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Valuing water in a changing climate is crucial for the future of South Africa
Opinion
/ 20 May 2021

Valuing water in a changing climate is crucial for the future of South Africa

Addressing the challenges at the intersection of water and climate change must be a collective effort

By Rebecca Krzywda
How long will you wait for a Covid-19 vaccination appointment? We answer 7 questions
Coronavirus
/ 20 May 2021

How long will you wait for a Covid-19 vaccination appointment? We answer 7 questions

The only way to book an appointment for a Covid-19 jab is to register on the government’s electronic vaccination system

By Mia Malan
Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Land, slavery and cattle matter: To move forward, we need to look back

In a three-part series on South Africa’s land question, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi takes a look at the colonial conquests that drove us here

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Why life insurance premiums become more expensive annually
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Why life insurance premiums become more expensive annually

Things to consider and discuss before taking out a policy

By Ashree Christian CFP®
Waste to energy can reduce South Africa’s refuse and electricity problems – and the climate crisis
Opinion
/ 19 May 2021

Waste to energy can reduce South Africa’s refuse and electricity problems – and the climate crisis

The country has more than 860 landfills or 48.5 million tonnes of waste of which 64% is hazardous 36% general waste, but only 34% is recycled

By Kudzaishe Chivandire
MPs didn’t have time to deal with ‘noise’ of state capture claims, Mbete tells Zondo
Politics
/ 19 May 2021

MPs didn’t have time to deal with ‘noise’ of state capture claims, Mbete tells Zondo

The Zondo commission wanted the speaker to explain why there was no parliamentary inquiry into evidence of state capture

By Des Erasmus
Limpopo teachers put fingers in primary schoolchildren’s underwear, SAHRC hears
Education
/ 18 May 2021

Limpopo teachers put fingers in primary schoolchildren’s underwear, SAHRC hears

The Human Rights Commission in Limpopo is hosting hearings into bullying, corporal punishment and the sexual abuse of learners by teachers in the province

By Bongekile Macupe
Rewriting colonial narratives? You might want a new font
Africa
/ 18 May 2021

Rewriting colonial narratives? You might want a new font

Osmond Tshuma’s ‘Colonial Bastard’ typeface shakes the canon of typography in Africa

By Wynona Mutisi
Zambia faces birth control shortages after UK slashes UN funding
Africa
/ 18 May 2021

Zambia faces birth control shortages after UK slashes UN funding

The United Nations Population Fund is the world’s largest provider of contraception to poor countries. The UK’s cuts to the agency are almost three times more severe than anything imposed previously by the Trump administration

By Laura López González
Germany opens antitrust probe into Amazon with tougher law
Business
/ 18 May 2021

Germany opens antitrust probe into Amazon with tougher law

The German reform coincided with new EU draft legislation unveiled in December aimed at curbing the power of the internet behemoths that could shake up the way Silicon Valley can operate in the 27-nation bloc.

By Agence France Presse
Finding an HIV vaccine: Five lessons from the search for a Covid-19 jab
Coronavirus
/ 18 May 2021

Finding an HIV vaccine: Five lessons from the search for a Covid-19 jab

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that vaccine development and testing timelines can be shrunk from decades to months, but not without shortcomings

By Fatima Hassan
Israel-Palestine: It’s a myth that there are two equal sides in this conflict
Opinion
/ 18 May 2021

Israel-Palestine: It’s a myth that there are two equal sides in this conflict

SA BDS Coalition calls for the world to listen to what Israel’s actions are saying and apply full sanctions against that apartheid state

By Roshan Dadoo
Israel-Palestine conflict: The past laid the violent foundations
Opinion
/ 18 May 2021

Israel-Palestine conflict: The past laid the violent foundations

Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East

By Jesse Prinsloo
No masks. No Covid. But problems do abound
Africa
/ 17 May 2021

No masks. No Covid. But problems do abound

With no cases of Covid-19, a Zimbabwe informal settlement’s residents are more concerned about making ends meet – and their imminent eviction

By Kudzai Mashininga
Cameroon’s democratic repositioning: Is the republic now a de facto monarchy?
Africa
/ 17 May 2021

Cameroon’s democratic repositioning: Is the republic now a de facto monarchy?

Franck Biya, a Cameroonian businessman is also the son of President Paul Biya. Does this mean he will be president, too?

By Regina Sondo
Collective bargaining is between worker and employer – Nehawu
Opinion
/ 17 May 2021

Collective bargaining is between worker and employer – Nehawu

The trade union rejects Senzo Mchunu’s ‘stunt’ on asking the public to weigh in on public sector wage bill

By Zola Saphetha
Rand and JSE show impressive gains amid bleak conditions in 2021
Opinion
/ 17 May 2021

Rand and JSE show impressive gains amid bleak conditions in 2021

These key indicators have been buoyed by a trade surplus and commodities boom, but will this lead to economic growth?

By Daniel Meyer
Healthy workplaces are foundational for a healthy society
Opinion
/ 17 May 2021

Healthy workplaces are foundational for a healthy society

Business has a critical role to play in fostering diversity and inclusion and building healthier workplaces and societies in the wake of the crisis

By Beverly Shrand
Ramaphosa’s letter on the Palestine-Israel conflict
National
/ 17 May 2021

Ramaphosa’s letter on the Palestine-Israel conflict

The president addresses the recent violence in Palestine

By Cyril Ramaphosa
SA’s cricket crisis is far from over
Sport
/ 17 May 2021

SA’s cricket crisis is far from over

Cricket South Africa narrowly avoided forcing Nathi Mthethwa’s hand only to find itself under threat from Sascoc, throwing the game and all involved back into turmoil

By Lungani Zama
Hope faces off against power in Marikana trial
National
/ 17 May 2021

Hope faces off against power in Marikana trial

The family members of mineworkers killed during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have yet to see a police officer held to account, and police testimony thus far appears unclear

By Niren Tolsi
How to get your Covid-19 vaccine
Coronavirus
/ 17 May 2021

How to get your Covid-19 vaccine

Since the start of 2020 the country has paused its roll-out twice, swapped AstraZeneca jabs for Pfizer’s and Johnson & Johnson’s and now phase two has started

By Joan Van Dyk and Aisha Abdool Karim
New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in DRC
Africa
/ 16 May 2021

New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in DRC

Investigation finds extensive abuse of power by men allegedly working at organisations such as the World Health Organisation

By Robert Flummerfelt and Ange Kasongo
Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town
National
/ 16 May 2021

Alleged underworld figure arrested after high-speed chase in Cape Town

Alleged underworld figure and three others have been arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and murder of a police officer.

By Eunice Masson
Zuma’s intended trial date likely to see application for Downer’s recusal
Politics
/ 15 May 2021

Zuma’s intended trial date likely to see application for Downer’s recusal

The long-running arms deal case is heading for further delays after Zuma’s attorney and senior counsel withdrew at the 11th hour

By Emsie Ferreira
Call Israel what it is: An apartheid state
Opinion
/ 15 May 2021

Call Israel what it is: An apartheid state

The Nakba began with the establishment of Israel in 1948 and has never ended. Palestinian are still removed from their land and their home and are still being killed and discriminated against

By Hanan Jarrar
International Day of Families: Fight the equity divide
Africa
/ 15 May 2021

International Day of Families: Fight the equity divide

Fight the equity divide so that African families have adequate food, social protection and access to technology

By Marie-Pierre Poirier and Mohamed Fall
Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats
National
/ 14 May 2021

Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats

Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.

By Khaya Koko
UPDATE: Magashule tries to tip the scales on Ramaphosa in court papers
Politics
/ 14 May 2021

UPDATE: Magashule tries to tip the scales on Ramaphosa in court papers

The suspended secretary general argues that the rules the party relied on to sideline him are invalid but those informing his attempt to suspend the president are lawful

By Emsie Ferreira
Modack charged with Kinnear murder
National
/ 14 May 2021

Modack charged with Kinnear murder

Nafiz Modack is the second person to be charged with killing Charl Kinnear and five others are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, among 61 other charges

By Eunice Masson
ATM wins leave to appeal secret ballot ruling
Politics
/ 14 May 2021

ATM wins leave to appeal secret ballot ruling

The high court has said it would be in the public interest given the importance of motions of no confidence in the president, to settle whether MPs can vote in secret

By Emsie Ferreira
Century Property, Riversands Developments sue Joburg environmentalist for R197mn
The Green Guardian
/ 14 May 2021

Century Property, Riversands Developments sue Joburg environmentalist for R197mn

Century Property Developments and Riversands Developments have ‘no prospect’ of recovering the damages being claimed, say defendants

By Sheree Bega
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