Female killers usually do so for three reasons – psychopathy, greed and because they’re abused – but there is gender bias even in murder
Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it
Coal orders from Europe have increased in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but dysfunctional local infrastructure remains a challenge
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Limpopo ANC heavyweight and Sekhukhune regional chair Julia Mathebe is expected to be elected as mayor of the district when council convenes for a special sitting on Wednesday. Insiders in the region say that Mathebe was exonerated by the party’s national dispute resolution committee after she was cast aside when allegations emerged that she was […]
We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies
As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.
While Danny Msiza’s faction is gaining ground in Limpopo, those close to him say it does not necessarily mean Ramaphosa will be affected
Listeners want Hawks to probe the public broadcaster for quashing coverage of the Venda king’s role in the cash scandal
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The party’s provincial secretary says the appointment of new mayors will wait until dispute investigations are completed
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
Meet Ralf Schmitt, the mastermind behind the Ndlovu Youth Choir. The conductor, composer and producer talks to Ntombizodwa Makhoba about how the choir was born, his dreams and hopes for the choristers, his musical journey and how his family is his world
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Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
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Tirelessly working to build a home and a legacy only to be told you have no right over it once your husband dies or decides to divorce you — the story of black women who battled for justice
Will China’s end of coal finance be the final nail in the coffin for MMESZ?
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ANC Limpopo leaders called on the election committee to change the candidate lists in favour of Ramaphosa faction days before Motlanthe’s report on factions in the party
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
Women sleep outside in the cold to stop what they consider mineral theft by a mining company, with state collusion
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
The party had lodged the application after it failed to submit proportional representative council lists in municipalities across five provinces in time
Dung beetles rely on the Milky Way for direction at night, but new research shows how light pollution is causing them to lose their bearings. This could spell danger for other nocturnal creatures, too
The party’s deputy secretary general said the step-aside resolution must be applied without deviation
Outgoing Eastern Cape chairperson Oscar Mabuyane is ready to lead the province for another term. The ANC provincial heavyweight and one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s loyal allies said that when the province holds its conference in December, he will put his hat back in the ring. Mabuyane leads one of the ANC’s biggest provinces after […]
The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
Kgothatso Montjane speaks to Athandiwe Saba about her becoming the first black woman South African player to reach the Wimbledon final, her ‘robotic’ leg, being a DJ and the love of her parents
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Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
Does the sub-compact SUV earn its place in the food chain?
The head of a primary school near Tzaneen won the title for his leadership and contribution to education
Advocacy group Equal Education says Minister Angie Motshekga and MECs must tell court why they shouldn’t be jailed or fined for contempt over failures of the national school nutrition programme during the pandemic
The brutal murder of an Eastern Cape ANC member puts political killings in the province, and in the country, into sharp focus just before the local government elections
The Mopani, Capricorn and Sekhukhune districts will be in the dark on Tuesday and the rest of the country placed on load-shedding warning
Commission questions gaps in the law regarding corporal punishment and sexual assault