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Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations
National
/ 12 August 2022

Police ‘ignorance’ of law stalls rape investigations

Limpopo police are apparently unaware they can use the home affairs department’s database to track suspected criminals

By Khaya Koko
No confidence vote looms as eThekwini coalition crumbles
Politics
/ 11 August 2022

No confidence vote looms as eThekwini coalition crumbles

Opposition parties plan to strip the ANC of its control of the city

By Paddy Harper
Cabinet clean-out as Dube-Ncube takes over as KwaZulu-Natal premier
Politics
/ 11 August 2022

Cabinet clean-out as Dube-Ncube takes over as KwaZulu-Natal premier

Four members of the ANC provincial executive have joined the new provincial cabinet

By Paddy Harper
Wirecard: When a few wealthy men put entire societies at risk
Opinion
/ 11 August 2022

Wirecard: When a few wealthy men put entire societies at risk

South Africans are familiar with institutional decay dressed in public-sector clothing but many of us ignore the harm it can do to our prosperity

By Zama Ndlovu
South African mines are getting safer, experts say, even though 25 workers have been killed this year
National
/ 11 August 2022

South African mines are getting safer, experts say, even though 25 workers have been killed this year

There has been a 14% decrease in deaths at mines this year compared to last year

By Anathi Madubela
World Lion Day: Five young lions rescued in Romania arrive in South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 10 August 2022

World Lion Day: Five young lions rescued in Romania arrive in South Africa

The country’s captive lion population of 9 000 is three times the size of the wild lion population.

By Eunice Masson
Marikana lawsuits to be finalised by end of August
National
/ 10 August 2022

Marikana lawsuits to be finalised by end of August

The state has already paid out R170-million in claims following the August 2012 massacre

By Khaya Koko
South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims
National
/ 10 August 2022

South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims

The Trafficking in Persons report says Cuba benefits financially from its ‘coercive’ labour export programmes to 66 countries

By Eunice Masson
Eskom fails to approach courts in property ‘garbage sale’
National
/ 9 August 2022

Eskom fails to approach courts in property ‘garbage sale’

The power utility said it would go to court to declare ownership of land not registered to it, but has not done so

By Khaya Koko
Kenya election: What Martha Karua means for women in politics
Politics
/ 9 August 2022

Kenya election: What Martha Karua means for women in politics

Martha Karua is taking centre stage in Kenya’s elections: what it means for women in politics

By Emma Elfversson and Kristine Höglund
Rape is endemic in South Africa. Why the ANC government keeps missing the mark
Opinion
/ 9 August 2022

Rape is endemic in South Africa. Why the ANC government keeps missing the mark

South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, even higher than some countries at war

By Amanda Gouws
Tutu Puoane back on the South African stage after two years away
Friday
/ 8 August 2022

Tutu Puoane back on the South African stage after two years away

She may have left South Africa more than 20 years ago, but this jazz singer is still firmly rooted in her heritage

By Palesa Segomotso Motsumi
Pandor: Blinken did not come to tell SA to choose sides in the Ukraine-Russia war
National
/ 8 August 2022

Pandor: Blinken did not come to tell SA to choose sides in the Ukraine-Russia war

The US secretary of state said that when one country invades another country, sovereignty and independence mattered

By Eunice Masson
Nomusa Dube-Ncube nominated as new KwaZulu-Natal premier
Politics
/ 8 August 2022

Nomusa Dube-Ncube nominated as new KwaZulu-Natal premier

ANC says no purge of the provincial cabinet is in the offing

By Paddy Harper
How the ‘Afternoon Angels’ of Gugulethu protect children from homelessness and hunger
National
/ 8 August 2022

How the ‘Afternoon Angels’ of Gugulethu protect children from homelessness and hunger

Meet the women in Cape Town’s largest township who open their homes to children who have nowhere else to go after school

By Eunice Masson
Metalworkers’ union saga revives investment company row
National
/ 8 August 2022

Metalworkers’ union saga revives investment company row

The leader of the South African Federation of Trade Unions has warned that ‘business unionism’ would set the labour movement on ‘the road to hell’

By Sarah Smit
Domestic workers the thread linking Mary Sibande and Dorothy Kay – two artists born a century apart
Friday
/ 7 August 2022

Domestic workers the thread linking Mary Sibande and Dorothy Kay – two artists born a century apart

Dreaming Invisible Connections, a exhibition by postmodernist Mary Sibande and classical painter Dorothy Kay, highlights the domestic worker – in different ways

By Mamaputle Boikanyo
Hlophe cases highlight difficulty in holding judges to account
National
/ 6 August 2022

Hlophe cases highlight difficulty in holding judges to account

The problems within the judicial misconduct system have been made clear in a matter that is still far from the finish line after 14 years

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white
Business
/ 5 August 2022

What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white

South Africa’s banks and the treasury must address legal loopholes and weaknesses by October or face greylisting by global money laundering watchdog

By Sarah Smit
Sihle Zikalala resigns as KwaZulu-Natal premier, after losing the contest for provincial chair
Politics
/ 5 August 2022

Sihle Zikalala resigns as KwaZulu-Natal premier, after losing the contest for provincial chair

ANC KZN says it accepted his resignation with ‘pain and difficulty’ as Zikalala was ‘doing a good job’

By Sonri Naidoo and Bongeka Gumede
Zama zamas and foreigners the perfect scapegoats as East and West Rand erupt in fiery rage
Opinion
/ 5 August 2022

Zama zamas and foreigners the perfect scapegoats as East and West Rand erupt in fiery rage

Zama zamas and foreigners have been made fall guys for the ills in our societies but ultimately politicians will have to take responsibility for their failings

By Hugo ka Canham
Kagiso residents turn violent, assault people accused of illegal mining, crime
National
/ 5 August 2022

Kagiso residents turn violent, assault people accused of illegal mining, crime

One person was killed, while others were stripped naked and beaten by groups, who also barricaded roads and searched abandoned mines

By Bongeka Gumede and Sonri Naidoo
De Lille investigates architect who shone light on ‘reprehensible’ council
National
/ 5 August 2022

De Lille investigates architect who shone light on ‘reprehensible’ council

The public works minister has not acted on alleged Sacap mismanagement despite a damning ruling against the architectural council

By Khaya Koko
Eskom selling off its properties at ‘garbage sale’ prices
National
/ 4 August 2022

Eskom selling off its properties at ‘garbage sale’ prices

The cash-strapped power utility is disposing of its land for low prices without the involvement of the treasury, sources say

By Khaya Koko and Mandisa Nyathi
‘Native of Nowhere’ by Mbali Khoza
Friday
/ 4 August 2022

‘Native of Nowhere’ by Mbali Khoza

Through a series of interventions, Mbali Khoza explores how native people across time and space have mused over, navigated and negotiated black mobility.

By Sonri Naidoo
The ANC is now just an empty vessel
Opinion
/ 4 August 2022

The ANC is now just an empty vessel

It can neither hold the centre nor lead society. The recent policy conference was bereft of new ideas

By Richard Calland
Why illegal artisanal mining in South Africa is out of control
Opinion
/ 4 August 2022

Why illegal artisanal mining in South Africa is out of control

It is the result of the state’s failure to formalise artisanal mining as a livelihood strategy and the police’s inability or unwillingness to control

By Tracy-Lynn Field
Why Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity
Business
/ 4 August 2022

Why Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity

Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable

By Sarah Smit
China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit
Top Six
/ 4 August 2022

China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit

Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.

By Sebastien Ricci
Creecy must decide on island closures to either save penguins or retain fishing
The Green Guardian
/ 3 August 2022

Creecy must decide on island closures to either save penguins or retain fishing

The population of the endangered seabirds has plummeted to a record low

By Sheree Bega
Judgment in application to halt Eskom’s gas power plant in Richards Bay reserved
National
/ 3 August 2022

Judgment in application to halt Eskom’s gas power plant in Richards Bay reserved

Two environmental organisations have asked the court to stop the authorisation for a 3 000 megawatt gas-to-power plant in Richards Bay

By Mandisa Nyathi
Africa’s energy needs to top COP27 negotiations
Africa
/ 3 August 2022

Africa’s energy needs to top COP27 negotiations

UN Economic Commission for Africa says climate finance action has never been more urgent

By Marko Phiri
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