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What South Africa’s universities have learnt about the future from Covid-19
Education
/ 1 March 2021

What South Africa’s universities have learnt about the future from Covid-19

South African tertiary institutions had to move to emergency remote learning with little warning last year. But experts say a blended learning model will become the new normal for education

By Motsepe Foundation
A seven-point plan for structural change
Opinion
/ 1 March 2021

A seven-point plan for structural change

Can President Ramaphosa turn the economic development ship in a new direction?

By Daniel Meyer
What to do about leaders spouting vaccine misinformation
Health
/ 1 March 2021

What to do about leaders spouting vaccine misinformation

Refuting lies about vaccines from people in leadership positions may be less about changing their minds and more about protecting those listening

By Tian Johnson
Living with Long Covid in Lagos
Africa
/ 28 February 2021

Living with Long Covid in Lagos

Most people recover from Covid‑19 quickly, but Long Haulers in Nigeria are turning to one another for support

By Bolu Akindele
Get to grips with the brains of youth
Education
/ 28 February 2021

Get to grips with the brains of youth

Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy

By David Harrison
Review: Mazda has missed an opportunity to dazzle
Motoring
/ 28 February 2021

Review: Mazda has missed an opportunity to dazzle

Mazda brought down only three of these late last year, all of which were thrust into media rotation

By Luke Feltham
Covid compels a rethink on cities
Opinion
/ 27 February 2021

Covid compels a rethink on cities

Far from rendering major cities obsolete, the pandemic forced the mayor of Paris to quickly implement pedestrianisation as an urban design innovation. With thoughtful planning, similar bold transformations can happen in other cities

By Carlo Ratti and Richard Florida
Zulu land body challenges audit outcome
National
/ 27 February 2021

Zulu land body challenges audit outcome

Ingonyama Trust Board chairperson Jerome Ngwenya has challenged the audit process in the face of a series of unfavourable ratings

By Paddy Harper
The many faces of Idi Amin
Africa
/ 27 February 2021

The many faces of Idi Amin

Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.

By Eric Mwine-Mugaju
Review: Volvo XC40 is never intimidating
Motoring
/ 27 February 2021

Review: Volvo XC40 is never intimidating

When you’re asked to drive 400km on a business trip, it really helps if you don’t have to do it in an old skorokoro. In this Volvo, it becomes a road trip to rival others.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Zuma has agreed to meet ANC top six over ConCourt impasse — Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 26 February 2021

Zuma has agreed to meet ANC top six over ConCourt impasse — Ramaphosa

The president says the message to Jacob Zuma will be a simple one: respect the rule of law

By Emsie Ferreira
Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case
Politics
/ 26 February 2021

Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case

Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe

By Emsie Ferreira
Exposing a Congolese bank’s dirty secrets
Africa
/ 26 February 2021

Exposing a Congolese bank’s dirty secrets

Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm

By Simon Allison
Editorial: Are South Africa’s new names more than a mouthful?
Opinion
/ 26 February 2021

Editorial: Are South Africa’s new names more than a mouthful?

There have been plenty of complaints about Port Elizabeth’s name change to Gqeberha, but citizens should be more active in speaking up during consultation processes

By Editorial
Test series starts luring fans back to international sport
Sport
/ 25 February 2021

Test series starts luring fans back to international sport

The freshly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has sold 55 000 of its 110 000 seats for the cricket Test

By Faisal Kamal
The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud
Opinion
/ 25 February 2021

The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

By Kiri Rupiah and Luke Feltham
Corporate tax cut will be revenue neutral — Momoniat
Business
/ 25 February 2021

Corporate tax cut will be revenue neutral — Momoniat

The surprise 1% reduction will result in a wider, more compliant corporate tax base, according to Ismail Momoniat

By Emsie Ferreira
Why a trickle-down approach to vaccine access is not a viable strategy
Africa
/ 25 February 2021

Why a trickle-down approach to vaccine access is not a viable strategy

The world cannot afford ‘safe havens’ in which the virus can thrive and evolve and threaten us all

By Mimi Alemayehou and Donald Kaberuka
Tiger Woods’s car-crash injuries cast doubt on future
Sport
/ 25 February 2021

Tiger Woods’s car-crash injuries cast doubt on future

The crash comes just two months after the golfing phenomenon underwent his fifth back operation

By Andrew Marszal
Carlos on Mboweni’s piñata of pain
Cartoons
/ 25 February 2021

Carlos on Mboweni’s piñata of pain

Something has to give Mr Mboweni

By Carlos
In a bizarre twist VBS liquidators sue KPMG for R863mn
Business
/ 24 February 2021

In a bizarre twist VBS liquidators sue KPMG for R863mn

In filed court documents, the VBS liquidators are blaming auditing firm KPMG’s negligence for the alleged looting of the bank

By Khaya Koko
Snip, snip: Mboweni eyes wage bill, other future spending cuts
Business
/ 24 February 2021

Snip, snip: Mboweni eyes wage bill, other future spending cuts

Last year, the finance minister noted that increased government spending has failed to promote growth over the past decade

By Sarah Smit
READ IT IN FULL: Mboweni’s 2021 budget speech
Business
/ 24 February 2021

READ IT IN FULL: Mboweni’s 2021 budget speech

Read the finance minister’s address on the budget for 2021

By Staff Reporter
Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2021

Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists

Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting

By Sheree Bega
Stop squeezing the middle class
Opinion
/ 24 February 2021

Stop squeezing the middle class

As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa

By Akhona Xotyeni
‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal
Health
/ 23 February 2021

‘Held to ransom’: Pfizer demands governments gamble with state assets to secure vaccine deal

Pfizer is accused of bullying Latin American governments by demanding they grant indemnity against potential civil claims relating to the vaccine

By Madlen Davies, Rosa Furneaux, Iván Ruiz and Jill Langlois
The threat of rape helps keep the vulnerable in line
Opinion
/ 23 February 2021

The threat of rape helps keep the vulnerable in line

Using an ever-present danger works to benefit men — no matter their education, profession, class or outward social behaviour

By Ayesha Fakie
Dreams of Covid recovery dashed by rising unemployment
Business
/ 23 February 2021

Dreams of Covid recovery dashed by rising unemployment

According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate reached 32.5% in the last months of 2020 — the highest since the quarterly labour-force survey began

By Sarah Smit
Zondo asks Constitutional Court to jail Zuma for two years for continued defiance
Politics
/ 22 February 2021

Zondo asks Constitutional Court to jail Zuma for two years for continued defiance

Zondo commission files urgent court papers asking that former president Jacob Zuma be imprisoned because his stance risks undermining the rule of law

By Emsie Ferreira
Class of 2020 produces ‘quality passes’ —  Motshekga
Education
/ 22 February 2021

Class of 2020 produces ‘quality passes’ — Motshekga

The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019

By Bongekile Macupe
Seif Sharif Hamad: Historic leader, peace builder and unifier
Africa
/ 22 February 2021

Seif Sharif Hamad: Historic leader, peace builder and unifier

Zanzibar’s first vice-president in its government of national unity died of Covid-19 last week.

By Ahmed Rajab
Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan
Africa
/ 22 February 2021

Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election

By Khadija Sharife, Mark Anderson and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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