After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire
Pick your battles. Be careful who you sleep with. And learn to accept defeat
The ‘seasoned cadre of the movement’ and active public servant died in hospital on Wednesday, Premier Zamani Saul said in a statement.
The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.
The Wakashio freighter spilled 4 000 tonnes of oil into the sea off the Mauritian coast. Now the island’s residents are working together to recover from the disaster.
Former and current employees claim the radio station’s management has begun a witch-hunt to weed out whistleblowers after reports of financial and sexual misconduct
Reopening of schools seems to be less about the teachers, parents and students and more about desperate attempts to rescue our failing and unsustainable capitalist economy
The rumour mill can shape politics — and reveal uncomfortable truths
Although self-censorship has long been a concern, Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed a vibrant free press
“The library was a refuge I could run to when violence ripped at the very fabric of our existence and threatened to extinguish life itself,” writes Dr Barbara Boswell.
ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.
The world has become a more complicated place — that doesn’t mean your reporting has to be.
Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the new coronavirus
If the former mayor was capable of accomplishing all that he did under two oppressive regimes, his potential in an independent party is almost unimaginable, writes Angelo Ryan.
Spelling and factual mistakes cause irreparable damage to department credibility
The benefits of attending school outweigh the risks and public schools should be allowed to reopen for all learners
Local solutions are needed to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths
African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming
Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming
When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg’s actual record
The Vitara Turbo’s tagline is “Drive the Fun”. But as corny as that sounds, the surprise comes when you realise that it’s not wrong at all (except grammatically, of course).
The Competition Commission has fined Cambridge Food Jozini for hiking the price of its maize meal during April
The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.
Well, the pharaonic Voortrekker Monument to be precise for John Davenport
Covid-19 could have a positive effect on the quality of artistic fare.
The ANC has a solution for cadres: Wait until the next news cycle. Rinse. Repeat.
The truth is the economy still largely revolves around men, especially white men like me, writes Alef Meulenberg.