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What would you do if your loved one’s body was stuck in a mortuary and you couldn’t bury them?
National
/ 6 February 2022

What would you do if your loved one’s body was stuck in a mortuary and you couldn’t bury them?

Families have asked the Congress of  Traditional Leaders and the Human Rights Commission to intervene after waiting years to bury their loved ones

By Masoka Dube
South Africa is not a failed state, but we’re fragile
Editorial
/ 6 February 2022

South Africa is not a failed state, but we’re fragile

With South Africa on the fiscal precipice, the president needs to take hard decisions instead of focussing on re-election

By Ron Derby
Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
Health
/ 5 February 2022

Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system

South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals

By Marcia Zali
Zondo says he will not hesitate to make findings against Ramaphosa if need be
Politics
/ 4 February 2022

Zondo says he will not hesitate to make findings against Ramaphosa if need be

The chairperson of the state capture commission and acting chief justice said he had no bias in favour of the president or any against his predecessor, but proceeded on the basis of evidence, without thought as to whether it could deny him the post of chief justice

By Emsie Ferreira
Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?
Business
/ 4 February 2022

Can the private sector help to fix ‘a fragile state’?

Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Zondo: JSC has a duty to consider white judges for constitutional court
National
/ 4 February 2022

Zondo: JSC has a duty to consider white judges for constitutional court

The acting chief justice suggested, in his interview with the Judicial Service Commission for the post of chief justice, that the next round of interviews in April with candidates would be an opportunity to do so

By Emsie Ferreira
Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market
Business
/ 4 February 2022

Unemployment and interest rate hikes predicted to hit property market

The volume of new mortgage applications reached multi-year highs amid record low interest rates

By Sarah Smit
Chief justice interviews: Mlambo laments toxic politicking around judiciary
National
/ 3 February 2022

Chief justice interviews: Mlambo laments toxic politicking around judiciary

The Gauteng judge president’s words turned prophetic as he came under sustained political attack in his interview for the post of chief justice

By Emsie Ferreira
How Brian Molefe became the Guptas’ go-to guy
National
/ 3 February 2022

How Brian Molefe became the Guptas’ go-to guy

The former Transnet group chief executive was one of the key architects of the capture and looting of the state-owned entity

By Paddy Harper
How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas
National
/ 3 February 2022

How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’

By Sarah Smit
Lynne Brown went with the wishes of the Guptas — state capture report
National
/ 2 February 2022

Lynne Brown went with the wishes of the Guptas — state capture report

The former minister was found to have played a strategic role in ensuring the ground was fertile for the Guptas to plunder Denel

By Anathi Madubela
A Sona storyboard: here’s what you could say, Mr President
Opinion
/ 2 February 2022

A Sona storyboard: here’s what you could say, Mr President

If Ramaphosa is casting about for good news, he must address the biggest beacon for hope: the just transition

By Richard Calland
Zondo report recommends Jacob Zuma be investigated for Transnet corruption
Politics
/ 2 February 2022

Zondo report recommends Jacob Zuma be investigated for Transnet corruption

The Zondo commission found evidence to suggest that Transnet was the primary site of state capture in financial terms.

By Lizeka Tandwa
How the Guptas captured Transnet
National
/ 2 February 2022

How the Guptas captured Transnet

The former president, cabinet ministers, board members and executives all played a role in the Gupta family looting the state company of billions.

By Paddy Harper
‘Exceptional and onerous’: The costly matter of private prosecutions
National
/ 2 February 2022

‘Exceptional and onerous’: The costly matter of private prosecutions

Private prosecutions have been described as exceptional and onerous, with a legal requirement that the prosecutor put up security for the costs of the accused’s defence

By Emsie Ferreira
Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh
Politics
/ 1 February 2022

Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the Gupta racketeering enterprise

By Sarah Smit
ANC provincial secretaries fear their powers will be usurped
Politics
/ 1 February 2022

ANC provincial secretaries fear their powers will be usurped

They have, as a matter of principle, opposed the suggestion that an NWC member, Gwen Ramokgopa, be seconded as coordinator in the ruling party’s engine room.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mabuza rival in Mpumalanga supports his second-term ambition
Politics
/ 1 February 2022

Mabuza rival in Mpumalanga supports his second-term ambition

Former PEC member Peter Nyoni has thrown his hat in the ring in what is expected to be a fierce contest for party chair in Mpumalanga

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’
Business
/ 31 January 2022

‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’

The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’

By Sarah Smit
Bogus Prasa engineer Daniel Mthimkhulu guilty of fraud
National
/ 31 January 2022

Bogus Prasa engineer Daniel Mthimkhulu guilty of fraud

Mthimkhulu, who caused Prasa to spend R2.6-billion for trains unsuitable for the country’s rail network, faces a lengthy jail sentence

By Khaya Koko
Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish
Business
/ 31 January 2022

Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish

Inflation fears should have inspired a run on gold, but the asset may have lost its relevance

By Sarah Smit
SA engineers pave way for automated detection of ocean pollution
The Green Guardian
/ 31 January 2022

SA engineers pave way for automated detection of ocean pollution

South Africa discharges up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the oceans every year

By Tunicia Phillips
SA’s next chief justice: The case for each contender
Opinion
/ 31 January 2022

SA’s next chief justice: The case for each contender

Judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Mandisa Maya, Dunstan Mlambo and Raymond Zondo are all strong candidates to become chief justice

By Chris Oxtoby and Mbekezeli Benjamin
Landmark battle over River Club imperils Amazon HQ plans
The Green Guardian
/ 28 January 2022

Landmark battle over River Club imperils Amazon HQ plans

If the high court in Cape Town rules for an interim interdict in the River Club project to halt building on heritage land, Amazon is likely to pull out

By Sheree Bega
Kidnapping in Mayfair: Claims and counterclaims
National
/ 28 January 2022

Kidnapping in Mayfair: Claims and counterclaims

More revelations in multimillion-rand Mayfair kidnapping

By Khaya Koko
A BIG deal: Universal income support could resuscitate South Africa’s economy — report
Business
/ 28 January 2022

A BIG deal: Universal income support could resuscitate South Africa’s economy — report

A basic income grant could add 0.5% to GDP growth by 2025, according to a report commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council.

By Sarah Smit
Public protector to investigate president
Politics
/ 28 January 2022

Public protector to investigate president

ANC MP Mervyn Dirks has asked Busisiwe Mkhwebane to investigate Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to report corruption’

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption
National
/ 27 January 2022

NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption

Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far

By Khaya Koko
Load-shedding on the cards as Eskom prioritises maintenance
National
/ 27 January 2022

Load-shedding on the cards as Eskom prioritises maintenance

Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer says the utility will continue with planned maintenance, even at the risk of load-shedding

By Anathi Madubela
Reserve Bank lifts rates again as high inflation takes its toll
Business
/ 27 January 2022

Reserve Bank lifts rates again as high inflation takes its toll

The monetary policy committee has voted to lift the repo rate by another 25 basis points as advanced economies mull policy tightening

By Sarah Smit
Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court
National
/ 27 January 2022

Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court

The brilliance of Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s mind and his transformative judgments can prove salutary at a time when the judiciary is under populist attack, his peers hope.

By Emsie Ferreira
Solidarity vs University of Free State in vaccine mandate court case
Education
/ 27 January 2022

Solidarity vs University of Free State in vaccine mandate court case

The union wants the court to decide whether the policy of enforcing vaccinations at UFS holds water.

By Marcia Zali
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