High court dismisses the public protector’s bid to appeal a ruling striking down her findings against Pravin Gordhan on Ivan Pillay’s Sars retirement
Temba Bavuma’s uncle, who watched the Proteas captain develop into the successful cricketer that he is, explains what makes him a good leader and what is going wrong in nurturing Black talent
The former crime intelligence boss brought the application citing bias after the state moved to prevent further spurious delays on his decade-old fraud and corruption charges
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country’s electricity system is overloaded. Such overloading currently happens on 40-50 days a year. Eskom, the country’s power utility, recently admitted that such interruptions are likely to persist […]
The overlooked allrounder fetched almost R33 million in India while CSA and domestic cricket struggle financially. And players could feel the pinch even more with proposed changes to the game
Pakistan’s harsh laws against religious profanity are being abused to settle personal and political scores, leading to an alarming rise in convictions and even murder
In 1902 she fought for emancipation, including that of women, and was the first black South African to graduate with a BSc
Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.
Mozambique is starting to accept it needs more than private military aid to fight the Islamic State insurgency
But the country also has its weaknesses
Professor Rushiella Songca has ambitious plans to improve the performance of the institution
Keeping the airline going is worth it for the jobs and related businesses that will be affected if it goes down
The World Economic Forum reports it would take more than 135 years to reach global gender parity. South Africa ranks 18th, a downward curve in gender equality.
The charge of public violence was intended to deter street brawls but is being used to punish protesters and discourage dissent
We are exhausted, scared, hurt, overwhelmed, heartsore, sick and disillusioned. But in this past year people have helped each other.
So many of us are still here thanks to the kindness of others.
The Ampersand connects the M to the G. We leave ‘when-we’ Weekly Mail nostalgia and financial strain behind and focus on the now
Matric Luphondo and his two co-accused face corruption charges for trying to bribe a state prosecutor
The court has given Cash Paymaster Services 15 days to provide all documents that will allow the treasury to calculate the sum it needs to refund the social security agency
The Act, which regulates political party funding, came into effect on 1 April and aims to make donations transparent.
Media houses holding each other to account is essential to a working democracy, but false claims serve only to undermine that goal
Businesses should focus on developing the type of talent they need because those ‘unicorns’ they are hoping to recruit are just that – fictitious
Aside from slight tweaks to alcohol regulations and measures on religious gatherings, not much has changed as South Africans prepare for the long weekend
Forest elephants are on the brink of extinction and savanna elephants are now classified as endangered
The bitter outburst came after Fauci told CNN how shocked he had been when Trump last April called for states to “liberate” themselves as experts pleaded with Americans to obey shutdown orders
After being grounded for 20 months, the aircraft is on the road to recovery
By using a more transformative approach, research in communities can contribute to socioeconomic upliftment
But thousands of their success stories remain undocumented, their value unmeasured
Buying local sugar allows black farmers to sustain their own families and others
Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?
In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality
Hundreds of opposition supporters have disappeared in the last few months, allegedly detained or abducted by Uganda’s security forces
A criminal investigation into the petrol giant is under way based on Ian Erasmus’s evidence that the company allegedly polluted the Vaal with hazardous chemicals