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Job schemes and broken dreams
Opinion
/ 10 April 2024

Job schemes and broken dreams

Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness

By Sarah Smit
Concourt candidates pressed on solution to its backlog problem
National
/ 9 April 2024

Concourt candidates pressed on solution to its backlog problem

None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal

By Emsie Ferreira
Electoral court finds Zuma eligible to participate in elections
Politics
/ 9 April 2024

Electoral court finds Zuma eligible to participate in elections

This will be seen as another blow to the ANC’s prospects of regaining its majority

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramokgopa: renewables won’t end load-shedding but have a role to play
The Green Guardian
/ 9 April 2024

Ramokgopa: renewables won’t end load-shedding but have a role to play

Minister of electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said wind energy has a big role to play during winter

By Mandisa Nyathi
Court to rule on Jacob Zuma’s election eligibility today
Politics
/ 9 April 2024

Court to rule on Jacob Zuma’s election eligibility today

Zuma says he can again be president because he did not serve two full terms

By Lunga Mzangwe
Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI
National
/ 8 April 2024

Fraudster Howard Mashaba’s ‘escape’ attempt stopped by the FBI

Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder

By Mandisa Ndlovu
New parties call for addiction to be treated as a public health concern, rather than just a crime
Politics
/ 8 April 2024

New parties call for addiction to be treated as a public health concern, rather than just a crime

Focus policing on drug cartels and not the users, say newcomers to the political space, identifying the need for rehabilitation programmes

By Paddy Harper
Preview: JSC to hold hearings with candidates for key judicial posts
National
/ 8 April 2024

Preview: JSC to hold hearings with candidates for key judicial posts

During the hearings from Monday to Wednesday, the Judicial Service Commission will be hoping to fill the last remaining vacancy on the constitutional court

By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Activists say draft electricity plan will deepen energy poverty
National
/ 7 April 2024

Activists say draft electricity plan will deepen energy poverty

The IRP2023 ‘lacks climate commitment’ in the face of the global environmental emergency

By Sheree Bega
WATCH | Tessa Dooms and what voters need to know about South Africa’s 2024 elections
Politics
/ 7 April 2024

WATCH | Tessa Dooms and what voters need to know about South Africa’s 2024 elections

Analysts explain the changes to the voting system and peer into their crystal balls to predict possible outcomes

By Lunga Mzangwe
A loud, proud and passionate farewell to Kitchener’s
Friday
/ 7 April 2024

A loud, proud and passionate farewell to Kitchener’s

Happiness mixed with woe was the order of the day as the cultural landmark closed down

By Charles Leonard
Long after tonight is all over …
Friday
/ 7 April 2024

Long after tonight is all over …

I play my final set at Kitchener’s in Joburg, where musical taste buds were tickled

By Charles Leonard
College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation
Thought Leader
/ 6 April 2024

College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation

As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch

By Sarah Smit
Courts, criminal charges not an easy fix for water crisis
Article
/ 5 April 2024

Courts, criminal charges not an easy fix for water crisis

Municipalities have a history of defying adverse orders. Activists are trying to lay criminal charges against errant officials to end the impunity

By Emsie Ferreira
Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates
National
/ 5 April 2024

Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates

South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s water crisis: A key election issue surpassing load-shedding
Politics
/ 5 April 2024

South Africa’s water crisis: A key election issue surpassing load-shedding

Opposition parties are aiming to use the ANC’s water infrastructure failures to garner votes

By Paddy Harper
No mercy: Court says KZN serial rapist must be permanently removed from society
National
/ 4 April 2024

No mercy: Court says KZN serial rapist must be permanently removed from society

So brutal was Sakhile Bhekisisa Mhlungu that he forced one of his victims to jump out of his moving car after he had raped her

By Lyse Comins
NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft
National
/ 4 April 2024

NPA wants 15 year sentence for Mapisa-Nqakula if she is found guilty of graft

The former speaker has pinned her acquittal hopes on a mysterious wig seized by the police as part of evidence in the R4.5 million case

By Khaya Koko
PA councillor accused of ‘fraudulent’ Joburg land transfer
Politics
/ 4 April 2024

PA councillor accused of ‘fraudulent’ Joburg land transfer

The councillor has been accused of giving away provincial land for a taxi rank development without following legislation

By Khaya Koko
South Africa’s air pollution levels are through the roof
The Green Guardian
/ 4 April 2024

South Africa’s air pollution levels are through the roof

The Major Air Polluters in Africa report has found that two of the world’s 10-largest sulphur dioxide emission hotspots are in SA

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mapisa-Nqakula resigns to ‘protect’ parliament, ANC
Politics
/ 3 April 2024

Mapisa-Nqakula resigns to ‘protect’ parliament, ANC

The now former National Assembly speaker said her resignation was not an admission of guilt regarding the corruption charges she faces

By Paddy Harper
ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 3 April 2024

ANC ordered to release unredacted cadre deployment records

The party is found to be in contempt of court for having failed to hand over all the documents relating to Ramaphosa’s time as deployment head

By Lizeka Tandwa
Educor qualifications are valid, says department
Education
/ 3 April 2024

Educor qualifications are valid, says department

The department of higher education has assured students that they will not be left stranded following the decision to deregister four private colleges

By Umamah Bakharia
Joburg in crisis because ANC isn’t in charge, says Mokonyane
Politics
/ 2 April 2024

Joburg in crisis because ANC isn’t in charge, says Mokonyane

The deputy secretary general of the ANC warned that not voting would be a setback to resolving issues such as electricity, housing and water

By Lunga Mzangwe
Polluters could pay for deadly KZN flooding
The Green Guardian
/ 2 April 2024

Polluters could pay for deadly KZN flooding

South African law might be used to hold major carbon polluters to account for their role in damaging climate events

By Sheree Bega
Who will Muslims vote for?
Thought Leader
/ 1 April 2024

Who will Muslims vote for?

Few parties align with my beliefs as a follower of Islam and a South African, writes Ozayr Patel

By Ozayr Patel
God edition: Why I reject the hellfire doctrine
Thought Leader
/ 1 April 2024

God edition: Why I reject the hellfire doctrine

Does a God of love really torment people’s souls for all eternity in a place of flames?

By Lyse Comins
‘Salvation is too big a word for me’
Opinion
/ 1 April 2024

‘Salvation is too big a word for me’

Drew Forrest examines the battle between dogmatic faith and practical humanism in French master Albert Camus’ finest novel, ‘The Plague’

By Drew Forrest
The fallacy of politicians as saviours
Opinion
/ 1 April 2024

The fallacy of politicians as saviours

They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus

By Des Erasmus
Market forces: Inquiry assesses the cause of price fluctuations
Business
/ 1 April 2024

Market forces: Inquiry assesses the cause of price fluctuations

The Competition Commission’s inquiry into fresh produce markets is looking into the efficiency of the markets in terms of safety and food security

By Aarti Bhana
God edition: Hindu nationalism clangs temple bells
Thought Leader
/ 31 March 2024

God edition: Hindu nationalism clangs temple bells

We should question the politics using the Hindu religion and
we must reject it if it is wrong

By Aarti Bhana
God edition: Where is God in the Gaza war?
Analysis
/ 31 March 2024

God edition: Where is God in the Gaza war?

The Israeli invasion is also a battle between religion and law with no certain outcome

By Emsie Ferreira
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