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Parties warn Godongwana against tax hikes ahead of budget speech
Politics
/ 18 February 2025

Parties warn Godongwana against tax hikes ahead of budget speech

Last year, the finance minister hinted there would be tax increases in 2025

By Mandisa Nyathi
NSFAS accommodation woes continue with landlords demanding ‘top-up’ fees
National
/ 17 February 2025

NSFAS accommodation woes continue with landlords demanding ‘top-up’ fees

Students are appealing for intervention from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the respective universities

By Umamah Bakharia
ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition
National
/ 17 February 2025

ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition

Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president

By Lunga Mzangwe
Abuse of senior citizens an unspoken shame in South Africa
National
/ 17 February 2025

Abuse of senior citizens an unspoken shame in South Africa

Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens

By Lyse Comins
Cybersecurity is crucial in modernising South African mining
Thought Leader
/ 16 February 2025

Cybersecurity is crucial in modernising South African mining

The view that cybersecurity is not a core function must change so that digitalisation does not create vulnerability in the mining industry

By Jabu Mtsweni and Muyowa Mutemwa
Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism
Thought Leader
/ 16 February 2025

Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism

As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism

By Richard Pithouse
The road to a green hydrogen economy in Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 15 February 2025

The road to a green hydrogen economy in Africa

European nations are scrambling for Africa’s green hydrogen, striking deals to tap into the continent’s vast wind and solar potential for export

By Bonface Orucho
Trump’s funding cuts hit HIV, GBV services hard
Health
/ 15 February 2025

Trump’s funding cuts hit HIV, GBV services hard

The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA

By Umamah Bakharia
SA opts for quiet diplomacy over impossible mission to Washington
Politics
/ 14 February 2025

SA opts for quiet diplomacy over impossible mission to Washington

The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa

By Emsie Ferreira
Why newspapers are all the rage
Columns
/ 14 February 2025

Why newspapers are all the rage

Dinosaur? Maybe. But there is an artistry to blending research, headlines, words and images, to make a real-world product we can be proud of

By Christian Stephen
SA farmers sceptical of Trump’s refugee offer despite expropriation fears
National
/ 14 February 2025

SA farmers sceptical of Trump’s refugee offer despite expropriation fears

The farmers say they are committed to the land and the people of the country as food producers, despite crime and other struggles

By Lyse Comins
EFF eyeing MK party strife to regain KZN ground ahead of 2026 poll
Politics
/ 14 February 2025

EFF eyeing MK party strife to regain KZN ground ahead of 2026 poll

Tensions between uMkhonto weSizwe’s Floyd Shivambu and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla have exposed divisions the Red Berets intend to exploit

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa says never again will SA see forced removals
Politics
/ 13 February 2025

Ramaphosa says never again will SA see forced removals

The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds

By Emsie Ferreira
Johannesburg high court shut due to severe water shortage
National
/ 13 February 2025

Johannesburg high court shut due to severe water shortage

Bulk water supplier Rand Water warned that its systems were ‘dropping fast’ because of extremely high consumption

By Sheree Bega
The new snake oil: Antivenoms that are as useless as water
Health
/ 13 February 2025

The new snake oil: Antivenoms that are as useless as water

In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a ‘wild west’ where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work

By Paul Eccles, Andjela Milivojevic and Rachel Schraer
MK party’s treason case against AfriForum ‘legally unfounded’
Politics
/ 13 February 2025

MK party’s treason case against AfriForum ‘legally unfounded’

Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts

By Mandisa Nyathi
Study shows growing number of alien plants infesting Kruger Park
National
/ 12 February 2025

Study shows growing number of alien plants infesting Kruger Park

Twenty-one species in the national park are invasive, five of which are among the 100 worst invaders globally

By Sheree Bega
Tshwane will be run by politicians, not administrators, says EFF
Politics
/ 12 February 2025

Tshwane will be run by politicians, not administrators, says EFF

Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has said the current government is under no illusions about the challenges that lie ahead

By Lunga Mzangwe
NHI and Transformation Fund are pots of ‘political patronage’
National
/ 12 February 2025

NHI and Transformation Fund are pots of ‘political patronage’

More centralised funds will allow corrupt politicians to syphon off money on an even grander scale than the country has seen, according to analysts

By Lyse Comins
White House claims Trump’s SA sanction is a defence of human rights
Politics
/ 11 February 2025

White House claims Trump’s SA sanction is a defence of human rights

The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House

By Emsie Ferreira
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla apologises to Zuma, MK party for Shivambu outburst on X
Politics
/ 11 February 2025

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla apologises to Zuma, MK party for Shivambu outburst on X

The 42-year-old did not directly apologise to Floyd Shivambu, as her father had demanded she do earlier on Tuesday

By MG Reporter
UPDATE | Embassy confirms Pepfar projects will restart, despite Trump aid ban
Health
/ 11 February 2025

UPDATE | Embassy confirms Pepfar projects will restart, despite Trump aid ban

Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities

By Mia Malan
Eskom’s internal control failures persist, auditor general tells Scopa
National
/ 11 February 2025

Eskom’s internal control failures persist, auditor general tells Scopa

Financial mismanagement, weak oversight and irregular expenditure continue to undermine the stability of the utility

By Des Erasmus
Zuma backs Shivambu as MK party faces internal pushback
Politics
/ 11 February 2025

Zuma backs Shivambu as MK party faces internal pushback

Magasela Mzobe says party leadership remains firmly behind Floyd Shivambu, who is acting on the orders of Jacob Zuma and senior leaders

By Lunga Mzangwe
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from EFF
Politics
/ 10 February 2025

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from EFF

His departure follows verbal attacks from Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema

By Mandisa Nyathi
Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival
The Green Guardian
/ 10 February 2025

Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival

The applicants argue that the forestry, fisheries and environment minister’s interim fishing closures are ‘biologically meaningless’

By Sheree Bega
Business conferencing set to boom
Opinion
/ 9 February 2025

Business conferencing set to boom

This year is looking good for events, with the G20 Summit being held in Johannesburg, and this will help to boost the economy

By Ash Müller
Scientists reveal the mysteries of South Africa’s ‘wings of the sea’
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2025

Scientists reveal the mysteries of South Africa’s ‘wings of the sea’

The graceful manta rays gliding along the coastline are little known and humans have caused a significant a decline in their numbers

By Sheree Bega
Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says
Politics
/ 8 February 2025

Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says

The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’

By MG Reporter
Zama zamas on the agenda at alternative mining indaba
National
/ 8 February 2025

Zama zamas on the agenda at alternative mining indaba

There are thought to be at least 50 000 informal miners working underground in South Africa

By Umamah Bakharia
Mining has life, in spite of hitches
National
/ 8 February 2025

Mining has life, in spite of hitches

The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects

By Aarti Bhana
In the US, and in SA, our politics have become weapons of mass distraction
Opinion
/ 7 February 2025

In the US, and in SA, our politics have become weapons of mass distraction

The theatre of the absurd is playing out in politics, exemplified by the US president, Donald Trump

By Donovan E Williams
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