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Strike looms at Sars over 0% wage increase
Business
/ 18 May 2022

Strike looms at Sars over 0% wage increase

The revenue collector says it is unable to offer its 12 479 staff any salary increase, leading Nehawu and others to announce strike action

By Anathi Madubela
Beware killer robots powered by AI
National
/ 18 May 2022

Beware killer robots powered by AI

We are ‘dangerously close’ to fully autonomous weapons

By Eunice Masson
SA’s endemic corruption requires a ‘biting’ response
National
/ 17 May 2022

SA’s endemic corruption requires a ‘biting’ response

Beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) can help tackle corruption, reduce investment risk and improve national and global governance, but implementation remains ‘a sad story’

By Greg Ardé
Africa needs a billion Covid vaccines, but supply is slowing down
Africa
/ 17 May 2022

Africa needs a billion Covid vaccines, but supply is slowing down

Data collected by Unicef shows an alarming drop-off in shipments arriving in the continent since the start of 2022

By Adam Oxford
Police resources might further drop in Nyanga, former ‘murder capital’ of SA
National
/ 17 May 2022

Police resources might further drop in Nyanga, former ‘murder capital’ of SA

Provincial government and the City of Cape Town cannot plug the gap for national government’s responsibility for crime prevention, says DA

By Eunice Masson
Ingonyama Trust Board wins right of leave to appeal
National
/ 17 May 2022

Ingonyama Trust Board wins right of leave to appeal

Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal

By Paddy Harper
South Africa’s 1-Minute Film Festival is reshaping the art of storytelling
Friday
/ 16 May 2022

South Africa’s 1-Minute Film Festival is reshaping the art of storytelling

With the invention of the cell phone, anyone can make a movie. With the creation of the 1-Minute Film Festival, anyone’s movie can be seen.

By Eli Osei
Corporal punishment in rural schools is ‘big challenge’ for South African Council of Educators
Education
/ 16 May 2022

Corporal punishment in rural schools is ‘big challenge’ for South African Council of Educators

The council received 169 corporal punishment complaints in 2020-21

By Eunice Masson
Inside the 18-month investigation into Roodepoort man’s rape of family dog
National
/ 16 May 2022

Inside the 18-month investigation into Roodepoort man’s rape of family dog

Perpetrator jailed for eight years after he sexually assaulted his neighbour’s puppy

By Sheree Bega
Fight for accessible Braille texts hinges on ConCourt ruling
National
/ 16 May 2022

Fight for accessible Braille texts hinges on ConCourt ruling

Applicant BlindSA says the law limits or prevents those with visual and print disabilities from accessing information

By Bongeka Gumede
One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting
Top Six
/ 16 May 2022

One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting

This is the second mass shooting that took place in the US over the weekend

By Afp
‘Break vicious cycle that deters girls in science’
Africa
/ 16 May 2022

‘Break vicious cycle that deters girls in science’

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who served as the first female president of Mauritius from 2015- to 2018, has also had success in higher education, winning top awards in science

By Edwin Naidu
How sugar, tobacco or waste gases could power your next flight
The Green Guardian
/ 15 May 2022

How sugar, tobacco or waste gases could power your next flight

South Africa has the immediate technical potential to produce 3.2 billion litres of alternative aviation fuels annually

By Sheree Bega
NPA sees off challenge to restraint order on Gupta assets
Article
/ 13 May 2022

NPA sees off challenge to restraint order on Gupta assets

The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing Oakbay’s application for a postponement

By Emsie Ferreira
Scientists reveal the wondrous, supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Sci-tech
/ 13 May 2022

Scientists reveal the wondrous, supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy

The breakthrough is a result of the work of 300 scientists from 80 institutions, including Wits University

By Sheree Bega
Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement
Business
/ 13 May 2022

Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement

The treasury’s relaxation of procurement rules will allow the state utility to attend to its ageing power stations far quicke

By Sarah Smit
Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?
Business
/ 13 May 2022

Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?

Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change

By Emsie Ferreira and Sarah Smit
Musk says deal to buy Twitter ‘temporarily on hold’
Top Six
/ 13 May 2022

Musk says deal to buy Twitter ‘temporarily on hold’

The announcement sent shares in the social media giant plunging. 

By Afp
Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’
National
/ 13 May 2022

Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’

Government department accounting officers can now authorise contract deviations that previously had to go through the treasury

By Khaya Koko, Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Energy transition from coal will cost jobs, Mantashe says
Business
/ 12 May 2022

Energy transition from coal will cost jobs, Mantashe says

The ‘coal fundamentalist’ energy minister says more research on cleaner coal is needed

By Anathi Madubela
Terrorism charge hangs over head of alleged parliament arsonist
Article
/ 12 May 2022

Terrorism charge hangs over head of alleged parliament arsonist

The matter between the state and Zandile Mafe has been postponed to 9 June for further investigation.

By Eunice Masson
Struck by columnist’s remorse: Ramaphosa shouldn’t have listened to me
Opinion
/ 12 May 2022

Struck by columnist’s remorse: Ramaphosa shouldn’t have listened to me

I dodged it for two years, but the virus found me – right after I’d criticised the president for not lifting restrictions yet

By Paddy Harper
Ingonyama Trust Board fails to table ‘deficit’ budget
Politics
/ 12 May 2022

Ingonyama Trust Board fails to table ‘deficit’ budget

Parliament says it will conduct oversight visit to determine what is wrong at the entity that administers three million hectares of trust land in KwaZulu-Natal

By Paddy Harper
Mkhwebane takes on Zondo in unprecedented application
National
/ 11 May 2022

Mkhwebane takes on Zondo in unprecedented application

Public protector accuses the constitutional court of ignoring alleged wrongdoing by its members

By Emsie Ferreira
Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 11 May 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster

Just a few weeks left until taps run dry in large parts of the metropolitan

By Sheree Bega
South Coast residents to start payment go-slow over Ugu water crisis
National
/ 11 May 2022

South Coast residents to start payment go-slow over Ugu water crisis

Residents of the towns and villages falling under the Ugu district municipality have been fighting for a secure water supply for years

By Paddy Harper
‘Bundle of documents’ landed on CSA’s doorstep before Boucher disciplinary decision
Sport
/ 11 May 2022

‘Bundle of documents’ landed on CSA’s doorstep before Boucher disciplinary decision

The package reportedly contained potentially incriminating information about members of the national cricket team in the late 1990s

By Luke Alfred
Three decades after Pablo Escobar’s death, drugs ravage Medellin
Top Six
/ 11 May 2022

Three decades after Pablo Escobar’s death, drugs ravage Medellin

With 2.2 million inhabitants, Medellin is today the city with the highest drug consumption – 15.5% – in Colombia

By Juan Sebastian Serrano
How laws can be bolstered to stop the human rights box-ticking of big corporates
National
/ 10 May 2022

How laws can be bolstered to stop the human rights box-ticking of big corporates

There’s always a risk of due diligence becoming a mere box-ticking exercise for big firms, panel discussion hears

By Eunice Masson
Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow
Business
/ 10 May 2022

Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow

South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going

By Sarah Smit
Boucher, Smith fiascos symptomatic of sordid legacy at Cricket South Africa
Sport
/ 10 May 2022

Boucher, Smith fiascos symptomatic of sordid legacy at Cricket South Africa

Because of what history has bestowed on the board it will take a long time to restore trust and credibility

By Richard Calland
Ingonyama Trust leases appeal to be argued in court this week
National
/ 10 May 2022

Ingonyama Trust leases appeal to be argued in court this week

Board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya wants ruling outlawing residential lease programme set aside

By Paddy Harper
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