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Elephants culled as ‘last resort’ after non-lethal methods fail
The Green Guardian
/ 29 February 2024

Elephants culled as ‘last resort’ after non-lethal methods fail

Minister Barbara Creecy said electric fences, bees and other methods were tried before the elephants were killed

By Mandisa Makgakga
Ramaphosa steps in to tackle eThekwini service delivery crisis
National
/ 29 February 2024

Ramaphosa steps in to tackle eThekwini service delivery crisis

An announcement about measures to reduce load-shedding in the metro is expected ‘soon’

By Lyse Comins
Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’
National
/ 29 February 2024

Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’

The energy crisis has worsened SA’s existing economic challenges, prompting ratings agencies, the IMF and SARB to flag load-shedding as a significant barrier to recovery

By Mandisa Makgakga
KwaZulu-Natal to get crime wardens, says Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube
National
/ 29 February 2024

KwaZulu-Natal to get crime wardens, says Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube

Dube-Ncube says province will have 1 000 social crime wardens on the beat

By Paddy Harper
Political leadership and will is needed to fight climate crisis, says Unep head
The Green Guardian
/ 28 February 2024

Political leadership and will is needed to fight climate crisis, says Unep head

Speaking to the Mail & Guardian at a conference on climate change, Inger Andersen says people need to demand their leaders put effective measures in place

By Umamah Bakharia
Seventh suspect arrested in AKA murder case
National
/ 28 February 2024

Seventh suspect arrested in AKA murder case

Five suspects will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday

By Nompilo Kunene
Ramaphosa: ANC will help bury supporters killed in bus crash
Politics
/ 28 February 2024

Ramaphosa: ANC will help bury supporters killed in bus crash

The president also assured grieving families that the government would provide assistance for those injured

By Lunga Mzangwe
Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US
Opinion
/ 28 February 2024

Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US

Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war

By Mokubung Nkomo
UN to pull out of agreement with Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone
The Green Guardian
/ 28 February 2024

UN to pull out of agreement with Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone

Essential policies were bypassed and entering into a memorandum of understanding with the economic zone would be high risk for United Nations Development Programme

By Sheree Bega
Mandela and De Klerk: South Africa’s first election debate
Opinion
/ 27 February 2024

Mandela and De Klerk: South Africa’s first election debate

Ten days before the first democratic election the extraordinary occurred when the leader of the liberation movement and that of the apartheid National Party sat down to talk

By Ayesha Omar
Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death
Africa
/ 27 February 2024

Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death

The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug

By Francis Kokutse and The Continent
Multilateral agreements can help tackle climate change, says UN
The Green Guardian
/ 27 February 2024

Multilateral agreements can help tackle climate change, says UN

Treaties and diplomacy are key to curbing climate turmoil

By Umamah Bakharia
Rhino poaching spikes despite high conviction rate
The Green Guardian
/ 27 February 2024

Rhino poaching spikes despite high conviction rate

KwaZulu-Natal remains the epicentre for poaching and the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park appears to be fighting a losing battle against the crime

By Lyse Comins and Sheree Bega
Judicial Service Commission to interview SCA candidates in May
National
/ 27 February 2024

Judicial Service Commission to interview SCA candidates in May

The interviews were brought forward after Freedom Under Law warned that the commission was breaching a high court order by scheduling these for June

By Emsie Ferreira
Restoring mangroves a nature-based fix for plight planet faces
The Green Guardian
/ 26 February 2024

Restoring mangroves a nature-based fix for plight planet faces

Nature-based solutions can play help solve the triple crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and waste

By Umamah Bakharia
Interrogating the claims of Amazon developer James Tannenberger
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

Interrogating the claims of Amazon developer James Tannenberger

Setting out the concrete facts in the Amazon-linked development in Cape Town in which Transnet sold land for a song

By Jared Sacks
Makhanda students burn paper in protest against NSFAS
Education
/ 26 February 2024

Makhanda students burn paper in protest against NSFAS

Three days of protest because allowances are now paid directly to landlords

By Loyiso Dyongman
Elections: Young people must participate in shaping their future
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

Elections: Young people must participate in shaping their future

The youth have the power to overcome the inequalities from the past that still exist today

By Hlumelo Xaba
In death, a father meets his daughter
Opinion
/ 26 February 2024

In death, a father meets his daughter

Life is always haunted by death. This is part of what makes it so precious. But what happens when death comes too young, too often, and watches over life too closely?

By Nontobeko Hlela
South African tech entrepreneur solves health problem
Health
/ 25 February 2024

South African tech entrepreneur solves health problem

An innovative digital locker means that thousands of public health patients won’t wait for hours in a clinic queue to collect medication

By Lyse Comins
James Small went large in rugby, in life – and even his death
Opinion
/ 25 February 2024

James Small went large in rugby, in life – and even his death

The Springbok giant – known for being the man who toppled Jonah Lomu – still lives in our memories five years after his death

By Luke Alfred
WRAP: Packed stadium, but little new as Ramaphosa delivers ANC election manifesto
Politics
/ 24 February 2024

WRAP: Packed stadium, but little new as Ramaphosa delivers ANC election manifesto

The party wants to tie ministerial performance contracts to implementing key manifesto items

By Paddy Harper
Bob Marley biopic: Less legend, more human
Friday
/ 24 February 2024

Bob Marley biopic: Less legend, more human

Film has all the hits, none of the misses – and very little of the miss-e

By Charles Leonard
KZN faces R4bn budget deficit because of national public sector wage agreement
National
/ 23 February 2024

KZN faces R4bn budget deficit because of national public sector wage agreement

The Democratic Alliance said key provincial departments such as health and education do not have the funds to meet the wage increases

By Lyse Comins
Tapestry of life through the lens of film
Friday
/ 22 February 2024

Tapestry of life through the lens of film

Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies

By Lesego Chepape
Britain changed its former colonial territories into financial enclaves
Opinion
/ 22 February 2024

Britain changed its former colonial territories into financial enclaves

Finance, not guns, plays a huge part in Britain continuing to fly the Union Jack over Africa and other parts of the world

By Siyabonga Hadebe
‘Haunted’ ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours
Friday
/ 22 February 2024

‘Haunted’ ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours

ChatGPT was giving ‘peculiar’ responses, generating non-existent words, incomplete sentences and general gobbledygook

By Afp
Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law
National
/ 22 February 2024

Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

One of the issues to be considered is whether or not only men can rule the kingdom

By Anton van Zyl
Spraying toxic herbicide on Vaal River to rid it of water lettuce ‘is criminal’
The Green Guardian
/ 22 February 2024

Spraying toxic herbicide on Vaal River to rid it of water lettuce ‘is criminal’

Water specialists have said the use of glyphosate is in contravention of the National Water Act and is a risk for humans and toxic for aquatic life

By Sheree Bega
NHI plans to revitalise hospitals
Business
/ 21 February 2024

NHI plans to revitalise hospitals

A proposed R6.9 billion is to be allocated over the next three years to prepare for the rollout of the system across the country

By Lyse Comins
Budget 2024: Government proposes electric vehicle tax incentive
Business
/ 21 February 2024

Budget 2024: Government proposes electric vehicle tax incentive

The incentive is aimed at encouraging investments in local production

By Sarah Smit
Budget 2024: Treasury responds to Ramaphosa’s promise to ‘extend and improve’ SRD grant
Business
/ 21 February 2024

Budget 2024: Treasury responds to Ramaphosa’s promise to ‘extend and improve’ SRD grant

The term’s of its extension beyond 2025 have yet to be agreed on, but the treasury has made provisional allocations for the grant

By Sarah Smit
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