Latest articles on Provinces

SA accelerating towards virus peak without capacity, experts warn

Coronavirus M&G Data Desk, Sarah Smit & Chris Gilili - 18 Jun 2020

Despite efforts to prepare for the worst, it is ‘very unlikely’ that hospitals will be able to cope with the onslaught of Covid-19 cases

Education: A state of unreadiness

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 21 May 2020

Evidence shows schools are not ready as the department pushes them to reopen in 10 days

Renewables not a silver bullet for inequality

Analysis Sipho Kings - 24 Jan 2020

COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth...

Get over the No 1 matric obsession

Article Bongekile Macupe - 17 Jan 2020

The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in...

Hospital crime endangers workers

Article Nelisiwe Msomi - 23 Aug 2019

There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start

How much does South Africa spend on VIP funerals?

Article Staff Reporter - 3 May 2016

Each province gets over R3m a year to spend on the last rites of its latest and greatest – but if they spend it all in one go, that’s their funeral.

Editorial – Causes before clothes

Article Editorial - 24 Jul 2014

The legislature should not be fixated on clothes, and the EFF should stop their gimmicks. There is work to be done.

Delivering consistent quality and rapid growth

Article Advertising Supplement - 28 Jun 2013

The family-run business OBC Chickens was founded in 1987 and franchised in 1998.

Call for provinces to stay, but not in current form

Article Rapule Tabane - 9 Mar 2012

The need and usefulness of the provinces has been debated endlessly without reaching a conclusion.

Real governance takes political will

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jan 2012

Usefulness of provinces under the spotlight again.

Conflict over the capital business

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jun 1994

Clashes over the location of the new capitals have erupted both between and within political parties.

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SANDF mum on serial rapist claim

Sabelo Skiti - 17 Sep 2020

An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation

Coronavirus

SA’s level best: Welcome to the new normal

Lester Kiewit - 17 Sep 2020

It’s a lifestyle that South Africans will have to maintain as the country navigates an almost post-lockdown situation in which the coronavirus remains very alive and active

National

Refugees the scapegoat of SA’s ills

Birgit Schwarz - 17 Sep 2020

A girl’s experience tells the story of xenophobia and how it robbed her of a sense of belonging

Press Releases

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

Special Reports

JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'

Special Reports

OSISA seeks a Programme Manager: Economic Justice

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

The candidate will be responsible for planning, management and implementation of Economic Justice work within the Economic and Social Justice Cluster