Nearly half of the population in South Africa — one of the most unequal countries in the world — is considered chronically poor.
At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless
The healthy-food famine does not fit stereotypical images of need, yet it can be addressed creatively
In fewer than three days, a US citizen emits as much carbon as a person from Chad or Niger does in one year. Such is the asymmetry in culpability for climate change.
The bank’s chief risk officer says banks can’t stand on the sidelines of the climate crisis debate
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’
Minerals Council aims to get 80% of its workforce vaccinated by November
Inflation rose well beyond the Reserve Bank’s midpoint target in August
The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch
An investigation exposed how Afrox charges N$510 to refill a cylinder containing 1 400 litres of oxygen, enough to help a severely ill Covid-19 patient breathe for about two hours
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Increased pressure being placed on our cognitive abilities and continuous exposure to digital technologies affect employees’ attention span
The bank accounts of Pro Service Consulting and Thenga Holdings have been frozen
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy
How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
Half of the 127 managers incriminated in gross procurement corruption have yet to be disciplined
As a society, we must help everyone, particularly young people, to develop coping skills
Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
The SIU is trying to recover R2.5-million from a housing tender as part of its investigation into corruption during the Covid-19 state of disaster
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
Voters can register on the weekend of 18 and 19 September – or they can do it online
But brewers warn that a festive season prohibition will negate any recovery in the sector
Vulnerable older groups remain a priority for the health department, so no Covid-19 jabs for children for now
As national lockdown regulations ease, President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to vaccinate
The positive effect on the children has spilled over into the local community and improved social cohesion
The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy
Vaccine passports prove to be a contentious issue for tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors as some welcome them and some have fears of placing another hurdle ahead of economic growth
Online learning provides many opportunities for international students to overcome the usual hurdles of studying in South Africa
The spirit of philanthropy and community building is not only a virtue that serves a moral purpose, it is a function of collective human survival