If to be ‘normal’ is to be Western European, North American, male, white, middle class, able bodied and heterosexual, then all our attempts at normativity fail
After developing ‘terrible depression’ Simbirisiyo Mushanewana learnt that helping others also meant helping himself
Love him or loathe him, Julius Malema has had a dramatic impact on the local political landscape
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But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2022 state of the nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament and the nation
Profit after tax sank to just under £4.4-billion (R91.21-billion) last year, the GSK said in a statement on Wednesday
The police minister insisted that nobody should think the country was under any form of attack
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa’s Rebone Tau and professor William Gumede talk to M&G about SONA 2022
The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
There are few statistics on deafblindness and specialised services to support the functioning of deafblind people is poor in Africa
Malema’s visits to the hospitality industry are about the greedy business owners, not their workers
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
After a period of instability,our democracy is growing up. The temper tantrums are part and parcel of this process
We need robust and open discussion about South Africa’s transformation. What we don’t need is ham-fisted attempts at political posturing and calling our judges names
In action and in speech, the ruler of eSwatini and his government refuse to listen to the mass democratic movement’s demands for a genuine dialogue.
Covid-19 has had a negative impact on blood donations; blood conservation has become a priority
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms — to heal the scars of Western colonialism and civil war
PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well
Women get 16 weeks of leave and men two weeks to look after their newborn. This drives women from work and prevents men from participating in child rearing
Three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981
It is possible that people are tiring themselves out through their acceptance of collaborative engagements that do not necessarily lead to better organisational or development outcomes
Yogi Adityanath has stirred controversy since his surprise appointment in 2017 as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India home to over 200 million people
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
Can policing hair relate to community and equality, or is it solely a function of colonial militarism?
The January transfer window was always likely to be make or break for the Magpies, who have just two Premier League wins all season and remain stuck in the relegation zone
Treating it with the urgent attention and decisive intervention that it deserves is long overdue
Setting new 90-90-90 targets for CD4 testing, cryptococcal antigen, and TB testing, and treatment, aligned to the WHO AHD package of care would be a positive step towards ending Aids deaths by 2030
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021