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Rising PR graduates deserve professional support
Opinion
/ 7 June 2021

Rising PR graduates deserve professional support

Communications industry bodies and agencies have a responsibility to ensure that those starting out in public relations receive the appropriate mentorship they need to succeed and flourish

By Jacki McEwen-Powell
How to vax a nation – A dummy’s guide to getting a Covid jab
Coronavirus
/ 7 June 2021

How to vax a nation – A dummy’s guide to getting a Covid jab

You can only get in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if you register. Here’s how to do it

By Aisha Abdool Karim, Joan Van Dyk and Yolanda Mdzeke
Regenerative farming is vital to ensure food security
Opinion
/ 7 June 2021

Regenerative farming is vital to ensure food security

World Environment Day encourages businesses, farmers and manufacturers to develop greener models — for people to consider how they consume

By Unathi Mhlatyana
Five reasons Ethiopia’s elections will do more harm than good
Africa
/ 7 June 2021

Five reasons Ethiopia’s elections will do more harm than good

The vote is likely to inflame existing tensions in the country

By Nic Cheeseman and Yohannes Woldemariam
NGOs call for stoppage of ‘cruel’ coal project in Zimbabwe
The Green Guardian
/ 6 June 2021

NGOs call for stoppage of ‘cruel’ coal project in Zimbabwe

A coalition of NGOs is on a big drive to stop the Beifa coal project in Dinde, as well as casting a spotlight on mineral governance in the country

By Chris Gilili
Rights: Should South Africa trade freedom for food?
Opinion
/ 6 June 2021

Rights: Should South Africa trade freedom for food?

The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected

By Johann van der Westhuizen
Some stimulation of children is better than none at all
Education
/ 6 June 2021

Some stimulation of children is better than none at all

The women who run early childhood centres in informal settlements frequently go without salaries and let children attend free of charge

By Craig Kudita
Africa must protect the high seas before it’s too late
Africa
/ 6 June 2021

Africa must protect the high seas before it’s too late

We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn

By Hailemariam Desalegn
SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2021

SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy

By Carlos Amato
SAHRC hearings: The lies and incompetence behind bullying and crimes in schools
Education
/ 5 June 2021

SAHRC hearings: The lies and incompetence behind bullying and crimes in schools

Some principals do not have the skills to compile bullying reports; others fear being victimised. This has led to children battling the scourge alone

By Bongekile Macupe
How professionalism, and new business models, are nurturing Nollywood
Friday
/ 5 June 2021

How professionalism, and new business models, are nurturing Nollywood

Nollywood’s production values have undergone tremendous change over the past decade, but is the effect sustainable?

By Ezinne Ezepue
The gold miners’ widows tell of daily battles for survival
National
/ 4 June 2021

The gold miners’ widows tell of daily battles for survival

Families will never forget how iphika took their fathers, brothers, husbands and breadwinners after they spent the best years of their lives digging up gold in the mines

By Lucas Ledwaba
Bid to halt ConCourt appointments puts Khampepe and Ramaphosa on the spot
National
/ 4 June 2021

Bid to halt ConCourt appointments puts Khampepe and Ramaphosa on the spot

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution argues that politicking tainted the Judicial Service Commission’s selection process

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth
Opinion
/ 4 June 2021

South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth

The pandemic has demonstrated that, when it’s a matter of life and death, we can manage dramatic U-turns in public policy. We must take similarly decisive action now on climate change, rather than later regretting it

By Sibusiso Mazomba, Gabriel Klaasen and Sarah Robyn Farrell
Cause of Rhodes Memorial fire to be made public in two weeks’ time
National
/ 4 June 2021

Cause of Rhodes Memorial fire to be made public in two weeks’ time

The final report has long exceeded its initial two-week timeframe

By Eunice Masson
Richard Calland: Why judges matter — an illustrative tale
Opinion
/ 4 June 2021

Richard Calland: Why judges matter — an illustrative tale

Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened

By Richard Calland
In praise of African art: How Shona sculpting emerged
Friday
/ 4 June 2021

In praise of African art: How Shona sculpting emerged

How Shona stone art came into its own after independence

By Percy Zvomuya
Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee
Politics
/ 4 June 2021

Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee

MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid

By Chris Gilili and Eunice Masson
Complaint brought against Karpowership enviro consultants for not doing study on underwater noise
The Green Guardian
/ 4 June 2021

Complaint brought against Karpowership enviro consultants for not doing study on underwater noise

Department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says there could be criminal charges

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s not reaching herd immunity. Our new goal is containment
Coronavirus
/ 4 June 2021

South Africa’s not reaching herd immunity. Our new goal is containment

South Africa’s stop-start roll-out is not the only reason herd immunity is unrealistic for 2021. A constrained vaccine supply and new variants also play a role

By Bhekisisa Team
State seeks arrest of Gupta brothers as Vrede dairy suspects appear in court
National
/ 3 June 2021

State seeks arrest of Gupta brothers as Vrede dairy suspects appear in court

Salim Essa and three others appeared in court on Thursday, as the Investigating Directorate turns to Interpol for help in capturing more suspects

By Emsie Ferreira
Frustrated, she jumped the vaccination queue
Coronavirus
/ 3 June 2021

Frustrated, she jumped the vaccination queue

Elize Parker took matters into her own hands by doing a Covid-19 walk-in, after she didn’t get her confirmation SMS

By Eunice Masson
Making voices heard: Freedom of expression and intra-party democracy
Opinion
/ 3 June 2021

Making voices heard: Freedom of expression and intra-party democracy

Though it is enshrined in our constitution, the right to differ within one’s political party is not always enacted in practice. Here’s why it’s better to allow dissent

By Isäm Bartlett, Zaakir Jardine and Robyn Pasensie
Assimi Goïta: The man who ousted two presidents in nine months
Africa
/ 2 June 2021

Assimi Goïta: The man who ousted two presidents in nine months

Colonel Assimi Goïta – now President Assimi Goïta – has once again thrown Mali’s politics into disarray

By Mohamed Salaha
SIU needs R341m to chase Covid-19 corruption
Coronavirus
/ 2 June 2021

SIU needs R341m to chase Covid-19 corruption

Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says

By Khaya Koko
Voice of America is airing Ethiopian propaganda, staffers claim
Africa
/ 2 June 2021

Voice of America is airing Ethiopian propaganda, staffers claim

Whistleblowers say the VOA’s coverage of the civil war in Ethiopia is slanted in favour of Abiy Ahmed’s government

By Zecharias Zelalem
What is it like to get a Covid-19 vaccine? We take you on a tour of a Johannesburg site
Coronavirus
/ 2 June 2021

What is it like to get a Covid-19 vaccine? We take you on a tour of a Johannesburg site

What does the inside of a vaccination centre look like and how do nurses administer the jab? The vials, syringes, the vaccinators — and the science behind it

By Mia Malan
Dolomite hinders residential development in Gauteng
National
/ 2 June 2021

Dolomite hinders residential development in Gauteng

Gold made Johannesburg. Today, a lesser-known mineral shapes the lives of some of the city’s impoverished residents

By Dennis Webster
Online learning, a mandatory alternative
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2021

Online learning, a mandatory alternative

We should be obsessed with how we can help our young South Africans access and utilise systems of secondary and tertiary entry education

By Chris Meintjies
The Yoruba trademark scandal… and other examples of cultural appropriation™
Africa
/ 2 June 2021

The Yoruba trademark scandal… and other examples of cultural appropriation™

This is not the first time nor last time that intellectual property laws have allowed western individuals or companies to lay claim to Africa’s cultural, linguistic and even culinary heritage

By Simon Allison
There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted
Opinion
/ 1 June 2021

There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted

The environment often becomes an afterthought, but World Environment Day is a chance to focus on changing our behaviour to restore the natural world

By Chris Reddy
Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’
Sport
/ 1 June 2021

Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’

The 23-year-old world number two, and four-time major winner, said she will now take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and even her home Olympics at risk

By Dave James
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