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Blinding wildlife: The dark side of artificial light at night
The Green Guardian
/ 27 April 2023

Blinding wildlife: The dark side of artificial light at night

A new guide says cities should power down to reduce the harmful effects of light pollution on all life from insects and bats to birds and turtles

By Sheree Bega
24 Hours at the One & Only
Friday
/ 27 April 2023

24 Hours at the One & Only

Five-star wining and dining at the One & Only

By Kimberley Schoeman
Some provincial reserves with high conservation value poorly run – report
The Green Guardian
/ 27 April 2023

Some provincial reserves with high conservation value poorly run – report

A shortage of critical skills, poor management and inadequate budgets impede the effective management of provincial nature reserves

By Sheree Bega
Freedom Day in Philippi: Gunshots, robberies and piles of rubbish
National
/ 27 April 2023

Freedom Day in Philippi: Gunshots, robberies and piles of rubbish

You leave your house at your own risk in the Cape Flats township. Motorists are a target, especially visitors. Gunshots are an everyday occurrence

By Sandiso Phaliso
Putin will be arrested if he sets foot in the Western Cape – DA
National
/ 27 April 2023

Putin will be arrested if he sets foot in the Western Cape – DA

The ANC has made a U-turn on its “erroneously” announcement that it would no longer be a member of the International Criminal Court

By Eunice Masson
Family ‘in pain’ after grandmother, partner arrested for murder of Soweto boys
National
/ 27 April 2023

Family ‘in pain’ after grandmother, partner arrested for murder of Soweto boys

A day before her arrest Nqobile Ndlovu said she was shocked by the alleged muti murders

By Eunice Masson
ANC proceeds to sue De Ruyter for defamation
National
/ 26 April 2023

ANC proceeds to sue De Ruyter for defamation

The ruling party wants a retraction and apology from the former Eskom CEO for implicating it in crippling corruption at the power utility

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
De Ruyter refuses to name alleged graft-enabling minister and crooked politician
National
/ 26 April 2023

De Ruyter refuses to name alleged graft-enabling minister and crooked politician

Despite pressure from the standing committee on public accounts, the former Eskom boss stood firm, saying he was not willing to divulge identities

By Des Erasmus
De Ruyter: R1 billion a month being stolen from Eskom is ‘conservative estimate’
National
/ 26 April 2023

De Ruyter: R1 billion a month being stolen from Eskom is ‘conservative estimate’

The former Eskom chief executive has in a submission to parliament reiterated his statement that cartels, notably in Mpumalanga, are milking the company dry

By Emsie Ferreira
D-Day for ANC as De Ruyter appears before parliament committee
Analysis
/ 26 April 2023

D-Day for ANC as De Ruyter appears before parliament committee

The former Eskom boss has alleged that two senior ANC leaders are involved in corruption at the mismanaged, looted and sabotaged power utility

By Des Erasmus
Light at the end of Eskom’s tunnel?
The Green Guardian
/ 25 April 2023

Light at the end of Eskom’s tunnel?

Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.

By Mandisa Nyathi
Cheetah from South Africa dies in India
The Green Guardian
/ 25 April 2023

Cheetah from South Africa dies in India

South African experts involved in the introduction of cheetah to India say botulism from contaminated water may to be blame

By Sheree Bega
Ingonyama Trust chairperson defies Zulu king’s decision to fire him
Politics
/ 25 April 2023

Ingonyama Trust chairperson defies Zulu king’s decision to fire him

Jerome Ngwenya is now challenging the decision to appoint an interim board in court

By Paddy Harper
Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96
Friday
/ 25 April 2023

Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96

Belafonte’s calypso, the genre of Caribbean music that drew from West African and French influences, propelled him to fame

By Afp
There is no place for scab labour in SA
Opinion
/ 25 April 2023

There is no place for scab labour in SA

Replacement labour, which stands to prolong industrial action and lockouts, undermines the right to strike

By Sarah Smit
Little podlet weevil may beat back invasive mesquite tree
The Green Guardian
/ 24 April 2023

Little podlet weevil may beat back invasive mesquite tree

The pods make a delicious coffee and the cattle like them too, but the tree sucks up groundwater and destroys biodiversity

By Lesego Chepape
KwaZulu-Natal school feeding scandal: Special Investigation Unit steps in
National
/ 24 April 2023

KwaZulu-Natal school feeding scandal: Special Investigation Unit steps in

The provincial education department has delayed handing over tender documents to the SIU since February

By Paddy Harper
Eskom shortlists five candidates to replace former CEO De Ruyter
The Green Guardian
/ 24 April 2023

Eskom shortlists five candidates to replace former CEO De Ruyter

The new chief executive is charged with ending load-shedding and unbundling the power utility into three divisions – generation, transmission and distribution

By Mandisa Nyathi
Gauteng Gambling Board clean-up improved governance – acting CEO
Business
/ 24 April 2023

Gauteng Gambling Board clean-up improved governance – acting CEO

Karabo Mbele holds the reins of one of the province’s key economic agencies. Its board’s collapse has raised questions about governance under MEC Tasneem Motara

By Sarah Smit
African penguin population decline began 20 000 years ago – study
The Green Guardian
/ 24 April 2023

African penguin population decline began 20 000 years ago – study

Rising sea levels since the last Ice Age forced them to ‘island hop’ or move to the mainland, which presents an opportunity for their surviva

By Sheree Bega
Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy
Business
/ 24 April 2023

Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy

Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline

By Sarah Smit
Exclusive: Eyewitness accounts of Thabo Bester’s audacious prison escape
National
/ 23 April 2023

Exclusive: Eyewitness accounts of Thabo Bester’s audacious prison escape

Sources have told the M&G who else can expect a knock on the door from the police over the events of May 2022

By Ruth Hopkins
Creecy: Just five of 87 ranger posts at Kruger Park have been filled
The Green Guardian
/ 22 April 2023

Creecy: Just five of 87 ranger posts at Kruger Park have been filled

The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question

By Sheree Bega
Prominent Twitter users ticked off over $8 fee lose verification
Business
/ 22 April 2023

Prominent Twitter users ticked off over $8 fee lose verification

Well-known South Africans, including Trevor Noah, Siya Kolisi and John Steenhuisen, have lost their check mark as Elon Musk pushes for Twitter Blue

By Anathi Madubela
Market Theatre needs funding as audiences, donor support decline
Friday
/ 22 April 2023

Market Theatre needs funding as audiences, donor support decline

Patrons have not returned to theatres in their numbers after the Covid-19 lockdowns were lifted.

By Kimberley Schoeman
No G7, no Phala Phala, no problem
Opinion
/ 22 April 2023

No G7, no Phala Phala, no problem

No buffalo on the menu at South Africa/Namibia gala dinner

By Paddy Harper
State capture: Nulane trial ends in acquittal
National
/ 21 April 2023

State capture: Nulane trial ends in acquittal

The case, which informed the request for the extradition of the Gupta brothers, has ended in defeat for the prosecution for lack of evidence

By Emsie Ferreira
SA facing plague of cockroaches, says pesticides group
The Green Guardian
/ 21 April 2023

SA facing plague of cockroaches, says pesticides group

Wet, humid summer has seen the pesky insects infesting homes and businesses, it says

By Sheree Bega
KZN pupils go hungry as ‘philanthropist’ provider doesn’t deliver
National
/ 21 April 2023

KZN pupils go hungry as ‘philanthropist’ provider doesn’t deliver

AmaZulu Football Club director Manzini Zungu was awarded the sole tender to feed 2.4 million children at mostly no-fee schools

By Paddy Harper
Lead or else, ANC cautions Ramaphosa over electricity crisis
National
/ 21 April 2023

Lead or else, ANC cautions Ramaphosa over electricity crisis

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula warns Ramaphosa to ‘run his cabinet and not have his cabinet run him’ or they will take action

By Lizeka Tandwa
MEC’s iron fist flattens governance at Gauteng economic agencies
Business
/ 21 April 2023

MEC’s iron fist flattens governance at Gauteng economic agencies

Tasneem Motara has dissolved two boards in as many months, leaving the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency and the Gauteng Gambling Board virtually rudderless

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Designers to watch at SAFW 2023
Friday
/ 21 April 2023

Designers to watch at SAFW 2023

These South African designers are a cut above the rest

By Kimberley Schoeman
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