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Service providers challenge Gauteng premier over missing tender records in R9bn school feeding scheme
National
/ 12 September 2025

Service providers challenge Gauteng premier over missing tender records in R9bn school feeding scheme

In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process

By Umamah Bakharia
Fighting corruption through the arts
Friday
/ 11 September 2025

Fighting corruption through the arts

United by poems, plays and passion, artists tackle corruption head-on at a Joburg performance

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence
Africa
/ 10 September 2025

Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence

The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries

By Lenin Ndebele
Shell, mineral and petroleum resources department to appeal court ruling blocking offshore oil drilling
The Green Guardian
/ 9 September 2025

Shell, mineral and petroleum resources department to appeal court ruling blocking offshore oil drilling

The Western Cape high court ruled that an environmental impact assessment had failed to fully consider the risks of a major oil spill, fishing communities and South Africa’s climate obligations

By Sheree Bega
From SA to Gaza. A young activist carries on family tradition of fighting oppression
National
/ 8 September 2025

From SA to Gaza. A young activist carries on family tradition of fighting oppression

Nurain Saloojee comes from a family that opposed apartheid in South Africa

By Hasina Kathrada
SANParks Vision 2040: A bold plan to link conservation and communities
The Green Guardian
/ 5 September 2025

SANParks Vision 2040: A bold plan to link conservation and communities

Eastern Cape entrepreneur blossoms through skills programme, highlighting aims for people-centred conservation, linking economic empowerment with biodiversity

By Sheree Bega
R11.5m Digital Vibes funds laundered through bogus cattle sales, SIU says
Politics
/ 5 September 2025

R11.5m Digital Vibes funds laundered through bogus cattle sales, SIU says

New evidence in the matter suggests that former health minister Zweli Mkhize and his family received funds funnelled through the sale of cattle and the purchase of a farm

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue
The Green Guardian
/ 2 September 2025

10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue

Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA

By Sheree Bega
Fuel prices across the board to drop from Wednesday
Business
/ 1 September 2025

Fuel prices across the board to drop from Wednesday

Lower Brent crude oil prices and a stronger rand helped ease the fuel price

By Aarti Bhana
Hotstix, hot legacy
Friday
/ 29 August 2025

Hotstix, hot legacy

From Burn Out to BMW Art Generation, Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse remains a cultural giant shaping South Africa’s sound and spirit.

By Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
BlackByrd soars higher
Friday
/ 27 August 2025

BlackByrd soars higher

A heartfelt look at BlackByrd’s journey of sisterhood and evolution and their new single Home

By Lesego Chepape
African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2025

African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says the regulations are designed to prevent pollution and protect coastal ecosystems

By Sheree Bega
New higher education minister under fire for politically linked Seta appointments
Politics
/ 21 August 2025

New higher education minister under fire for politically linked Seta appointments

Buti Manamela’s appointment of three administrators has raised concerns from opposition parties and civil society about potential political interference

By Mandisa Nyathi
At 16, he mediated a highjacking. Now he’s negotiating for the survival of HIV programmes
Health
/ 21 August 2025

At 16, he mediated a highjacking. Now he’s negotiating for the survival of HIV programmes

Ndiviwe Mphothulo, a medical doctor and president of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, is trying to make sure the Trump administration’s funding cuts don’t collapse South Africa’s HIV programmes

By Sean Christie
People around the world see online misinformation, terrorism as major threats – report
National
/ 20 August 2025

People around the world see online misinformation, terrorism as major threats – report

Climate change concerns, the global economy and infectious diseases are also perceived as threats by some countries, the report by the Pew Research Centre shows

By Aarti Bhana
National Dialogue gains inclusion as activists step in after foundations exit
National
/ 18 August 2025

National Dialogue gains inclusion as activists step in after foundations exit

The special project manager at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation said legacy foundations were talking to civil society on how to take the project back from the government and political parties

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists
Editorial
/ 15 August 2025

Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists

More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated

By Editorial
Three stays that prove the Joburg CBD still has style
Friday
/ 13 August 2025

Three stays that prove the Joburg CBD still has style

Whether for business or leisure, getting accommodation in the Joburg city centre is not as crazy as it sounds, writes Richard Goller

By Richard Goller
G20 business leaders call for lower borrowing costs for Africa
Business
/ 8 August 2025

G20 business leaders call for lower borrowing costs for Africa

A recent forum heard that the high cost of capital continues to undermine the continent’s growth and infrastructure development

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Black consciousness: Liberate black people from ‘the zone of non-being’
Thought Leader
/ 7 August 2025

Black consciousness: Liberate black people from ‘the zone of non-being’

Every person regardless of colour is affected by a system that debases blackness and elevates whiteness

By Jo-Mangaliso Mangaliso
A lens, pen and a cause
Friday
/ 7 August 2025

A lens, pen and a cause

Three new books spotlight Indian South Africans who helped shape the nation — through resistance, reflection and reinvention in unexpected places

By Marlan Padayachee
Petrol price to fall by 28 cents from 6 August, diesel to rise
Business
/ 5 August 2025

Petrol price to fall by 28 cents from 6 August, diesel to rise

From Wednesday, 95-grade unleaded petrol will cost R21.59 per litre in Gauteng and R20.76 in coastal areas

By MG Reporter
People who own the sun
The Green Guardian
/ 4 August 2025

People who own the sun

There is no official registry of socially owned renewable energy projects in South Africa, but research has identified more than 20 operating initiatives across the country

By Lindiwe Pakati and Thabo Molelekwa
SA’s draft second climate plan calls for urgent action, global support
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2025

SA’s draft second climate plan calls for urgent action, global support

Heatwaves, floods, droughts: Why the plan needs your voice

By Sheree Bega
10 Hours, 8 Tracks, 1 Lifetime: Apiwe Bubu’s 20-year journey to his debut album
Friday
/ 1 August 2025

10 Hours, 8 Tracks, 1 Lifetime: Apiwe Bubu’s 20-year journey to his debut album

Apiwe Bubu’s debut album is the culmination of a decades-long journey across continents, studios and genres — finally coming home to piano

By Kibo Ngowi
If Meryl met Herbert: A rom-com fan reads about an architect
Friday
/ 29 July 2025

If Meryl met Herbert: A rom-com fan reads about an architect

Colonial architecture might not be your thing — but Sir Herbert Baker’s globe-trotting, empire-defining life just might surprise you

By Rodney Ghobril
Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2025

Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states. In its unanimous advisory opinion the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, […]

By Sheree Bega
Small win for activists, but SA’s HIV projects won’t reopen
Health
/ 23 July 2025

Small win for activists, but SA’s HIV projects won’t reopen

The $400 million the United States congress removed from a list of funding programmes the Trump administration wants to cut doesn’t cancel the cuts to HIV and TB programmes made in February

By Mia Malan
Evil doesn’t wait for language: We must name xenophobia for what it is
Thought Leader
/ 23 July 2025

Evil doesn’t wait for language: We must name xenophobia for what it is

But there is hope. Poor South Africans, the very people Operation Dudula claims to represent, are standing against this form of hatred and extreme violence

By Nigel Branken
New science hub bridges lab-skills gap for underprivileged students
Education
/ 22 July 2025

New science hub bridges lab-skills gap for underprivileged students

The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country

By Aarti Bhana
Mozambican children die after US funding cuts: Who bears responsibility?
Africa
/ 21 July 2025

Mozambican children die after US funding cuts: Who bears responsibility?

The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid

By Jesse Copelyn
Editorial: Whose dialogue is it anyway?
Editorial
/ 18 July 2025

Editorial: Whose dialogue is it anyway?

The National Dialogue has not even begun and has already become irrevocably politically tainted

By Editorial
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