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WATCH LIVE: Godongwana delivers the budget speech
Business
/ 23 February 2022

WATCH LIVE: Godongwana delivers the budget speech

The Finance Minister delivers his maiden budget speech.

By Staff Reporter
Suisse Secrets: How Credit Suisse became the bank of spies
Top Six
/ 23 February 2022

Suisse Secrets: How Credit Suisse became the bank of spies

During the War on Terror, international strategy relied on intelligence officials from regimes accused of corruption and torture. Several of these spies and their families held large sums at Credit Suisse.

By The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis
Africa
/ 23 February 2022

Right the injustice of Africa’s water crisis

African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation

By Alex Simalabwi
A letter to Godongwana: How to create one million jobs in South Africa
Opinion
/ 23 February 2022

A letter to Godongwana: How to create one million jobs in South Africa

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana must lay out tangible, clear and coherent strategies to make good on the president’s State of the Nation promises

By Miguel da Silva
‘How to Be a Revolutionary’: A timely catalogue of individual and societal failures
Friday
/ 23 February 2022

‘How to Be a Revolutionary’: A timely catalogue of individual and societal failures

CA Davids’s new novel, ‘How to Be a Revolutionary’ is a soulful, lyrical fictional guide to turbulent times

By Glen Retief
Skills crunch in the state? Use outside experts
Opinion
/ 23 February 2022

Skills crunch in the state? Use outside experts

Advisers – not consultants – can help close critical gaps in government where the loss of key skills leaves the president desperately needing to enhance the state’s capacity to secure his reforms

By Mzukisi Qobo
Think you’re in a cult? Here’s an escape plan
Opinion
/ 23 February 2022

Think you’re in a cult? Here’s an escape plan

South African women experiencing multiple abuses is an all-too-common story. One woman opens up about how she became susceptible to spiritual abuse – and how she got out

By Cheryl Benadie
Suisse Secrets: Bank financed Zimbabwean fraudster in deal that saved Mugabe
Africa
/ 22 February 2022

Suisse Secrets: Bank financed Zimbabwean fraudster in deal that saved Mugabe

The Swiss Secrets leak reveals Credit Suisse’s role in a controversial platinum mine sale that helped to finance a wave of violence around Zimbabwe’s 2008 election

By The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
If municipalities work, then SA Inc will work
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

If municipalities work, then SA Inc will work

By growing the revenue base and collecting revenue owed by people who can pay for these services, municipalities will be in a position to fund non-revenue generating social services

By Subesh Pillay
Volunteering can help young people build skills and get jobs
Education
/ 22 February 2022

Volunteering can help young people build skills and get jobs

Organisations and the state are tackling the youth unemployment crisis, and young people can also play their part

By Farai Mubaiwa
Call to remove politicians from JSC is short-sighted
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

Call to remove politicians from JSC is short-sighted

Doing so is the antithesis of democracy. Politicians’ input, even if it lacks decorum, ensures the electorate is represented

By Thanduxolo Nkala
Unshackle the Constitution from a constricting political culture
National
/ 22 February 2022

Unshackle the Constitution from a constricting political culture

Political culture, and not the Constitution, is an impediment to a better life for all South Africans

By Jan Hofmeyr
Boris Johnson to launch ‘first barrage’ of sanctions after Putin mobilises troops
Top Six
/ 22 February 2022

Boris Johnson to launch ‘first barrage’ of sanctions after Putin mobilises troops

Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with “tough sanctions” after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops.

By Dave Clark and Michael Mainville
We need to go beyond the Electoral Amendment Bill and the ‘Lekota Bill’
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

We need to go beyond the Electoral Amendment Bill and the ‘Lekota Bill’

The Electoral Amendment Bill will permit independents and the Lekota Bill proposes a constituency system.

By Philip Machanick
No evidence yet of harm to marine life after West Coast chemical cargo dump
The Green Guardian
/ 22 February 2022

No evidence yet of harm to marine life after West Coast chemical cargo dump

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says a medium to long-term study of the environment is to start in mid-March

By Eunice Masson
Manchester now ‘home’ for De Gea as memories of failed Madrid move fade
Sport
/ 22 February 2022

Manchester now ‘home’ for De Gea as memories of failed Madrid move fade

If winning La Liga caused Atletico Madrid to soften their edge or lose their identity, a Champions League tie against Manchester United could be a chance for them to get it back.

By Kieran Canning
Defying West, Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions
Top Six
/ 22 February 2022

Defying West, Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine Monday, prompting a furious response from the West with the United States denouncing the move at the UN Security Council as a “pretext for war”.

By Michael Mainville and Dave Clark
What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal
Business
/ 22 February 2022

What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal

Despite pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, leaked data shows the bank catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, sanctioned parties and political actors with outsized wealth

By The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Süddeutsche Zeitung
Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?

This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency

By Jaynisha Patel
SAB, alcohol industry ask government for reduced excise taxes
Business
/ 21 February 2022

SAB, alcohol industry ask government for reduced excise taxes

Applying above-inflation increases in excise is beneficial neither to government nor the beer industry, says South African Breweries

By Eunice Masson
Advocate Dan Teffo’s life may now be at greater risk than ever
Opinion
/ 21 February 2022

Advocate Dan Teffo’s life may now be at greater risk than ever

The persecution of the ‘troublesome’ Teffo began in earnest after he took on two criminal matters in which he says police and politicians are complicit in charging the wrong people, those he is defending

By Mary de Haas
Black don’t crack: An expert busts 11 Black skin myths
Health
/ 21 February 2022

Black don’t crack: An expert busts 11 Black skin myths

The beauty and skincare world is littered with myths and misinformation about Black skin. This extract from aesthetician Diya Ayodele’s book ‘Black Skin’ busts some of the most common beliefs

By Dija Ayodele
Malian refugees see future in Niger
Africa
/ 21 February 2022

Malian refugees see future in Niger

The world’s poorest country is nevertheless host to 61 000 Malians who fled jihadist attacks

By Boureima Hama
Prince Andrew’s settlement is all about the PR and nothing else
Opinion
/ 21 February 2022

Prince Andrew’s settlement is all about the PR and nothing else

A lengthy trial in which Andrew would have spent huge amounts of time on the stand has been avoided, albeit at gigantic financial cost.

By John Davenport
Superscientist helps expose the deep human journey
Africa
/ 21 February 2022

Superscientist helps expose the deep human journey

Keneiloe Molopyane spoke to SciDev.Net about her experiences in underground excavation, as well as how she is using her superhero persona, Bones, to inspire young people.

By Fiona Broom
Right of reply: Read the petition, James Tannenberg, Khoi descendants don’t want their sacred heritage site ‘developed’
Opinion
/ 21 February 2022

Right of reply: Read the petition, James Tannenberg, Khoi descendants don’t want their sacred heritage site ‘developed’

The Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust is again abusing the First Nations Collective; you don’t have the Khoi’s consent to pour concrete on a sacred floodplain

By Tauriq Jenkins and Leslie London
Finding a path for peace and neutrality in Ukraine after Russia ‘crisis’
Opinion
/ 21 February 2022

Finding a path for peace and neutrality in Ukraine after Russia ‘crisis’

There is significant division among the Nato members over the situation in Ukraine, and over relations with Russia.

By David C Speedie
Tuchel fights to rekindle Chelsea fire
Sport
/ 21 February 2022

Tuchel fights to rekindle Chelsea fire

Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea are fighting to “survive” as the spluttering Champions League holders prepare to face Lille in the last 16 first leg on Tuesday.

By Steven Griffiths 1
Facebook accused of letting ‘activists’ incite hatred and ethnic killings in Ethiopia
Africa
/ 20 February 2022

Facebook accused of letting ‘activists’ incite hatred and ethnic killings in Ethiopia

Fact checkers, journalists, civil society organisations and human rights activists say Facebook’s support is inadequate. The company has known for years that it helps to fuel tensions in the country.

By Jasper Jackson, Lucy Kassa, Kat Hall and Zecharias Zelalem
Why Census 2022 matters
Article
/ 19 February 2022

Why Census 2022 matters

South Africa’s role in helping improve statistical capacity in Africa

By Pranish Desai
Paralysed child’s parents demand answers from school and education department
Article
/ 19 February 2022

Paralysed child’s parents demand answers from school and education department

A tree fell at a school in Mpumalanga, injuring Melokuhle Tshabalala. His father wants to see the report and footage of the incident but neither the principal nor the department will show him.

By Cebelihle Mbuyisa
Fossil subsidies take the bulk of finance needed for an inclusive renewable energy sector
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2022

Fossil subsidies take the bulk of finance needed for an inclusive renewable energy sector

Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe agrees that green energy is cost competitive and calls for equitable ownership in the sector

By Tunicia Phillips
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