Is the situation in Hammanskraal a sign of what is to come?
In recent years the hype around the hustle and bustle of city life in Johannesburg has died down. The Maboneng precinct used to be one of those vibrant areas in the city of gold that oozed urban lifestyle with energetic people, intriguing cuisines that reflect the diversity in this rainbow nation. However in the wake […]
The Reserve Bank’s decision to hike or not to hike interest rates is most acutely felt in this segment of society, people who are first-time home or vehicle buyers and more often than not, credit card holders
The problems date back to about 2008, when large quantities of raw sewage began flowing into the Apies River from the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Tshwane
Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
Hammanskraal is a place that has been overlooked for decades, especially when it comes to water and sanitation
South Africa today needs justice in many different forms and must deliver real political power to the people, which requires new trade-offs and political rules and set new norms
Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society
Residents march to parliament to insist they be given the title deeds to their homes and that the government reactivate a project to replace the roofs
Vets must be put back on the critical skills list to stem immigration and encourage foreign vets as scarcity puts animal healthcare and food production at risk
Warning system will reach more countries to help mitigate the effects of flood-related disasters and empower more people to take precautions
Power was restored on Monday night to about 50 000 residents after days without electricity
One of the advantages is its ability to regenerate a patient’s own tissue, eliminating biocompatibility, but ethical and legal issues need to be ironed out
Misuzulu, Buthelezi tensions could bite Inkatha Freedom Party at polls
Jonathan Ball Publishers was not aware of a funding agreement between the ActionSA president and the writer of the ‘unauthorised biography’, Prince Mashele
Most museums are uninspiring and out of touch, with dust-covered neglected artefacts the main attractions
European state banks are happy to finance projects using pesticides deemed too dangerous for people in their own countries. One of these is in Ghana
These practices could make an immediate difference by providing literacy teaching that enriches the literacy lives of children
In the latest episode of Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, Health Beat, Mia Malan spoke to public health researcher Susan Goldstein about how regulations about how foods are sold can help to prevent obesity
In a country with one of the highest crime rates in the world, police officers have a reputation for being corrupt
The initiative in Kenya employs people to make art from flip-flops that have been thrown into the sea
With 16 000 species worldwide already facing extinction, the number of species that are endangered is increasing
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Thabo Bester’s escape has highlighted problems at the security firm’s facilities on the continent where strikes, discontent and reports of maltreatment are rife
It is time to fret over the rand and the damage its continued depreciation — particularly at this pace — will do to the country
UFS team undertakes research to test the presence of ammonium compounds used in sanitisers in the ecosystem, which lead to resistant micro-organisms in water systems
The national carrier told parliament that a final draft external audit report is expected at the end of May this year
In a five-year review of take-home pay, BankservAfrica found that the average salary has not kept pace with inflation
We are slap bang in the middle of a battle between two of the traditional global superpowers in the US and Russia and not appreciating the precarious position we are in. This is not an ANC NEC debate over a weekend at the St George Hotel in Centurion
Most of the country’s trade is with Nato-aligned countries and the US, and we espouse democracy whereas Russia is a near dictatorship
The US ambassador’s allegations against South Africa come as a push to expand the Brics bloc’s influence threatens to force a new world order
Steel production relies on coal so the sector will have to move to hydrogen or renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint