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Legal battle looms over Durban social housing sale
National
/ 14 July 2024

Legal battle looms over Durban social housing sale

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority said it did not consent to the sale of two Durban blocks of flats

By Lyse Comins
What we know: Trump assassination attempt
World
/ 14 July 2024

What we know: Trump assassination attempt

Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a political rally Saturday, leaving the FBI hunting for information about how a gunman could attack a former US president.

By Agence France Presse
Risky behaviour and coercion are driving the teen pregnancy crisis in rural South Africa
National
/ 14 July 2024

Risky behaviour and coercion are driving the teen pregnancy crisis in rural South Africa

According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years

By Aarti Bhana
Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules
Columns
/ 13 July 2024

Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules

The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers

By Ozayr Patel
Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy
Health
/ 13 July 2024

Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy

Section27, representing 44 of the bereaved families, has called for those responsible to be charged with culpable homicide

By Umamah Bakharia
Electoral commission: Like MK party, the ATM gives no evidence of election rigging
Politics
/ 12 July 2024

Electoral commission: Like MK party, the ATM gives no evidence of election rigging

The commission said the African Transformation Movement’s bid to overturn the outcome of the May election is meritless because it has no proof to back its claims

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africans tighten purse strings, prepare themselves for further inflation
National
/ 12 July 2024

South Africans tighten purse strings, prepare themselves for further inflation

A new PwC Africa survey shows consumers plan to save any extra income for fear of escalating household expenses and food prices in the coming months

By Lyse Comins
Eskom won’t ditch coal, delays decommissioning power stations
Business
/ 12 July 2024

Eskom won’t ditch coal, delays decommissioning power stations

Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation

By Anathi Madubela
Gauteng ignored finding of ‘corrupt’ relationship with Life Healthcare
National
/ 12 July 2024

Gauteng ignored finding of ‘corrupt’ relationship with Life Healthcare

The social development department and the company are accused of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act

By Khaya Koko
The great unplugging: ANC prepares to cut EFF loose in Gauteng metro councils
Politics
/ 12 July 2024

The great unplugging: ANC prepares to cut EFF loose in Gauteng metro councils

Regional leaders want the relationship with the Red Berets to end

By Lunga Mzangwe, Mandisa Nyathi and Paddy Harper
Who is the opposition now?
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Who is the opposition now?

Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules

By Emsie Ferreira
Gauteng legislature elects ANC deputy speaker after Democratic Alliance rejection
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Gauteng legislature elects ANC deputy speaker after Democratic Alliance rejection

The ANC has re-elected Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela as deputy speaker after the Democratic Alliance’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe resigned

By Mandisa Nyathi
MK party reinstates Arthur Zwane a week after his ‘resignation’
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

MK party reinstates Arthur Zwane a week after his ‘resignation’

Zwane quit his post because he could not balance work for the party and his business

By Mandisa Nyathi
Cape Town needs to spend well over R2 billion to achieve water security in the next decade
National
/ 11 July 2024

Cape Town needs to spend well over R2 billion to achieve water security in the next decade

The city could enter into a public private partnership for the development of a new desalination plant that forms part of its water security strategy

By Lyse Comins
Underperforming MMCs to face same fate as EFF’s Dunga, says Ekurhuleni mayor
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Underperforming MMCs to face same fate as EFF’s Dunga, says Ekurhuleni mayor

Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says those who do not meet their performance targets will be removed

By Mandisa Nyathi
Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa
National
/ 10 July 2024

Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi elected as new chair of watchdog Scopa

The Democratic Alliance will lead five portfolio committees but the bulk have remained under the leadership of the ANC

By Emsie Ferreira
Inquest finds former health MEC Mahlangu caused Life Esidimeni deaths
National
/ 10 July 2024

Inquest finds former health MEC Mahlangu caused Life Esidimeni deaths

The death of 141 mental health patients occurred when they were moved to unlicensed, ill-equipped NGOs

By Umamah Bakharia
New Durban mayor Cyril Xaba commits to infrastructure repairs, restoring water supply
Politics
/ 10 July 2024

New Durban mayor Cyril Xaba commits to infrastructure repairs, restoring water supply

Cleaning up the city and improving governance are also among immediate priorities

By Paddy Harper
DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees
National
/ 10 July 2024

DA MPs to chair water and public administration portfolio committees

ANC MPs have been elected to chair the portfolio committee overseeing ministries now headed by the Democratic Alliance

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’
Politics
/ 10 July 2024

ANC and minority parties to remove EFF mayoral committee members in Johannesburg ‘this week’

Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the coalition

By Lunga Mzangwe
Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school
Education
/ 9 July 2024

Gauteng education says it will implement remedial actions in PP report on improper construction of R82m school

The investigation originates from a complaint lodged by Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane in September 2020

By Umamah Bakharia
MK Party walks out as KwaZulu-Natal Legislature elects committee chairs
Politics
/ 9 July 2024

MK Party walks out as KwaZulu-Natal Legislature elects committee chairs

Influential committee posts are shared among the members of the province’s governing coalition

By Paddy Harper
National Assembly appoints impeached John Hlophe to Judicial Service Commission
National
/ 9 July 2024

National Assembly appoints impeached John Hlophe to Judicial Service Commission

The Democratic Alliance objected but the ANC accepted his nomination on the basis that no law or rule of parliament barred him from serving on the JSC

By Emsie Ferreira
Green energy innovations are being developed in Namibia’s desert
The Green Guardian
/ 9 July 2024

Green energy innovations are being developed in Namibia’s desert

Green hydrogen features in projects aimed at producing carbon-free steel and ammonia fuel for shipping and rail transport

By John Grobler
Ramokgopa says nuclear procurement will go ahead
The Green Guardian
/ 9 July 2024

Ramokgopa says nuclear procurement will go ahead

The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation

By Emsie Ferreira
Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros
Opinion
/ 8 July 2024

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process

By Khaya Koko
Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission
National
/ 8 July 2024

Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission

Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work

By Paddy Harper
Municipalities owe Eskom R78bn, debt projected to soar to R3.1tn by 2050, says Ramokgopa
National
/ 8 July 2024

Municipalities owe Eskom R78bn, debt projected to soar to R3.1tn by 2050, says Ramokgopa

The electricity and energy minister warned that the debt prevents the power utility from investing in infrastructure

By Mandisa Nyathi
Social housing tenants face eviction
National
/ 8 July 2024

Social housing tenants face eviction

Residents claim they bought their flats through instalment sales but decades later the properties have been sold on auction to be developed

By Lyse Comins
Pension Funds Adjudicator blocks employer’s attempt to grab retirement benefit
National
/ 8 July 2024

Pension Funds Adjudicator blocks employer’s attempt to grab retirement benefit

Adjudicator finds an acknowledgment of debt signed under duress by an employee accused of fraud to be ‘unlawful’ and unenforceable

By Lyse Comins
Quirky Investments uses Global & Local’s suspended FSP licence
Business
/ 7 July 2024

Quirky Investments uses Global & Local’s suspended FSP licence

The FSCA suspended Global & Local’s licence in March after a probe into the ties between its founder, Michael Haldane, and convicted fraudster Craig Warriner

By Lyse Comins
Criticism all round of Ramaphosa’s ‘R670 million’ cabinet amid tax burden concerns
National
/ 7 July 2024

Criticism all round of Ramaphosa’s ‘R670 million’ cabinet amid tax burden concerns

An inflated cabinet filled with divergent viewpoints could also be a place in which any serious proposal for reform will go to die slowly, according to one expert

By Anathi Madubela
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