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Thulani Gcabashe, Reuel Khoza or even Daniel Mminele. Who will “project manage” our electricity crisis?
Opinion
/ 15 February 2023

Thulani Gcabashe, Reuel Khoza or even Daniel Mminele. Who will “project manage” our electricity crisis?

Whichever way we get out of this energy crisis, what is clear is that a politician is not the right person to drag us out

By Ron Derby
Eskom state of disaster to force Creecy’s hand on Karpowership decision
The Green Guardian
/ 14 February 2023

Eskom state of disaster to force Creecy’s hand on Karpowership decision

Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister

By Mandisa Nyathi
State of the Nation address debate opens 2024 election season early
Politics
/ 14 February 2023

State of the Nation address debate opens 2024 election season early

DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink

By Emsie Ferreira
Reshuffle will come after budget speech, Ramaphosa tells ANC national working committee
Politics
/ 14 February 2023

Reshuffle will come after budget speech, Ramaphosa tells ANC national working committee

The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations

By Lizeka Tandwa
Eight-year-old Tazné van Wyk’s murderer receives nine life sentences
National
/ 14 February 2023

Eight-year-old Tazné van Wyk’s murderer receives nine life sentences

Western Cape high court finds Moyhdian Pangkaeker showed no remorse, was unlikely to be rehabilitated and needed to be removed from society

By Eunice Masson
Joburg has lost its seat among the world’s iconic capitals
Newsletter
/ 14 February 2023

Joburg has lost its seat among the world’s iconic capitals

As heartbreaking as it is to admit, our beloved city is travelling down a path of no return

By Charmain Naidoo
Home tests for sexually transmitted infections could be coming to SA’s free medicine pick-up points
Health
/ 14 February 2023

Home tests for sexually transmitted infections could be coming to SA’s free medicine pick-up points

The government is planning to roll out home kits and rapid tests for people who are most at risk

By Zano Kunene
Court finds suspended public protector Mkhwebane had ‘ulterior motive’ regarding Winnie funeral report
Politics
/ 14 February 2023

Court finds suspended public protector Mkhwebane had ‘ulterior motive’ regarding Winnie funeral report

Report which found criminal activity on the part of Oscar Mabuyane and Babalo Madikizela related to R1.1 million for Madikizela-Mandela’s service is set aside

By Lizeka Tandwa
A BIG leap is Ramaphosa’s best step to economic growth
Opinion
/ 14 February 2023

A BIG leap is Ramaphosa’s best step to economic growth

The government has shown that it is willing to explore introducing a basic income grant, which would mark a big step towards achieving growth

By Sarah Smit
Can Valentine’s Day be more than love’s industrial complex?
Opinion
/ 14 February 2023

Can Valentine’s Day be more than love’s industrial complex?

Today, 14 February, can be whatever you want it to be. As bell hooks tells us, ‘love is as love does … we choose to love’

By Kimberley Schoeman
ChatGPT has democratised AI, but like all new tech, comes with risks: analysts
Sci-tech
/ 14 February 2023

ChatGPT has democratised AI, but like all new tech, comes with risks: analysts

The artificial intelligence language model is regarded as the fastest growing ‘app’ in history, garnering over 100 million active users in two months

By Nafisa Akabor
Google’s monopoly finally challenged, but what does a Mail & Guardian piece written in 35 seconds mean for our future?
Opinion
/ 14 February 2023

Google’s monopoly finally challenged, but what does a Mail & Guardian piece written in 35 seconds mean for our future?

The AI technology of Chat GPT is is a game changer not only for Google, which has held a monopoly over search since 1998, but for virtually every sector in any economy across the globe

By Ron Derby
High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution
Politics
/ 13 February 2023

High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution

The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters

By Emsie Ferreira
Northern Cape municipality slapped with R10m fine for sewage pollution
The Green Guardian
/ 13 February 2023

Northern Cape municipality slapped with R10m fine for sewage pollution

Umsobomvu municipality pleads guilty, admits to receiving complaints from as far back as 2017

By Sheree Bega
Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient
National
/ 13 February 2023

Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient

In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities rather than a big cash settlement for care to be provided by private providers

By Ray Hartle
Why Tshwane executive mayor Randall Williams resigned
Politics
/ 13 February 2023

Why Tshwane executive mayor Randall Williams resigned

Embattled mayor had been under pressure over the city’s adverse audit opinion in 2021-2022

By Paddy Harper
Harmful algal bloom causes five tonnes of West Coast rock lobster to crawl out of the ocean
The Green Guardian
/ 13 February 2023

Harmful algal bloom causes five tonnes of West Coast rock lobster to crawl out of the ocean

Scientist says there is ‘nothing freaky’ about the red tide but warns against eating affected marine life

By Sheree Bega
Parents, here are 8 measles outbreak questions — answered
Health
/ 13 February 2023

Parents, here are 8 measles outbreak questions — answered

We clarify issues surrounding the measles outbreak and explain who is eligible to get an extra vaccination

By Zano Kunene and Joan Van Dyk
Forensics the key to missing and dead on old and new battlefields
National
/ 12 February 2023

Forensics the key to missing and dead on old and new battlefields

The fledgling Red Cross Military Identification Programme aims to collaborate with non-state and state military groups to establish DNA profiling of combatants before deployment

By Eunice Masson
EFF, DA fracas encapsulates the true state of our nation
Opinion
/ 12 February 2023

EFF, DA fracas encapsulates the true state of our nation

The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
US shoots down a fourth aerial object, near the Canadian border
Top Six
/ 11 February 2023

US shoots down a fourth aerial object, near the Canadian border

President Joe Biden ordered a fighter plane to down the latest object “out of abundance of caution”

By Brian Knowlton
Rapper AKA shooting confirmed, family ask for space
National
/ 11 February 2023

Rapper AKA shooting confirmed, family ask for space

Police say Kiernan Jarryd Forbes and a friend died in a hail of bullets outside a popular Durban restaurant

By Paddy Harper
Democratic Alliance court challenge to Eskom disaster declaration is ‘quite confusing’, says presidency
Politics
/ 10 February 2023

Democratic Alliance court challenge to Eskom disaster declaration is ‘quite confusing’, says presidency

The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]

By Paddy Harper
Mbombela council wants SIU  to probe ‘irregular’ R200 million construction tenders
National
/ 10 February 2023

Mbombela council wants SIU to probe ‘irregular’ R200 million construction tenders

City’s public accounts committee wants officials to be sanctioned over contact awards

By Paddy Harper
Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet
Business
/ 10 February 2023

Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet

Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Like Tottenham’s title challenges and attempts to resurrect the dead, the Spurs sponsorship deal has flopped
Opinion
/ 10 February 2023

Like Tottenham’s title challenges and attempts to resurrect the dead, the Spurs sponsorship deal has flopped

Miracles R Us flops – like Spurs’ title challenge

By Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa surprises inner circle with announcement of electricity minister
Politics
/ 10 February 2023

Ramaphosa surprises inner circle with announcement of electricity minister

ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions

By Lizeka Tandwa
Nobody trusts and nobody believes the Sona
National
/ 10 February 2023

Nobody trusts and nobody believes the Sona

We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in

By M&G newsroom
Sona: Ramaphosa announces state of disaster, new electricity minister to tackle energy crisis
National
/ 9 February 2023

Sona: Ramaphosa announces state of disaster, new electricity minister to tackle energy crisis

With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority

By Sarah Smit
Miner terminates Minerals Council membership amid Transnet fracas
Business
/ 9 February 2023

Miner terminates Minerals Council membership amid Transnet fracas

Kalagadi Manganese accuses mining-industry employer organisation of failing to canvass its membership about a letter calling for Derby’s axing

By Sarah Smit
Eskom crisis has exposed SA’s municipal crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2023

Eskom crisis has exposed SA’s municipal crisis

Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems

By Sheree Bega
As waste piles up and the stench intensifies, Tembisa residents threaten protest
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2023

As waste piles up and the stench intensifies, Tembisa residents threaten protest

But the municipality has laid the blame for the filthy state of Tembisa at the feet of the community

By Lesego Chepape
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