done for its new president

By Bheki Mngomezulu
Mathunjwa retains Amcu presidency
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Mathunjwa retains Amcu presidency

All positions up for nominations at the union’s national elective congress were uncontested

By Sarah Smit
Slice of life: ‘I fell in love with a space’
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Slice of life: ‘I fell in love with a space’

It’s an unloved, rusted old factory. But I fell in love with the amount of empty space and the possibilities of what we can do with it

By Tshegofatso Mathe
EDITORIAL: Boks a hope for all of us
Article
/ 20 September 2019

EDITORIAL: Boks a hope for all of us

Picture the scene. Siya Kolisi, the first black Bok captain, raised in Zwide township outside of Port Elizabeth, lifting the World Cup

By Editorial
Beyond baobabble, toil & trouble
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Beyond baobabble, toil & trouble

There’s a climate crisis. Eskom, whose plants burn carbon-producing coal, is in a financial crisis. It’s time to disrupt policy inertia

By Kevin Davie
The power, the purse strings and the NHI
Article
/ 20 September 2019

The power, the purse strings and the NHI

The NHI Bill proposes major shifts in who controls our national and provincial health budgets. Will the draft legislation rob provinces of control?

By Russel Rensburg
What we do is important. Trust us
Article
/ 20 September 2019

What we do is important. Trust us

Given attacks against media and important questions being raised about our work, we need to be open about why we do what we do

By Khadija Patel
No headstone for Aviwe – the woman a country forgot
Article
/ 20 September 2019

No headstone for Aviwe – the woman a country forgot

In the Eastern Cape, as a village buries yet another murdered woman, mourners struggle to understand where the freedom has gone

By Athandiwe Saba
Mabuyane sold ANC-donated Jeep
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Mabuyane sold ANC-donated Jeep

The Eastern Cape premier sold a vehicle that originally was the property of the party

By Thanduxolo Jika
Schools expel children with no IDs
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Schools expel children with no IDs

A case at the Makhanda high court this week could be the only hope for those who don’t have birth certificates to attend school

By Bongekile Macupe
New ‘normal’ as Lockdown reloaded
Article
/ 20 September 2019

New ‘normal’ as Lockdown reloaded

The president has directed the police minister to deploy another 1 000 troops in the Western Cape in the second wave of ‘Operation Lockdown’

By Lester Kiewit
Plastic is paving an eco way
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Plastic is paving an eco way

Two local projects are turning to plastic instead of bitumen to bind the asphalt used to construct roads

By Tshegofatso Mathe
A day for getting high on emotion
Article
/ 20 September 2019

A day for getting high on emotion

September 18: the day dagga was decriminalised and the day that the ConCourt reconfirmed beating a child is illegal

By Paddy Harper
EFF media ban undemocratic and dangerous
Article
/ 20 September 2019

EFF media ban undemocratic and dangerous

The media’s response to the party should be to continue doing good investigative journalism

By Eusebius McKaiser
Big JSE shake-up as Prosus lists
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Big JSE shake-up as Prosus lists

Naspers’s listing of its internet holdings on Euronext makes its assets more tradeable

By Thando Maeko
Finally, a biography of Tiro
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Finally, a biography of Tiro

The anti-apartheid activist died when he was only 28, but he
still inspires students

By Oupa Nkosi
Pensions must note climate risk
Article
/ 20 September 2019

Pensions must note climate risk

The law requires funds to consider environmental risk when making an  investment decision

By Joanne Etherton
EDITORIAL: Journalism and the climate crisis
Article
/ 20 September 2019

EDITORIAL: Journalism and the climate crisis

This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out

By Editorial
How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist
Article
/ 20 September 2019

How to (kind of) make it as a M&G columnist

There will be rejection in the form of no replies, which will haunt you for days. Keep going.

By Hans Mackenzie Main
SA has a legacy of trauma
Article
/ 20 September 2019

SA has a legacy of trauma

Transforming the symbols of apartheid violence is not the endpoint of addressing our heritage

By Alec Basson and Kim Wale
A million children can’t attend creche
Article
/ 19 September 2019

A million children can’t attend creche

Success at school undermined by 1.1-million children being too poor for early education, according to a new report

By Bongekile Macupe
Amcu congress is not about contestation — Mathunjwa
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Amcu congress is not about contestation — Mathunjwa

All five positions up for nominations are uncontested, pending nominations from the floor

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The rate also helps target inflation. The recent inflation rate is at 4.3% — which is well within the central bank’s target of 3% – 6%

By Tshegofatso Mathe
‘JZ’s pilot’ joins South Sudan’s ‘gestapo’
Africa
/ 19 September 2019

‘JZ’s pilot’ joins South Sudan’s ‘gestapo’

South Africa’s Vukani Aviation formed a joint venture with the notorious secret police in South Sudan

By Sabelo Skiti and Simon Allison
Ignore male victims at society’s peril
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Ignore male victims at society’s peril

There is a crisis of violence against women.
But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women

By David Bruce
Ranjeni Munusamy implicated by witness at Zondo commission
Article
/ 18 September 2019

Ranjeni Munusamy implicated by witness at Zondo commission

A senior Hawks official says the journalist received money from a crime intelligence slush fund to pay off her car

By Eyaaz Matwadia
New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities
Article
/ 18 September 2019

New copyright law will benefit South Africans with disabilities

South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine

By Denise Rosemary Nicholson
Why are we only learning to cook French food in Africa?
Article
/ 18 September 2019

Why are we only learning to cook French food in Africa?

It’s easier to find African restaurants in New York City than it is in Cape Town

By Mary Fawzy
For communities in South Africa, climate change is now
Article
/ 17 September 2019

For communities in South Africa, climate change is now

SA has already warmed at a rate twice the global average, and climate change is making droughts in South Africa more extreme and more frequent

By Liesl Gerntholtz
Government spokespeople have a crucial role to play in facilitating communication
Article
/ 17 September 2019

Government spokespeople have a crucial role to play in facilitating communication

Those tasked with communicating on behalf of the government would do well to engage in some introspection regarding the purpose of their job

By Themba Sepotokele 1
High court finds parts of Rica ‘unconstitutional’
Article
/ 16 September 2019

High court finds parts of Rica ‘unconstitutional’

The high court orders some immediate changes to the law that allows government to intercept people’s phones and correspondence

By Franny Rabkin
The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation
Africa
/ 16 September 2019

The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation

The Pope’s primary message to each country responded to their unique circumstances

By Garth Abraham
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