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Inflation slows sharply in October, paving the way for another interest rate cut
Business
/ 20 November 2024

Inflation slows sharply in October, paving the way for another interest rate cut

Data from Statistics South Africa showed that the CPI annual rate braked to 2.8% – a four-year low

By Anathi Madubela
Senzo Mchunu: Construction mafia is South Africa’s ‘real enemy’
National
/ 20 November 2024

Senzo Mchunu: Construction mafia is South Africa’s ‘real enemy’

Police are investigating the kingpins who issue extortion orders while ensconced in upmarket suburbs, the minister tells a summit on the problem

By Lyse Comins
Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
National
/ 19 November 2024

Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements

It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed

By Des Erasmus
Ramaphosa calls for respect for UN Charter at G20 summit
Politics
/ 19 November 2024

Ramaphosa calls for respect for UN Charter at G20 summit

South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil

By Emsie Ferreira
National Freedom Party secretary general Teddy Thwala fired — again
Politics
/ 19 November 2024

National Freedom Party secretary general Teddy Thwala fired — again

Thwala was dismissed at a hearing held in his absence

By Paddy Harper
Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts
National
/ 19 November 2024

Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts

The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor

By Khaya Koko
Ousted Joburg MMC Kabelo Gwamanda ‘wasting time and money by challenging his removal in court’
Politics
/ 18 November 2024

Ousted Joburg MMC Kabelo Gwamanda ‘wasting time and money by challenging his removal in court’

Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ithala Bank wins court battle – and control of its finances and operations
Politics
/ 18 November 2024

Ithala Bank wins court battle – and control of its finances and operations

The judge says the bank is not a Ponzi scheme and cannot be stripped of it non-banking powers

By Paddy Harper
Controversial US Ambassador Reuben Brigety resigns ahead of Trump’s assumption of power
Politics
/ 18 November 2024

Controversial US Ambassador Reuben Brigety resigns ahead of Trump’s assumption of power

Reuben Brigety’s resignation comes amid uncertainty over trade relations under the incoming US administration

By Mandisa Nyathi
Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve
National
/ 18 November 2024

Coal mining threatens Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

Baobabs, marulas, leadwoods and shepherd’s trees face destruction as the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone project advances

By Sheree Bega
EFF factionalism ‘not a factor’ for December conference
Politics
/ 18 November 2024

EFF factionalism ‘not a factor’ for December conference

The slate of party president Julius Malema is expected to win unopposed

By Mandisa Nyathi
Renewable-energy EV charging stations to be rolled out nationally
Motoring
/ 17 November 2024

Renewable-energy EV charging stations to be rolled out nationally

Zero Carbon Charge has promised R9.4 billion for the first phase of the project along the N3 highway between Durban and Johannesburg

By Lyse Comins
South Africa’s blue swallow and African penguin in critical decline
The Green Guardian
/ 17 November 2024

South Africa’s blue swallow and African penguin in critical decline

Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection

By Sheree Bega
V&A Waterfront to reclaim land from sea – again
Columns
/ 17 November 2024

V&A Waterfront to reclaim land from sea – again

The Waterfront’s infrastructural investment – worth more than R20 billion – will be the largest in Cape Town since the 2010 Soccer World Cup

By Ash Müller
New dung beetle species found on family walk near Hartbeespoort
The Green Guardian
/ 17 November 2024

New dung beetle species found on family walk near Hartbeespoort

Christian Deschodt has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species

By Sheree Bega
Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance
National
/ 17 November 2024

Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance

The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces

By Emsie Ferreira
No small potatoes: Up-to-Dates could expire in the future
Business
/ 16 November 2024

No small potatoes: Up-to-Dates could expire in the future

Mondials remain the most popular and profitable variety of potato in South Africa but Up-to-Dates are slowly losing favour with farmers

By Aarti Bhana
Democracies must adapt in the age of disinformation
Opinion
/ 16 November 2024

Democracies must adapt in the age of disinformation

Democracy’s advantages must be articulated in the face of false information but delivering benefits is the best way to secure democratic governance

By Nnaemeka Ohamadike and Mark Duerksen
African businesses favour intra-continental trade over global markets
Africa
/ 16 November 2024

African businesses favour intra-continental trade over global markets

Businesses surveyed report that trading within Africa is easier than trading with the rest of the world

By Conrad Onyango
How nutrition, mental health and food choices fuel South Africa’s obesity crisis
Health
/ 16 November 2024

How nutrition, mental health and food choices fuel South Africa’s obesity crisis

We need to use our bodies as they were intended and eat the food for which they were designed

By Skye Scott
Spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children to be closed immediately – Ramaphosa
National
/ 15 November 2024

Spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children to be closed immediately – Ramaphosa

The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children

By Aarti Bhana
Food ban at Gauteng schools angers vendors
Health
/ 15 November 2024

Food ban at Gauteng schools angers vendors

Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination

By Aarti Bhana
Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners
National
/ 15 November 2024

Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners

Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’

By Lunga Mzangwe
A lit Christmas at Nxamalala awaits
Columns
/ 15 November 2024

A lit Christmas at Nxamalala awaits

The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate

By Paddy Harper
SABC Bill referred to cabinet clearing house for processing
Politics
/ 15 November 2024

SABC Bill referred to cabinet clearing house for processing

The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU

By Paddy Harper
Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure
National
/ 15 November 2024

Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure

A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism

By Khaya Koko
59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school
National
/ 14 November 2024

59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school

The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks

By Aarti Bhana
Parlous state of funeral industry leads to review of regulation laws
National
/ 14 November 2024

Parlous state of funeral industry leads to review of regulation laws

Corruption, bribery and poor customer service is a hallmark of many businesses in the largely unregulated funeral parlour services sector

By Lyse Comins
South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel
Friday
/ 14 November 2024

South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel

Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza

By Lesego Chepape
Learners pay R150 to fill water tanks at overcrowded, dilapidated Limpopo school
Education
/ 14 November 2024

Learners pay R150 to fill water tanks at overcrowded, dilapidated Limpopo school

There are two boreholes at Kutsakeni Primary, but staff say they dried up in 2021

By Thembi Siaga
Trump’s return to power sparks uncertainty over US climate commitments
The Green Guardian
/ 14 November 2024

Trump’s return to power sparks uncertainty over US climate commitments

South Africa and other developing nations are pushing for a $1 trillion climate finance target

By Mandisa Nyathi
Staff and students at beleaguered Educor institutions still ‘in the dark’
Education
/ 13 November 2024

Staff and students at beleaguered Educor institutions still ‘in the dark’

As the months roll on since the company’s institutions were provisionally reregistered, salaries remain unpaid and learning has ground to a halt

By Lyse Comins
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