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No silver bullet for Covid-19, but rather a cocktail
Health
/ 14 February 2021

No silver bullet for Covid-19, but rather a cocktail

It is no good waiting for a vaccine or ivermectin or other miracle cures, we just need to do what we can do now

By Philip Machanick
State pushes ahead with its toxic zone
The Green Guardian
/ 14 February 2021

State pushes ahead with its toxic zone

The controversial Musina-Makhando initiative will pollute air and water, push climate change and produce dangerous quantities of hazardous waste

By Hazel Shirinda and Lisa Thompson
Magashule’s efforts to bring in reinforcement through the ANCYL thwarted
Politics
/ 14 February 2021

Magashule’s efforts to bring in reinforcement through the ANCYL thwarted

In an attempt to grow his support, the ANC secretary general suggested his own list of people to run the party’s youth task team

By Lizeka Tandwa
Stand aside rules: How ANC guidelines will work
Politics
/ 14 February 2021

Stand aside rules: How ANC guidelines will work

The ANC’s national executive committee has heard how the guidelines call for members to abide by recommendations of the integrity commission as calls for Magashule to step aside get major boost

By Lizeka Tandwa
Money mistakes cause vicious debt cycle
Business
/ 14 February 2021

Money mistakes cause vicious debt cycle

People earning up to R20 000 spend 60% of their salaries paying off arrears, a recent report reveals

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Portfolio committee pins hope on new Nsfas boss and board to turn scheme around
Education
/ 13 February 2021

Portfolio committee pins hope on new Nsfas boss and board to turn scheme around

The new leaders of the student funding scheme inherit years of instability and poor financial records

By Bongekile Macupe
The pensioner who ‘fronted’ for R10m of a family’s capture of SAPS
National
/ 13 February 2021

The pensioner who ‘fronted’ for R10m of a family’s capture of SAPS

An old-age grant recipient was allegedly paid just R5 000 a month to be a director of one of the Chetty-owned companies

By Khaya Koko
‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda
Africa
/ 12 February 2021

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera

By Sophie Neiman
Sona 21: Malnutrition, Mr President, should be a ‘foremost, overriding priority’
Opinion
/ 12 February 2021

Sona 21: Malnutrition, Mr President, should be a ‘foremost, overriding priority’

Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this

By Ofentse Mboweni
Technology is a double-edged sword
Opinion
/ 12 February 2021

Technology is a double-edged sword

As the fourth industrial revolution and Covid co-conspire to flip the world of work upside down, technology has the potential to address our inequalities, or deepen them

By Saurabh Sinha, Angina Parekh and Tshilidzi Marwala
Okavango Delta under threat from oil, gas exploration
The Green Guardian
/ 12 February 2021

Okavango Delta under threat from oil, gas exploration

San leaders decry Canadian “climate-wrecking” oil and gas project in Namibia, Botswana

By Sheree Bega
Sona 2021: Ramaphosa accords the climate crisis only a cursory nod
The Green Guardian
/ 12 February 2021

Sona 2021: Ramaphosa accords the climate crisis only a cursory nod

Country can’t lose sight of the threat climate change poses, President Ramaphosa says.

By Sheree Bega
Education gets little attention in Sona, despite being badly affected by Covid
Education
/ 11 February 2021

Education gets little attention in Sona, despite being badly affected by Covid

Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how

By Bongekile Macupe
Carlos on powerfully obvious solutions
Cartoons
/ 11 February 2021

Carlos on powerfully obvious solutions

What to do, what to do… If only there was a way for Mantashe and De Ruyter to reliably produce power while protecting the environment.

By Carlos
READ IT IN FULL: Ramaphosa’s 2021 state of the nation address
Politics
/ 11 February 2021

READ IT IN FULL: Ramaphosa’s 2021 state of the nation address

Read the 2021 state of the nation address, as delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

By Cyril Ramaphosa
LIVEBLOG: Ramaphosa delivers #SONA2021
National
/ 11 February 2021

LIVEBLOG: Ramaphosa delivers #SONA2021

Join us as we bring you the latest updates from the 2021 State of the Nation address

By Kiri Rupiah and Eyaaz Matwadia
Pitso Mosimane restores honour to Club World Cup
Sport
/ 11 February 2021

Pitso Mosimane restores honour to Club World Cup

The Al-Ahly coach was never going to put on an exhibition. This was him against Hans-Dieter Flick: two equals staring at each other across a chessboard

By Luke Feltham
SIU to beef up security after investigators threatened during PPE probe
Coronavirus
/ 10 February 2021

SIU to beef up security after investigators threatened during PPE probe

The Special Investigating Unit found that companies were awarded tenders despite not qualifying for the contracts.

By Chris Gilili
African Union wants vaccine patent waiver
Africa
/ 10 February 2021

African Union wants vaccine patent waiver

The continental body has thrown its weight behind calls to improve access to Covid-19 vaccines

By Solomon A Dersso
Electric vehicle battery manufacturing: Why SADC needs to act now
Africa
/ 10 February 2021

Electric vehicle battery manufacturing: Why SADC needs to act now

All the minerals are here, so a golden opportunity exists if our governments provide incentives

By Edem Foli
Disbanded ANC North West regions may be reinstated
Politics
/ 10 February 2021

Disbanded ANC North West regions may be reinstated

Supporters of ousted North West ANC chair Supra Mahumapelo are set to overturn the ruling dissolving their regional executive committees

By Paddy Harper
Johnson & Johnson vaccines could arrive in South Africa next week
Coronavirus
/ 10 February 2021

Johnson & Johnson vaccines could arrive in South Africa next week

We spoke to experts, looked at the data and relistened to the health department’s briefings to break down the revised roll-out plan

By Bhekisisa Team
Global online learning survey finds high workloads led to suicidal ideation
Coronavirus
/ 10 February 2021

Global online learning survey finds high workloads led to suicidal ideation

Respondents to the survey on digital teaching reported a decline in mental health because of unforgiving workloads and expectations placed on them by managers.

By Bongekile Macupe
One in five deaths are due to fossil fuel air pollution
The Green Guardian
/ 10 February 2021

One in five deaths are due to fossil fuel air pollution

Researchers of a new study hope policymakers will consider the health benefits of alternative energy solutions

By Chris Gilili
Why zero-rated mobile phone content is a nation-builder
Opinion
/ 10 February 2021

Why zero-rated mobile phone content is a nation-builder

The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide

By David Harrison
Panday indictment for Fifa fraud becomes a family affair
National
/ 9 February 2021

Panday indictment for Fifa fraud becomes a family affair

The Durban businessman’s family members will be arrested and will be back in the dock in May along with former KwaZulu-Natal cops.

By Emsie Ferreira
Government must find alternatives to AstraZeneca vaccine, say unions
Coronavirus
/ 9 February 2021

Government must find alternatives to AstraZeneca vaccine, say unions

Unions representing healthcare workers advise members to get vaccinated despite AstraZeneca postponement

By Marcia Zali
Don’t Look the Other Way! Lessons in Leadership from a Dutch UN General
Africa
/ 9 February 2021

Don’t Look the Other Way! Lessons in Leadership from a Dutch UN General

Former UN force commander Patrick Cammaert preferred asking for forgiveness than permission

By David L Smith
Smith flounders as Zondo asks why he did not sound the alarm on Bosasa
National
/ 9 February 2021

Smith flounders as Zondo asks why he did not sound the alarm on Bosasa

The state capture inquiry confronts the corruption-accused MP on his track record of inaction on Bosasa, which made R7-billion off the state

By Emsie Ferreira
Africa’s digital transformation risks becoming trapped in geopolitical competition
Africa
/ 8 February 2021

Africa’s digital transformation risks becoming trapped in geopolitical competition

As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice

By Faten Aggad
Book extract: ‘Rattling the Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa’
Friday
/ 8 February 2021

Book extract: ‘Rattling the Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa’

A lack of solidarity with gay people in the townships echoes the indifference of liberals during apartheid

By Brent Meersman
R350 a month: Inside the lives of special grant recipients
Coronavirus
/ 7 February 2021

R350 a month: Inside the lives of special grant recipients

The Covid-19 relief grant helped millions of South Africans, but it ended in January. The M&G spoke to unemployed youth who found the money helpful

By Tshegofatso Mathe
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