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‘The term coolie isn’t hate speech’
Politics
/ 24 April 2024

‘The term coolie isn’t hate speech’

The EFF member has been ordered by the court to apologise to the Indian community for his comment

By Lyse Comins
Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll
National
/ 24 April 2024

Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll

The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks

By Emsie Ferreira
Explainer: How new government standards will affect solar and battery energy bidders
The Green Guardian
/ 24 April 2024

Explainer: How new government standards will affect solar and battery energy bidders

One of the biggest difficulties the sector faces is securing permits and licences crucial for project commencement

By Mandisa Nyathi
Abahlali baseMjondolo has made a terrible tactical error by backing the EFF
Opinion
/ 24 April 2024

Abahlali baseMjondolo has made a terrible tactical error by backing the EFF

The large socialist shack dwellers’ movement, in its bid to oust the ANC, may face the prospect of the Economic Freedom Fighters going into a coalition with the uMkhonto weSizwe party in KwaZulu-Natal

By Imraan Buccus
Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies
Article
/ 24 April 2024

Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies

The Centre for Development and Enterprise has estimated that South Africa will need 456,000 teachers by 2025 for the country to offer quality education

By Umamah Bakharia
Service exports an avenue for SA’s longer-term economic growth
Opinion
/ 24 April 2024

Service exports an avenue for SA’s longer-term economic growth

The country can grow its commercial services offerings, particularly business, financial, intellectual property, telecommunication, computer and information services, and insurance and pension services

By James Maposa
Former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela dies
Politics
/ 23 April 2024

Former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela dies

The controversial politician was facing charges over an allegedly fraudulent insolvency clearance certificate

By Lunga Mzangwe
Malawi is on the wrong side of history again
Opinion
/ 23 April 2024

Malawi is on the wrong side of history again

The country opened its embassy in Tel Aviv while Israel continues to bomb Gaza

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Why men choose to be absent fathers
Opinion
/ 23 April 2024

Why men choose to be absent fathers

The absence of fathers affects the development of children and has detrimental consequences for families and society

By Karabo Mokgonyana
SA needs economic transition 2.0
Opinion
/ 23 April 2024

SA needs economic transition 2.0

Thirty years since democracy, the country needs a radical shift to steer it out of stagnation

By Sarah Smit
Home Affairs opens office in Durban shopping mall
National
/ 22 April 2024

Home Affairs opens office in Durban shopping mall

The latest branches to open include The Pavilion Shopping Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, Tyger Valley centre in the Western Cape and Southgate Mall in Johannesburg

By Lyse Comins
Lessons from Senegal: The role of the electorate in driving political change
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

Lessons from Senegal: The role of the electorate in driving political change

The timely and constitutional transfer of power also strengthened confidence in democracy, not only for the citizens of Senegal but for many across the continent

By Bonolo Makgale and Matthew Ayibakuro
The impact of Citizens United on American democracy and campaign finance
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

The impact of Citizens United on American democracy and campaign finance

A landmark court ruling resulted in ‘dark money’ – donations from untraceable sources, both big business and citizens – shaping America’s democracy

By Imran Khalid
Meyiwa trial: ‘Longwe shot Senzo Meyiwa’
National
/ 22 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: ‘Longwe shot Senzo Meyiwa’

Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Struggling mining sector likely to see more job losses
Business
/ 22 April 2024

Struggling mining sector likely to see more job losses

Among the companies that have announced staff cuts are Anglo American and Sibanye Stillwater

By Anathi Madubela
Will Shein’s shine eclipse SA industry?
Business
/ 22 April 2024

Will Shein’s shine eclipse SA industry?

Local clothing manufacturers have been dealt a number of blows in recent years, including the rise of international fast fashion retailers

By Sarah Smit
Banks can’t finance the cannabis industry
Business
/ 20 April 2024

Banks can’t finance the cannabis industry

Once the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (tabled five years ago)
is passed, marijuana can be removed from the Drugs Act

By Anathi Madubela
Holy herb is a non-issue for most political parties
Politics
/ 20 April 2024

Holy herb is a non-issue for most political parties

Only ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and the Inkatha Freedom Party have shared their thoughts on the holy herb with voters

By Paddy Harper
Hemp: From highs to new economic heights
National
/ 20 April 2024

Hemp: From highs to new economic heights

One plant, so many uses – but misconceptions are keeping it on the back foot

By Aarti Bhana
Durban entrepreneur blazes through legal uncertainty in South Africa’s cannabis industry
National
/ 20 April 2024

Durban entrepreneur blazes through legal uncertainty in South Africa’s cannabis industry

The father of two owns five cannabis stores in eThekwini and will soon open a sixth in the upmarket Durban North area

By Des Erasmus
Our cannabis needle has shifted
Thought Leader
/ 19 April 2024

Our cannabis needle has shifted

The bill isn’t perfect but should be enacted without delay, given the reformative snowball it will set into motion

By Paul Michael Keichel
Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises

The DG Murray Trust has identified 10 opportunities for change that are directed at breaking the intergenerational poverty and inequality deeply rooted in our country

By Phylicia Oppelt
Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence
National
/ 18 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence

Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Water and sanitation department guns for 67 errant municipalities
National
/ 18 April 2024

Water and sanitation department guns for 67 errant municipalities

Experts like civil engineers say it is not too late to save South Africa’s waterways from high levels of pollution

By Lyse Comins
A viable left is critical for South Africa, given all the political failures
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

A viable left is critical for South Africa, given all the political failures

If the ANC takes a hammering in the elections, we face the dangerous prospect of being led by authoritarian and corrupt leaders like Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema

By Imraan Buccus
Killing spree: Honey badger wipes out 11 endangered penguins at Cape reserve
The Green Guardian
/ 18 April 2024

Killing spree: Honey badger wipes out 11 endangered penguins at Cape reserve

Making the discovery was awful, said seabird conservationist at pioneering colony

By Sheree Bega
ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan
Health
/ 18 April 2024

ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan

Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan

By Khaya Koko
South Africans agree with global consensus that single-use plastics should be banned
National
/ 17 April 2024

South Africans agree with global consensus that single-use plastics should be banned

Nearly nine in 10 local survey participants believe global rules require a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic products most likely to become pollution

By Sheree Bega
What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world
Opinion
/ 17 April 2024

What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world

The national liberation ideology of Zionism is not a problem. Its colonist, racist premise of exclusivity and the eradication or subjugation of the Palestinian populations is

By Nigel C Gibson
South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds
The Green Guardian
/ 17 April 2024

South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds

The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific skills to compete in the global economy

By Umamah Bakharia
Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records
National
/ 17 April 2024

Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records

Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused

By Mandisa Ndlovu
It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme
National
/ 17 April 2024

It’s not ANC electioneering, insists Nxesi at launch of two million jobs programme

The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months

By Lyse Comins
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