Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province. It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]
The NBA finals African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent who share their thoughts on the Heat-Lakers matchup at every stage of the best-of-seven series. Here are their predictions ahead of game one
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds
Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight
“The province’s member of the executive council for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe is suing a United Front activist for Facebook posts he made that she says paint her as corrupt.”
Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk
More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and leading nongovernmental organisations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by the nonprofit news agency The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation has revealed. In interviews, 51 women — many of whose […]
Last week’s tremor has anti-nuclear campaigners questioning the safety of Koeberg, although the nuclear facility said the plant is designed to sustain a magnitude-seven earthquake
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim to maintain ecosystems
With corruption and fraud endemic in South Africa, whistleblowers have played a pivotal role in bringing wrongdoing to light. Despite their invaluable role to society, in most cases their own outcomes are harrowing and devastating. Mandy Weiner’s new book The Whistleblowers shares their stories. The following is an extract.
The decline in employment has been accompanied by a larger increase in economic inactivity, resulting in a 42% expanded unemployment rate
Right of reply to How to whitewash colonial pain and trauma, published in the Mail & Guardian 24 September
Neither statesman could command sufficient authority in an ANC that remains mired in corruption and infighting and at the behest of big capital
Suzuki’s budget offering doesn’t do much much wrong but is not particularly memorable either
Synthetic materials are effective in mopping up oil but human hair is cheaper and is biodegradable
With doctors in short supply, healthcare employers need to invest in intelligent technologies to make the experience of accessing healthcare as good as it can be, for all involved
The current tectonic cycle squeezes out water from the Earth’s aquifers; the previous cycle caused water to drain out of thelakes into the Earth’s aquifers
The president is trying to amend the Constitution and create a new voters’ roll in a bid to stay in power
MPs’ detention may signal the silencing of dissent and a bid to railroad changes to the Constitution
Department of health officials know they haven’t paid many community health workers on the ground in Gauteng since June. Do they care?
We are able to achieve meaningful social change better, and faster, if we act together
Would-be professionals have taken to technology into their own hands to arrange fixtures and tournaments for their favourite sport
But in the battle of John and Mbali, the way things are going, the party will crucify the better option
South Africa must update its old position to make a positive contribution
COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to be elected president again
The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back
How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
ANC officials’ ‘taxi’ ride in an SANDF jet to Zimbabwe is further evidence that more transparency is needed in the military
The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal sector in Africa
Think-tank institutes, politicians and Big Business conspired to discredit researchers and the science of the climate crisis