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ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline
National
/ 19 February 2024

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

By Des Erasmus
Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble
National
/ 19 February 2024

Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble

Efforts to reposition the business to mitigate the downturn ‘do not go far enough’, says the company’s chief executive Craig Miller

By Sarah Smit
South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?

The International Court of Justice is largely toothless, because it falls under the United Nations Security Council

By Adrian Badminton
Budget 2024: Jury’s still out on tax hikes
Business
/ 19 February 2024

Budget 2024: Jury’s still out on tax hikes

The budget is expected to lay out plans to raise R15bn in revenue, amid a commodity-induced slump

By Sarah Smit
DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality

Party says the call exposes ANC’s double standards when it comes to oversight and accountability

By Londiwe Xulu
DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court

A precedent has already been set by former president Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court order, opposition MP Siviwe Gwarube said

By Lunga Mzangwe
Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too

The continent needs support in the form of training, technology and investment to make the transition

By Ozayr Patel
Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity

When the illicit is legalised and researched into mundanity, where’s the magic, asks Luke Feltham

By Luke Feltham
The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis
Business
/ 18 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis

In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s ultra-high unemployment rate and austerity

By Sarah Smit
Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report
Africa
/ 17 February 2024

Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report

Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources

By Agence France Presse
DA promises two million jobs if elected government
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA promises two million jobs if elected government

One of the party’s core proposals is to replace broad-based black economic empowerment, which it says has only enriched ‘a tiny, connected elite’

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling

The party’s energy strategy is similar to that of the ANC-led government, which includes liberalising the country’s energy market

By Mandisa Nyathi
Nobel peace laureate: ‘More money in lies than in truth’
National
/ 17 February 2024

Nobel peace laureate: ‘More money in lies than in truth’

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Toyota LandCruiser: New engine, same classic looks
Motoring
/ 17 February 2024

Toyota LandCruiser: New engine, same classic looks

The LandCruiser series has been given the once-over by Toyota with great results

By Deon van der Walt
Mail & Guardian defends application for a gag order
National
/ 17 February 2024

Mail & Guardian defends application for a gag order

The lawsuit is the latest example of business entities trying to bar the media from reporting

By MG Reporter
How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis
Health
/ 17 February 2024

How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis

Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain

By Chris Bateman
Creecy: Climate change fund will help safeguard infrastructure
The Green Guardian
/ 16 February 2024

Creecy: Climate change fund will help safeguard infrastructure

The president announced the fund last week as a joint effort between the government and the private sector to mitigate the damage caused by extreme weather

By Mandisa Nyathi
Msimanga says Gauteng jobs creation scheme must be assessed for financial sustainability
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

Msimanga says Gauteng jobs creation scheme must be assessed for financial sustainability

The DA Gauteng leader has declined to say outright whether he would scrap the Nasi Ispani scheme if elected Gauteng premier

By Lunga Mzangwe
Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

By Lizeka Tandwa
Home Affairs blunder could cost taxpayers R500m
National
/ 16 February 2024

Home Affairs blunder could cost taxpayers R500m

A liquidated company is fighting to get home affairs to pay the years old debt owed to them

By Khaya Koko
Khaya Koko | Ronwen, please save Malema’s nose fluids
Opinion
/ 16 February 2024

Khaya Koko | Ronwen, please save Malema’s nose fluids

An embarrassing nasal malfunction was not all that should cause Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to lose face

By Khaya Koko
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate

The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet

By Emsie Ferreira
Meyiwa trial: Accused says clothes with ‘torture’ blood stains were taken by the police
National
/ 15 February 2024

Meyiwa trial: Accused says clothes with ‘torture’ blood stains were taken by the police

Bongani Ntanzi maintains that he was never represented by former police officer Dominic Mjiyako

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Renewable energy is incapable of solving energy crisis, says Koko
The Green Guardian
/ 15 February 2024

Renewable energy is incapable of solving energy crisis, says Koko

The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power

By Mandisa Nyathi
Heads to roll in KZN after EFF leaders fail to meet Malema’s expectations
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Heads to roll in KZN after EFF leaders fail to meet Malema’s expectations

Julius Malema is allegedly disappointed with the party’s leaders including deputy president Floyd Shivambu and Marshall Dlamini after its manifesto launch

By Mandisa Nyathi
Seal off polluted dams to protect public health, says water expert
The Green Guardian
/ 15 February 2024

Seal off polluted dams to protect public health, says water expert

About 80% of the country’s dams are so enriched with nutrients they could produce toxic algal blooms

By Sheree Bega
Ramaphosa’s SA: Fairy tale or fable?
Opinion
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa’s SA: Fairy tale or fable?

The president’s statecraft was on full display during his State of the Nation address as he wove a strong story despite having little to work with

By Richard Calland
Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee
Education
/ 14 February 2024

Auditor general  breaks down damning NSFAS report for portfolio committee

The student aid scheme has in the past received qualified audit opinions, but most recently received an adverse opinion because of shambolic internal controls

By Umamah Bakharia
Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’
The Green Guardian
/ 14 February 2024

Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’

If allowed to pass the Vaal River Barrage, the plant has access to a journey of about 1 000km of the middle and lower Vaal river, the Bloemhof Dam and then into the Orange river

By Sheree Bega
Veronica Mente is first EFF leader to throw hat into ring for reelection
Politics
/ 14 February 2024

Veronica Mente is first EFF leader to throw hat into ring for reelection

The national chairperson has called on EFF delegates to nominate hard workers for party posts at the December elective conference

By Mandisa Nyathi
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