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Michael Lomas makes first court appearance in Eskom graft case
Crime
/ 27 September 2024

Michael Lomas makes first court appearance in Eskom graft case

The former contractor has been charged with fraud, corruption and money laundering

By MG Reporter
Africa stakes its place
Editorial
/ 27 September 2024

Africa stakes its place

Cyril Ramaphosa’s trip abroad this week included arguing for Africa to be given a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council

By Editorial
Norway inaugurates undersea CO2 vault in Northern Lights carbon storage project
World
/ 26 September 2024

Norway inaugurates undersea CO2 vault in Northern Lights carbon storage project

CO2 emissions captured at factory smokestacks in Europe will be injected into geological reservoirs under the seabed

By Pierre-Henry Deshayes
Cape Town Marathon attracts Africa’s running royalty
Article
/ 25 September 2024

Cape Town Marathon attracts Africa’s running royalty

As the city eyes its entry into the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2026, this year’s race is set to showcase renowned champions and rising stars

By Stephen Granger
Schengen visa rejections increase for African travellers amid stricter EU policies
Article
/ 23 September 2024

Schengen visa rejections increase for African travellers amid stricter EU policies

A report shows that African countries accounted for seven of the top 10 countries with the highest Schengen visa rejection rates in 2022

By Mehari Taddele Maru
New report breaks down perceptions about climate change and the just energy transition
The Green Guardian
/ 19 September 2024

New report breaks down perceptions about climate change and the just energy transition

The study found that climate change does not rank high on the list of priorities for South Africans and, generally, people don’t know what the just energy transition is

By Ozayr Patel
One in seven mothers in South Africa are teens, data shows
Health
/ 18 September 2024

One in seven mothers in South Africa are teens, data shows

Nearly 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day, with 10 of those daily births to mothers younger than 15

By Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Linda Pretorius and Laura Grant
Which South African province faces the highest medical negligence payouts?
Health
/ 18 September 2024

Which South African province faces the highest medical negligence payouts?

The Northern Cape could spend four times more per case than Gauteng, even though its health budget is far smaller.

By Zano Kunene
Rights groups criticise new Bela law’s ‘silence’ on plight of learners with disabilities
Education
/ 17 September 2024

Rights groups criticise new Bela law’s ‘silence’ on plight of learners with disabilities

South Africa has 489 special needs schools that face a R21 million budget shortfall as they grapple with dilapidated facilities

By Umamah Bakharia
Cape Town social workers face rising extortion threats from criminal syndicates
Crime
/ 16 September 2024

Cape Town social workers face rising extortion threats from criminal syndicates

Social workers operating in vulnerable communities in the city have become the latest targets for criminals demanding protection fees

By Matthew Hirsch
New evidence in Joshlin Smith case brought to light, says NPA
National
/ 16 September 2024

New evidence in Joshlin Smith case brought to light, says NPA

The case was postponed to 21 October, the third time this has happened to allow for further investigations into the seven-year-old’s disappearance

By Umamah Bakharia
Deputy president Paul Mashatile escorted from stage after collapse
National
/ 14 September 2024

Deputy president Paul Mashatile escorted from stage after collapse

Mashatile was delivering a keynote address at a celebration in Limpopo when he had to be carried from the stage

By Aarti Bhana
Ramokgopa: Nuclear is part of SA’s energy mix
The Green Guardian
/ 12 September 2024

Ramokgopa: Nuclear is part of SA’s energy mix

The minister of electricity and energy says science must trump politics and emotions ‘exploited’ by environmental lobbyists

By Lyse Comins
Frustration mounts as case against 17 cops who allegedly tortured, killed Chatsworth man is again postponed
National
/ 11 September 2024

Frustration mounts as case against 17 cops who allegedly tortured, killed Chatsworth man is again postponed

Police said Regan Naidoo ‘choked on a pie’, but according to a postmortem report, he suffered multiple rib fractures, bruised lungs and a blunt force head injury

By Des Erasmus
No mpox jabs for SA yet — but WHO and Africa CDC will help to fight the outbreak
Health
/ 10 September 2024

No mpox jabs for SA yet — but WHO and Africa CDC will help to fight the outbreak

Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets

By Mia Malan
South Africa records one new case of mpox, national total now 25
Health
/ 9 September 2024

South Africa records one new case of mpox, national total now 25

The health department says the country has a limited number of treatments based on the number of active cases

By Umamah Bakharia
A year after Joburg’s Usindiso fire, victims still live in a ‘temporary shelter’
National
/ 6 September 2024

A year after Joburg’s Usindiso fire, victims still live in a ‘temporary shelter’

The inmates of the Denver shelter say they have not heard from city officials nine months after after moving in

By Umamah Bakharia
Rare meteorite fragment found in Eastern Cape provisionally named the ‘Nqweba’
The Green Guardian
/ 3 September 2024

Rare meteorite fragment found in Eastern Cape provisionally named the ‘Nqweba’

The meteorite streaked across the sky on 25 August

By Sheree Bega
Israeli jets traumatise African migrant workers
World
/ 3 September 2024

Israeli jets traumatise African migrant workers

Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago

By Amélie David and The Continent
Will mediation stop dodgy lawyers from milking the health department?
Health
/ 2 September 2024

Will mediation stop dodgy lawyers from milking the health department?

South Africa spends too much money on medical malpractice lawsuits and wants to pursue new ways to settle cases out of court

By Zano Kunene
Ramaphosa: Sovereign wealth fund delayed, but will happen
National
/ 29 August 2024

Ramaphosa: Sovereign wealth fund delayed, but will happen

The president said the fund would not be an additional burden to taxpayers because it would be financed by dividends from ‘well managed’ state-owned entities

By Des Erasmus
State capture suspects sworn in as MK party MPs
Politics
/ 28 August 2024

State capture suspects sworn in as MK party MPs

Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama have taken up their seats just weeks before they are due back in court on corruption charges

By Emsie Ferreira
Auditor general: Only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23
Politics
/ 27 August 2024

Auditor general: Only 34 of 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23

Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report shows the pace of improvement in the financial management of municipalities has been slow, hurting service delivery

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mpox declaration marks a key shift in power for Africa
Africa
/ 26 August 2024

Mpox declaration marks a key shift in power for Africa

The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power

By Charles Ebikeme
Cameroon’s Biya clamps down as criticism of him intensifies
Africa
/ 24 August 2024

Cameroon’s Biya clamps down as criticism of him intensifies

Over the past few months, many government critics, including opposition leaders and journalists, have been jailed or forced into exile

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
TotalEnergies advertising found to be misleading and greenwashing
The Green Guardian
/ 22 August 2024

TotalEnergies advertising found to be misleading and greenwashing

The Advertising Regulatory Board said that the multinational energy giant’s advert regarding sustainable development was contradictory

By Ozayr Patel
Who will police the police in Malawi?
Africa
/ 21 August 2024

Who will police the police in Malawi?

A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency

By Josephine Chinele and The Continent
Indian external affairs minister doubtful about a single Brics currency
Politics
/ 20 August 2024

Indian external affairs minister doubtful about a single Brics currency

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar cites policy differences, well as cost and efficiency, as stumbling blocks.

By Lunga Mzangwe
What does the defection of the EFF’s Shivambu to MK party mean?
Opinion
/ 16 August 2024

What does the defection of the EFF’s Shivambu to MK party mean?

The two parties are part of the ‘progressive caucus’ representing the opposition in the government of national unity

By Khumo Kumalo
They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors
Health
/ 13 August 2024

They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors

Twenty-eight years after the first South African students left for Cuba to study medicine, an increasing number are in senior leadership positions in healthcare

By Sean Christie
How climate change affects people with diabetes
Health
/ 13 August 2024

How climate change affects people with diabetes

Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates

By Tanya Pampalone
Third Islamic State sympathiser detained over suicide attack plot at Taylor Swift Vienna concert
World
/ 10 August 2024

Third Islamic State sympathiser detained over suicide attack plot at Taylor Swift Vienna concert

The United States provided the tip of the threat to the “Eras” tour concerts, which have been cancelled, the US administration said

By Blaise Gauquelin
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